Florida Click to see full answer. Simply so, where was the paperboy filmed? Louisiana Beside above, what year was the paperboy made? November 29, 2012 (United Arab Emirates) Keeping this in consideration, what is The Paperboy about? In 1969 Florida, reporter Ward Jansen (Matthew McConaughey) returns to his hometown to write a story about death-row inmate Hillary Van Wetter (John Cusack), who was convicted of murdering a racist lawman. Ward hires his younger brother, Jack (Zac Efron), as a driver and, together with his partner, Yardley (David Oyelowo), gets to work. Though the possibility exists that Van Wetter is innocent, Ward and Yardley unwisely trust a vixen (Nicole Kidman) who will do anything to set the convict free. Is The Paperboy based on a true story?Based on a true story, the film revolves around two brothers Jack Jensen (Efron) – a sensitive 20 year-old swimming jock newly kicked out of college who is back in his smalltown working as a paperboy – and Ward Jensen (McConaughey), a hotshot journalist from Miami who arrives in town to pursue a story that could make