This reinvention was cited in the media as the "McConaissance" and started when he played Mickey Haller in the adaptation of the Michael Connelly novel of the same name The Lincoln Lawyer, and reunited with Linklater on the black comedy Bernie (both 2011).
Reinvensi ini dikutip dalam media sebagai "McConaissance" dan dimulai saat ia memerankan Mickey Haller dalam adaptasi novel bernama sama karya Michael Connelly The Lincoln Lawyer, dan dipasangkan kembali dengan Linklater pada film komedi gelap Bernie (kedua 2011).