Sony Pictures Releasing The mid-2010s were a great time for Matthew McConaughey, who found himself gaining a newfound level of respect as an actor for his one-two punch of “True Detective” and “Interstellar” in 2014. The executives over at Marvel seemed to take note of The McConaissance, which is why they asked him to join the cast of “Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2.” He would’ve played Star Lord’s father, Ego, and we’re sure he would’ve done a great job at it. (Not that we have any complaints about Kurt Russell’s performance, mind you.) But McConaughey declined the offer, opting instead to star in “The Dark Tower,” a fantasy movie that also came out in 2017. Whereas “Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2” was a big critical/box office success, this
