Matthew McConaughey Reveals Title, Teases Apple Comedy Series With Woody Harrelson

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Nic Pizzolatto is developing a series version of “The Magnificent Seven” at Amazon, Variety has confirmed. The project was originally reported on back in March with a series commitment. It was originally intended to be an original series, but was refashioned to be a new take on the Western classic. Pizzolatto previously co-wrote the 2016 remake of “The Magnificent Seven.” The logline for the reboot states, “In the tradition of the great epics from the golden age of westerns, an outlaw and his cohorts must unite a disparate band of indelible fighters to defend a settlement of immigrant homesteaders in an open range war against cattle barons in central Texas, telling an expansive saga of adventure, action and romance.”

“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” the 61-year-old actor revealed he wants to know for certain if their brotherly bond is blood.McConaughey, 53, disclosed he and Harrelson could share more than just screen time on Kelly Ripa’s “Let’s Talk Off Camera” podcast last week.The “How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days” star told of a possible romance his mom, Mary Kathlene McCabe, had with Harrelson’s dad, Charles, during the time his parents were divorcing. (McConaughey’s parents divorced twice and married three times.) Harrelson admitted the story is “crazy” as he shared how it all unfolded.“Well, I’ll just say there is some veracity to that thought because we talked to Ma’ Mac, Matthew’s legitimate mother, and she let us know one time … I mean, this is crazy,” Harrelson told Colbert.The “White House Plumbers” actor recalled being in Greece watching a World Cup match when the topic of “regrets” arose.Harrelson said he mentioned that he found it odd that his father, who died in 2007, has “no regrets.”He said McConaughey’s mom shocked him with her reply.“And I have known Ma’ Mac a long time, and she goes, ‘I knew … your father,'” he shared.

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are putting their bromance to the test. After speculation that McConaughey and Harrelson may actually be half brothers, the two Hollywood actors want to find out the truth once and for all by taking a DNA test. Harrelson recently brought up the idea of further exploring if the two are actually related.

True Detective co-star Matthew McConaughey could be half-brothers.While appearing on Kelly Ripa’s SiriusXM podcast Let’s Talk off Camera with Kelly Ripa last week, McConaughey revealed that his mother had told them both that she “knew” Harrelson’s father during a time when she was separated from her husband.McConaughey, who was teasing the pair’s new Apple TV+ series Brother From Another Mother, also said that their families often mistake them for one another in photos.Commenting on their possible relation for the first time, Harrelson discussed the rumour while appearing Tuesday’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.“Well, I’ll just say there is some veracity to that thought because we talked to Ma’ Mac, Matthew’s legitimate mother, and she let us know one time… I mean, this is crazy. We were in Greece, we were watching the US team win the World Cup and I don’t know, I mentioned something about regrets,” Harrelson told Colbert.The Hunger Games star continued: “And I said, ‘You know, it’s odd that my father has no regrets.’ And I have known Ma’ Mac a long time, and she goes, ‘I knew… your father.’ And it was the ellipses I found a little troubling, or interesting.

The stars of “True Detective” might really be related.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Woody Harrelson is currently making the press rounds in support of his new HBO limited series “White House Plumbers,” which means it was only inevitable he’d be asked about Matthew McConaughey’s recent revelation that the two actors might actually be biological brothers. Harrelson confirmed the news during an interview on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” “Well, I’ll just say there is some veracity to that thought because we talked to Ma’ Mac, Matthew’s legitimate mother, and she let us know one time…I mean, this is crazy,” Harrelson said. “We were in Greece watching the U.S. team win the World Cup and I don’t know, I mentioned something about regrets. And I said, ‘You know, it’s odd that my father has no regrets.’ And I have known Ma’ Mac a long time, and she goes, ‘I knew… your father.’ And it was the ellipses I found a little troubling, or interesting. ‘I knew your father.'”

Matthew McConaughey's got some stiff competition in the bromance department with Woody Harrelson, and it's a familiar face: Justin Theroux.Theroux spoke to ET on Monday night at the New York City premiere of his and Harrelson's highly anticipated limited true-crime series, , on HBO and he talked about the strong bond he's formed with Harrelson.«He's down to have fun all the time,» Theroux says. «He's a good time.

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are close friends. Aside from working on multiple projects together, their families are close, with their kids calling each of them Uncle Matthew and Uncle Woody. In a new podcast, McConaughey revealed that their bond could be even more intimate, with there being a possibility that the two could be brothers.

True Detective co-stars and real-life friends. And now, it seems like fans may not have been far off, with chatter that the two could be long-lost-brothers. Watch Below: Matthew McConaughey Talks About The Night He Met Wife CamilaWe know.

