Los Angeles, Jun 15 (PTI) Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey is in negotiations to feature in Skydance's upcoming feature film based on the iconic private investigator Mike Hammer. According to the entertainment news outlet Deadline, Nic Pizzolatto will pen the script for the film. Also Read | 'Still Feels Surreal': Actress Navya Nair Meets Sourav Ganguly in London; Calls the Cricketing Great a 'Legend'. The project also reunites McConaughey and Pizzolatto after their collaboration on "True Detective". The 2014 series featured the actor in the role of Rustin Cohle and was created by Pizzolatto. The untitled feature will be produced by Skydance's David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger, alongside Guymon Casady under the production banner Entertainment 360. Benjamin Forkner and Ken F. Levin will produce for Pendleton. Also Read | Sidharth Malhotra Reveals the Profound Impact of Rugby in His Life. Hammer is considered to be one of the most popular figures of the detective genre. More than 250 million copies of Mike Hammer books have been sold globally. Skydance has acquired the rights to the franchise by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins, with plans to develop and produce the bestselling book series into a feature film. (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)