While it’s no secret that McConaughey’s new project White Boy Rick is currently filming in Lakewood, no one expected this.
Mahall’s posted snapshot proof of the Texas actor posing with the daughter of one of the owners on their Facebook page last night. And just take a look at that hat. Alright, alright, alright.
White Boy Rick, which has filmed in Cleveland and Detroit since March, tells the real life story of Richard Wershe Jr., who went to prison for almost 30 years for a nonviolent drug crime committed when he was a juvenile in 1988. In the movie, McConaughey plays Wershe’s dad. Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Bruce Dern also star.
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“While it’s no secret that McConaughey’s new project White Boy Rick is currently filming in Lakewood, no one expected this. “
Why would this not be expected? Dude’s gotta eat and relax when he isn’t working, same as anyone else.
Free Rick Wershe!! He’s a juvenile lifer and a non-violent drug offender who has been locked up for over 29 years. Rick was arrested in 1987 doing what the authorities had previously encouraged and paid him to do. Be involved with drugs.
More info about Rick and his case: www. facebook. com/FreeRickWersheJr
What’s the secret to becoming a cause clbre and poster child for America’s misguided drug war?
Well it’s not about being named Rick and it’s not about being a boy, I can tell you that much.