Matthew McConaughey is in talks to star in Skydance’s feature film based on the iconic character Mike Hammer from a script by Pizzolatto.

Matthew McConaughey and Nic Pizzolatto are teaming up for another epic detective story.McConaughey is in talks to star in a feature film from Skydance based on the iconic private investigator character Mike Hammer,

In the book series that kicked off with Spillane’s I, the Jury, Mike Hammer is a private investigator who plays by his own rules and carries a torch for assistant Velda. Baby, It’s Murder is billed as the final book in the series and was released this year.