The Paperboy

As investigative reporter Ward Jansen and his partner Yardley Acheman chase a sensational, career-making story with the help of Ward's younger brother Jack and sultry death-row groupie Charlotte Bless, the pair tries to prove violent swamp-dweller Hillary Van Wetter was framed for the murder of a corrupt local sheriff.

Zac Efron

Jack Jansen

Matthew McConaughey

Ward Jansen

Nicole Kidman

Charlotte Bless

David Oyelowo

Yardley Acheman

John Cusack

Hillary Van Wetter

Macy Gray

Anita / Narrator

Scott Glenn

W.W. Jansen

Nealla Gordon

Ellen Guthrie

Ned Bellamy

Tyree van Wetter

Edrick Browne

Hustler #1

Gary Clarke

Weldon Pine

Nikolette Noel

Nancy

Danny Hanemann

Sheriff Thurmond Call

Peter Murnik

Death Row Guard

Kevin Waterman

Victim

John P. Fertitta

Sam Ellison

Katarzyna Wolejnio

Jennifer

Jay Oliver

Mr. Guthrie / Wedding Guest