McConaughey returns to the bar in 'The Lincoln Lawyer'  'Surfer
Dude' gets all serious again  <p>Matthew McConaughey</p>
Matthew McConaughey  Credit: AP Photo/Chris Pizzello  Before
Hollywood realized Matthew McConaughey was the world's oldest
good looking frat boy, the industry mistakenly pegged him as a
"serious" actor and he embarrassingly appeared out of depth in
films such as "Contact," where he played a religious leader, and
"A Time to Kill" and "Amistad" where he played a lawyer --
twice.  After "Surfer Dude" that's pretty hard to fathom isn't
it?  Well, not according to Lakeshore Entertainment.  
t;_self">Variety reports McConaughey will suit up as legal
counsel once again in the thriller "The Lincoln Lawyer."  Based
on the 2005 Michael Connolly best-seller, the story finds a
struggling criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller (McConaughey)
who ends up representing a wealthy client who is connected to a
previous murder case Haller was associated with.  No word on who
will direct "Lawyer" or when Lake