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Some of the greatest Hollywood comebacks of all time. Clockwise from top left: Renée Zellwegger, Eddie Murphy, Matthew McConaughey, Cameron Diaz and Ke Huy Quan

10 of the greatest Hollywood comebacks of all time

To celebrate Renée Zellweger being back on screens with Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, we've rounded up some of the greatest and most heartwarming Hollywood comebacks of all time.

Movies • 16 Feb

Matthew McConaughey told Interview magazine he felt a "sense of insignificance" when being asked to continuously star in films such as The Wedding Planner, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, and Failure to Launch

Matthew McConaughey almost quit Hollywood over rom-coms

Matthew McConaughey has said he almost quit Hollywood over the pressures of being typecast in rom-com roles.

Movies • 20 Jun 24

McConaughey movie scrapped six weeks before production

Matthew McConaughey's film about a Dallas football team has been abruptly cancelled six weeks before cameras were due to begin rolling.

Movies • 15 Sep 22

Matthew McConaughey - "Action must be taken so that no parent has to experience what the parents in Uvalde and the others before them have endured"

McConaughey urges change after gun atrocity in hometown

Matthew McConaughey has said the spate of mass shootings across America is "an epidemic we can control" as he paid tribute to the victims of the atrocity in his Texas hometown of Uvalde.

US • 25 May 22

Bono as Calloway in Sing 2: the Norma Desmond of rock `n' roll

No Aslan jokes please! Here's Bono as a rock star lion

Bono has made his animated movie debut in upcoming comedy-musical Sing 2 as a reclusive rock star lion called Calloway.

Movies • 25 Jun 21

McConaughey pinpoints moment career trajectory changed

Matthew McConaughey said turning down a lucrative offer to star in another romantic comedy led to his career renaissance.

Movies • 17 Jun 21

Matthew McConaughey recalls 'intense' Brenda Fricker

Matthew McConaughey told Late Late Show host Ryan Tubridy about Irish actress Brenda Fricker, describing her as "intense".

Late Late Show • 24 Oct 20

What's on? 10 top telly tips for Friday

Once Upon a Snowman is the latest from the world of Frozen, Bruce Springsteen and Matthew McConaughey pop up in two different places, while jazz fans will relish documentaries about Count Basie and Blue Note Records . . .

Television • 23 Oct 20

The Late Late Show, Friday, October 23 at 9.35pm on RTÉ One

Friday's Late Late Show line-up revealed

The full line-up for Friday's Late Late Show has been announced, with legendary singer Bruce Springsteen, Oscar-winner Matthew McConaughey, and former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly among Ryan Tubridy's guests.

Television • 22 Oct 20

Matthew McConaughey - "I was the rom-com guy, but that became all I was getting offered. I was also in the tabloids every week as the shirtless guy on the beach..."

Matthew McConaughey among Late Late Show guests

Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey joins Ryan Tubridy on Friday's Late Late Show on RTÉ One to discuss his family, career and new memoir, Greenlights.

Television • 21 Oct 20

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, pictured backstage at this year's Oscars

Aniston and Pitt have screen reunion for fundraiser

Former couple Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt will have an online screen reunion this week as part of the A-list cast for a 'virtual table read' of the script for 1980s teen classic Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

Movies • 19 Aug 20

Matthew McConaughey thought acting would be a 'hobby'

Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey has revealed that when he started acting he thought it would be a "summer hobby".

Movies • 07 Aug 20

Matthew McConaughey - Described his book as "an album, a record, a story of my life so far".

Matthew McConaughey writes his 'love letter to life'

Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey has announced the publication of his first book, a memoir titled Greenlights.

Movies • 30 Jul 20

McConaughey and Grant set parents up on date

Matthew McConaughey's mother and Hugh Grant's father are set to go on a date together after their actor sons set them up.

Movies • 18 Jan 20

Hugh Grant jokes he is 'too old and ugly' for rom-coms

Hugh Grant has said that started getting good parts once he got "too old and ugly for romantic comedies".

Movie • 16 Dec 19

McConaughey's mother gives the game away

Matthew McConnaughey says that his attempts to maintain his privacy are ruined by his mother's loose lips.

Matthew Mcconaughey • 24 Feb 19

Matthew McConaughey's mother wants to remake Graduate

Matthew McConaughey says his mother wants to remake iconic 1960s' movie The Graduate - with him in the Dustin Hoffman role.

Matthew Mcconaughey • 07 Dec 18

Colin Farrell and Matthew McConaughey - New film is already in production

Colin Farrell teams up with Matthew McConaughey

Colin Farrell has been cast opposite Matthew McConaughey in Guy Ritchie's all-star crime-drama Toff Guys.

Movies • 30 Nov 18

Matthew McConaughey recalls Titanic audition

Matthew McConaughey has revealed that he auditioned to play Jack in Titanic, a role made famous by Leonardo DiCaprio.

Movies • 07 Nov 18

The True Detective 3 team - Writer-director Nic Pizzolatto, star Mahershala Ali and director Jeremy Saulnier

True Detective going back to its macabre roots

Cable giant HBO has officially given the green light for a third season of True Detective, with the anthology series set to return to its macabre roots for a story set in the Ozark Mountains.

True Detective • 01 Sep 17

Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey chat to RTÉ Entertainment

Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba want Irish holiday

Hollywood A-listers Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba spoke to RTÉ Entertainment ahead of the release of their new movie, The Dark Tower, and revealed that they can't wait to return to Ireland to visit Johnny Foxes and enjoy a warm Guinness!

The Dark Tower • 20 Aug 17

There's no love lost between Roland and Walter

The Dark Tower is laying the groundwork

While The Dark Tower may not be the epic blockbuster it was touted as, it is certainly an enjoyable, action-packed fantasy starring two very fine actors.

The Dark Tower • 16 Aug 17

Matthew McConaughey on the red carpet in New York - "We lost one of the great ones. Great writer, great mind" Screen grab: Associated Press

McConaughey told of Sam Shepard's death on red carpet

Matthew McConaughey was on the red carpet in New York promoting his new film The Dark Tower when he heard the news that his Mud co-star Sam Shepard had passed away.

Sam Shepard • 02 Aug 17

Mahershala Ali signs on to third season of True Detective

Mahershala Ali for third season of True Detective

Oscar-winning actor Mahershala Ali has signed a deal for the third season of the HBO anthology series True Detective.

Mahershala Ali • 28 Jul 17

McConaughey takes Gold but film falls flat

Matthew McConaughey is hugely impressive in a disappointing drama about gold prospecting in the jungle of Borneo

Movie Reviews • 01 Feb 17