Matthew McConaughey recently revealed that his new movie, The Rivals of Amziah King, gave him allergies that he never knew he had.
For those unaware, the 56-year-old American actor is playing the titular character, Amziah, a honey industry proprietor and bluegrass musician who begins to teach his former foster daughter Kateri (played by Angelina LookingGlass) his trade after they reunite, while his competitors plot to advance their own business interests ahead of Amziah’s.
While conversing with PEOPLE in a PEOPLE in 10 interview, McConaughey shared, “I got stung early and found out that I was very allergic. And if I got stung again, it would have been four days with no Amziah on camera because he’d be swollen up.”
He went on to reveal that while wrapping up shooting for the film, they recorded one specific scene in which thousands of bees were hovering closely to his arm and he had a high chance of developing an allergy by getting stung.
“If I got stung, they didn’t need me on camera anymore,” the Interstellar star laughingly quipped.
However, LookingGlass was stung seven times while shooting the film, and McConaughey remarked, “But you’re not allergic. You rolled right through it. She could be camera-ready 30 seconds later. I was very allergic. If I got stung, I was not going to be on camera for five days.”
In addition to Matthew McConaughey and Angelina LookingGlass, the forthcoming film has an ensemble cast, including Kurt Russell, Rob Morgan, Jake Horowitz, Cole Sprouse, Tony Revolori, and others.
It is pertinent to mention that The Rivals of Amziah King is set to open in theatres on August 14, 2026. Watch the trailer here.
