(FILES) US actor Matthew McConaughey attends the "The Rivals of Amziah King" world premiere during the 2025 SXSW Conference and Festival at Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas on March 10, 2025. McConaughey had plenty of reasons to select "The Rivals of Amziah King," a honey-themed thriller set in the American Southwest, for his return to the big screen after more than five years away. "The joy, the soul, the humor, the music, the poetry, the mythology, original time, place and space," the Oscar-winning actor told AFP on August 11, 2026 when asked why he had chosen the indie film for his comeback. (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP via Getty Images)