--- description: Based on the best-selling 2009 book title: Matthew McConaughey to Star in 'Born to Run' Film Adaptation image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt67c1e81ee03acfaa/69877c6be20a87495aa84c72/matthew-mcconaughey1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Matthew McConaughey to Star in _Born to Run_ Film Adaptation by [Samantha Highfill / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Samantha Highfill / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 28, 2015 9:33 PM CUT  Actor Matthew McConaughey poses in the press room at the 86th annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2014 in Hollywood, Calif. Actor Matthew McConaughey poses in the press room at the 86th annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2014 in Hollywood, Calif.Jason LaVeris—WireImage by [Samantha Highfill / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Samantha Highfill / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 28, 2015 9:33 PM CUT Matthew McConaughey is about to go for a very long, very barefoot run. _EW_ has confirmed that McConaughey is set to star in a film adaptation of Christopher McDougall’s 2009 best-selling book, _Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen_, based on a script from Matthew Michael Carnahan. In the book, McDougall finds members of the Tarahumara Indian tribe in the Mexican Copper Canyons to discover how they’re able to run distances of more than 100 miles without getting the typical injuries that come along with running. The book eventually leads to a race between America’s greatest runners and members of the tribe. It was also the inspiration for the barefoot running movement. [_Deadline_](http://deadline.com/2015/01/matthew-mcconaughey-born-to-run-christopher-mcdougall-1201361774/ "undefined") was the first to report the casting news. 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