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Isla Fisher joins Matthew McConaughey in Harmony Korine’s The Beach Bum

October 30, 2017 by Gary Collinson

According to Variety, Isla Fisher has signed on to star alongside Matthew McConaughey in the stoner comedy The Beach Bum from director Harmony Korine (Spring Breakers).

Neon and Vice are co-producing the film, which will see McConaughey as Moondog, a rebellious and lovable rogue who lives life large, and Fisher as his wife. Production is slated to get underway this year ahead of a release in 2018.

Fisher was last seen in Grimsby, Nocturnal Animals and Keeping Up with the Joneses in 2016, and has recently completed production on the comedy film Tag, which is set to arrive next year. She is also attached to star in Dome Karukoski’s The Starling alongside Keanu Reeves.

Originally published October 30, 2017. Updated October 29, 2017.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Isla Fisher, The Beach Bum

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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