“He would earn another father”: Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, who have been joking for years on the possibility of being brothers

11 years have passed since the airing on HBO of the first season of True Detectiveone of the milestones of television of this century. The screenplays of Nic Pizzolatto, the direction of Cary Joji Fukunaga and the interpretations of Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson In the main roles they made the small screen big for the immense level achieved (which unfortunately the anthological series has not managed to equal in the following rounds).

That legendary season has also served to “refine” the two protagonists, both born in Texas, despite the fact that Harrelson and McConaughey had already recited together on the big screen. They did it first in 1999 in EDTVa film directed by Ron Howard which anticipated the explosion of reality show before the first came out Big Brother. And then in 2008 in Surfer, Dudea rather forgetable comedy in which They played next to another illustrious Texan, Willie Nelson.

All these projects have meant that Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson they became very friends, to the point of sharing family holidays (The children of one call “uncle” the other). They even joked about the possibility of being united by a blood bond, which could have a real foundation: in 2023, in fact, during an apparition on Access Daily, McConaughey revealed that he was his mother, Kay, to give them reason to conjecture while they were all together on vacation in the Mediterranean.

«One evening we were all sitting in Greece to chat and my mother, suddenly, with a small break, said: “You know, Woody, I met your father …”», The actor told during the program. “And we all asked her:” What do you mean by ‘I met’? ” “I meant to say that perhaps we crossed in the same place in the western Texas, when he was on license …”, she replied [all’epoca era separata da James Donald McConaughey]».

The two even spoke of the possibility of make the DNA test to check if Matthew was conceived during that fleeting meeting (apparently, judging by the dates, it could be like this) Even if he is reluctant, because, as Harrelson (always joking) said) Late Night Show by Stephen Colbert A couple of years ago, “for him there would be greater consequences … he would have the impression of having lost a father, but I tell him that he would earn another, as well as a brother “.

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson at the first of Surfer, Dude In 2008.

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The actors also set themselves to bring the joke to another level transposing it On the screen in a series that (it could not be otherwise) was entitled provisionally Brothers. The premise is as brilliant as it is absurd: the series, in which the two interpret exaggerated and fictional versions of themselves, speaks of the weaves that arise when they decide to bring together their respective families on the McConaughey ranch in Texas to be able to finally live together.

This is not a reality showbut of a 100% comic series in which the members of the respective families are played by actors (the strongest name is that of Holland Taylor in the role of Matthew’s mother, whom we know for The Practice, Two and a half men and, more recently, The Morning Show) And for whose launch they got the support of Apple TV+ (In addition to acting, the two actors are also executive producers). They also found a trusted showrunner in David West Readalready winner of an Emmy for Schitt’s Creekthe Canadian sitcom of Dan and Eugene Levy.

Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey this year at a MLS match in Austin.

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Filming began this year and everything seemed to go smoothly until a few days ago, when the project went on for reasons that no one would have expected: In fact, the production was completely interrupted after West Read decided to retire for creative differencesas reported exclusively Deadline.

Apparently, eight of the ten episodes of which it would have been composed Brothers they had already been completed when the showrunner, screenwriter and executive producer decided not to continue because He did not agree with the ending that was intended to give the series.

All the actors were postponed to home while looking for A new manager willing to take the helm. A name could be that of Lee Eisenbergwhich (always for Apple TV+) two years ago has already created Chemistry lessonsthe miniseries with Brie Larson and Lewis Pullman. Second Deadlineif Eisenberg should accept, in addition to dealing with the last two episodes, he could be forced to turn part of the previous ones again. Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, for their part, have not yet commented on the suspension of the project that should have brought their brotherhood to another level.