In a new interview, Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey said Marvel rejected him when he asked to play the Hulk. Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast (via /Film) starting at the 39:00 mark, McConaughey and host Josh Horowitz get on the topic of the '70s Hulk TV series starring Lou Ferrigno when Horowitz notes to McConaughey that the actor never got the chance to play the Hulk.