The Paperboy Trailer (2012 - Nicole Kidman). Join us on Facebook : ! Ward Jansen (Matthew McConaughey), a reporter, returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving Hillary Van Wetter (John Cusack), a death row inmate.br br The Paperboy Trailer (2012). The movie, directed by Lee Daniels and starring Nicole Kidman, Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron and John Cusack opens October 5, 2012.