Overview
- McConaughey held a special screening of The Rivals of Amziah King at the Alamo Drafthouse Mueller, which was renamed the Matthew McConaughey Cinema, with his wife Camila and their three children in attendance on Monday, August 10.
- The indie film is being presented as his return to live-action acting after a multi-year break and he says he chose the role for artistic reasons rather than bigger paychecks.
- McConaughey used the occasion to publicly frame his parenting approach, saying he has become less judgmental with his teens and urging his eldest to 'fail more' as a way to learn from rejection.
- Levi, 18, who previously appeared with his father in the 2025 film The Lost Bus, has been given guidance on set but McConaughey says he will not act as a safety net and that doors opened by parents must still be earned.
- The screening was cast as a hometown honor and a film showcase, and one outlet reported McConaughey performed with members of The Last Bison at the event though that musical detail is not widely corroborated.