Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon and youngster Tye Sheridan (one of the brothers in Tree of Life) are in negotiations to star in Mud, reports Dark Horizons, via Deadline.
The plot apparently centres on a "charismatic fugitive named Mud (to be played by McConaughey) and his unlikely friendship with fourteen year old boy (Sheridan) named Ellis who is determined to help his new friend escape from both the law and some very serious bounty hunters, in order to reunite Mud with his soul mate, Juniper (Witherspoon)."
Neither of those main cast members instils me with confidence, but who knows, writer/director Jeff Nichols (the upcoming Take Shelter) could make something happen.