Lionsgate has acquired domestic distribution rights to The Lincoln Lawyer, based on Michael Connelly's bestselling novel. Brad Furman (The Take) is directing an adapted screenplay by John Romano (Nights in Rodanthe, Intolerable Cruelty), with filming set to begin in July. Matthew McConaughey will star. The cast also includes John Leguizamo, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe and William H. Macy.
Variety reported that "Lakeshore secured rights to Connelly's tome prior to its publication in 2005. Only one book from the prolific mystery author has previously been adapted onscreen, 2002's Clint Eastwood-directed Blood Work. Last fall, Tommy Lee Jones dropped out as director and co-star over creative differences. Macy will play the role Jones was to have played."