The third season of “True Detective” is slowly coming together, with Mahershala Ali slated to star, and Jeremy Saulnier (“Blue Ruin,” “Green Room“) lined up to direct. However, fans have been wishing for a reunion of Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey from season, with the latter even saying he “wouldn’t hesitate” to reprise his role as Rust Cohle (if the script was good). However, if the that happens, he’ll have to do it without his partner.
Harrelson has ruled out playing Marty Hart, and his reason is pretty straightfoward — he doesn’t want to face the endless comparisons to the perfect first season, particularly if it misses the mark.
“I don’t see doing that [again], because it went very well the first time and come back around to it, what else are you going to hear but, ‘Not as good! Just wasn’t as good. Boy, you guys were good before, but this time…’ I don’t want to even hear that,” he told Yahoo.
Given the wild dip in quality from season one to season two of “True Detective,” Harrelson’s hesitation is understandable, and let’s be real — how could a reunion between Cohle and Hart be anything but lesser than the lightning in a bottle magic of their first collaboration? Let them both go on and do other things, and let’s hope that Nic Pizzolatto and co. rebound with the upcoming new season. [via ScreenCrush]