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Watch Matthew McConaughey as a Bluegrass Pickin’, Bee Keepin’ Farmer Fighting For His Future in ‘The Rivals of Amziah King’ Trailer

McConaughey plays a bluegrass-honey farmer who fights rivals after his crop is stolen and tries to rebuild his family business.

  • The latest trailer for The Rivals of Amziah King debuted this morning, marking Matthew McConaughey's return to the big screen after nearly seven years as an Oscar-winning honey farmer and bluegrass musician.
  • Set in the "deep backwoods" of rural Oklahoma, the drama "follows the charismatic and musically gifted" Amziah King, who manages a honey operation while reconnecting with an estranged foster daughter.
  • Director Andrew Patterson assembled an ensemble cast including Kurt Russell, Cole Sprouse, Angelina LookingGlass, and Jake Horowitz for the production, which features bluegrass music and family drama.
  • Black Bear will release the film in theaters on Aug. 14, arriving well over a year after its world premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival.
  • Jacob Oller, an editor for the Club, called the film "an intentionally odd duck," writing that "The Rivals Of Amziah King doesn't give a good goddamn about being anything aside from itself.
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The A.V. Club broke the news on Monday, May 11, 2026.
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