A-list actor Matthew McConaughey, along with his good friend and fellow actor Woody Harrelson just dropped an ad packed full of other stars, calling on the legislature in Texas to go toe-to-toe with Hollywood in order to become the new hub for film and television production. I, for one, would absolutely support such a move. California as a whole has become a vile cesspool of extreme leftism that produces poison for the soul in the form of pro-socialist propaganda. Morally speaking, Hollywood is bankrupt. The corruption has rotted the area of Los Angeles to the point many celebrities have left for the Lone Star State and other more midwestern states.
Perhaps it’s time for a change.
According to Breitbart, in the ad, which is titled, “True to Texas,” McConaughey and Harrelson, Billy Bob Thornton, Dennis Quaid, Renee Zellweger, all helped to recreate a scene from the first season of the smash success “True Detective.”
“Hollywood is flat circle, Wood,” McConaughey went on to say as his character from the HBO series. “Round and round, like a record with the sound off … I want to change the tune. This industry is like somebody’s memory of an industry. And the memory’s fading.”
“I’m talking about a whole new hub for film and television,” he continued. “A renaissance. A rebirth.”
“A small fraction of Texas’ budget surplus could turn this state into the new Hollywood,” Harrelson chimed in.
Texas stories deserve a Texas backdrop. That’s why I teamed up with Dennis Quaid, Woody Harrelson, Billy Bob Thornton, and Renée Zellweger for True to Texas. It’s time to bring film and TV productions home! pic.twitter.com/iMpRMRx2Hj
— Matthew McConaughey (@McConaughey) January 29, 2025
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“If all these other states are going to offer incentives, then that’s where we’re going to keep going. I just wish we could bring some of these productions home to Texas,” Zellweger noted in the ad.
Harrelson then poses the question, “Why should all these other states take advantage of this investment, but not Texas. … Ain’t all that money like corporate welfare for big Hollywood studios?”
“No, Wood, it’s not,” McConaughey responded. “Real Texas business owners and citizens see every dollar spent from this incentive put $4 back into the state of Texas.”
“It’s time for Texas to become the home for telling stories that people want to see and hear,” he then said. “So, what do you say, Texas legislature? You don’t like what Hollywood’s been dishing, let’s take it up with the kitchen.”
The caption for the post sharing the ad reads, “Texas stories deserve a Texas backdrop. That’s why I teamed up with Dennis Quaid, Woody Harrelson, Billy Bob Thornton, and Renée Zellweger for True to Texas. It’s time to bring film and TV productions home!”
Last week, the Texas senate filed a budget that included $498 million to revamp the Texas Film Incentive, in order to make “Texas the movie capital of the world,” The Hollywood Reporter noted.
“My budget team and I have worked alongside Chair Huffman and the Senate Finance Committee to ensure the Senate’s state budget reflects the conservative priorities of Texans,” Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said of the budget proposal. “[Texas] SB [Senate Bill] 1 maintains our promise to Texans by keeping our state on a conservative path to greater prosperity.”
What an amazing idea! Can you imagine how much easier it would be to get great stories produced that weren’t chock full of the woke agenda? Think about the smaller companies who would finally be given a shot to make content outside of the Hollywood system, which is known for stifling creativity and not taking chances on fresh, original ideas.
This would be a great move for Texas. Guess we’ll have to wait and see if the ad was convincing for those who serve in the state legislature.