Watch Below: Matthew McConaughey Talks About The Night He Met Wife Camila“The last few years I had a really wonderful time getting rid of a lot of those filters that come with acting,” the 53-year-old actor told Dax Shepard on his ArmChair Expert podcast. While he may have stepped away from the camera, he revealed that the break will allow him to return to his career as a better actor. “I am now becoming more interested in actually going to play another character in a movie or TV show because all of the last four years of culminating and writing and getting these things together, and getting more into some public service, now that I’m starting to dispatch those and get them organised and put ’em in front of me, it freed me up to go, ‘The idea of going to act in the right role and the right kind of movie, film, or series, right now, sounds like an awesome vacation.’” “The last few years I had a really wonderful time getting rid of a lot of those filters that come with acting.”The Interstellar star's latest comments come just weeks after it was announced he would be featuring in a Yellowstone spin-off series. His most recent acting roles have been voice-over work for the animated children's film Sing 2 in 2021 and a leading role in Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen in 2019. "I think I’ve experienced some real good life in these last few years, in ways that I hadn’t in a while.”As the actor prepares to get in front of a camera again, he explained to Dax that his time away has been valuable. “None of this time, at all, has been in vain,” he shared on the podcast episode.“I wouldn’t dare be arrogant enough to think any of it has.

Matthew McConaughey said this week that although he had "considered getting in that run" for governor of Texas last year, he decided not to partially because he wanted to focus on being a father.  "I don’t think that’s where I can be the most useful right now," the "Greenlights" author told Chelsea Handler on her iHeartMedia "Dear Chelsea" podcast Thursday.  He continued, "I’m having too good of a time. I’ve got three kids — 14, 13, 10 — and the adventures we’re going on, I’m not going to get them again; and right now, I’m enjoying being a dad, a family man.

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson may be more than just peas in a pod.

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson may be closer than fans think.  During a podcast interview, McConaughey revealed that his longtime friend Harrelson may actually be related to the "Dazed and Confused" star. "You know, where I start and where he ends, and where he starts and I end, has always been like a murky line… that’s part of our bromance, right?" McConaughey began to explain on Kelly Ripa’s "Let’s Talk Off Camera" podcast.

Yellowstone – but possibly without Kevin Costner.Created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson, the series follows the Dutton family (owners of the Yellowstone Dutton ranch) and the conflicts they face from groups along their shared borders – including an Indian reservation, a cattle ranch and land developers.In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Paramount CEO Chris McCarthy said that McConaughey (Interstellar) is prepared to star in a new extension series within the Yellowstone universe. Costner (The Bodyguard), who plays the lead John Dutton, the patriarch of the Dutton family, is rumoured to be departing from the franchise.While McCarthy said he didn’t have any updates regarding the Dances with Wolvesactor’s future on Yellowstone, he told the outlet that the Western, “wouldn’t be what it is today without Kevin, and we hope that that stays for a long time to come.”The CEO also revealed that McConaughey’s upcoming series is one of more than 10 projects in development with the show’s creator.Sheridan has two made spin-off prequel series thus far, including 1883 and 1923.Early this year, Deadline reported that the Interstellar actor had revealed that he will be leading the Yellowstone franchise extension as the series will be coming to an end shortly due to Costner’s scheduling conflicts.Costner, who is also a producer on the show, reportedly wanted to reduce his screen time.

Family after all? Matthew McConaughey has been longtime pals with Woody Harrelson — but the Dallas Buyers Club star suspects their parents had a more intimate relationship.  

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are officially, and seriously, questioning whether they could be related.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson announced in March they will be reuniting onscreen after “EDtv” and “True Detective” in a new Apple TV+ comedy from creator David West Read. The 10-episode series will star the actors as fictionalized versions of themselves as they bring their families under the same roof on a Texas ranch. McConaughey recently announced on Kelly Ripa’s “Let’s Talk Off Camera” podcast that the series is titled “Brother From Another Mother.” While the series’ title evokes McConaughey and Harrelson’s real-life friendship over decades, McConaughey let it slip to Ripa that he’s actually questioning whether Harrelson is actually related to him. It all stems from the revelation that McConaughey’s mother knew Harrelson’s father, perhaps intimately.

SiriusXM’s “Let’s Talk Off Camera” podcast, the Texas actor revealed the title of the show to host Kelly Ripa.“It’s called ‘Brother From Another Mother,’” McConaughey said of what will be the on-screen reunion between him and fellow Texan Woody Harrelson, who last starred opposite McConaughey in the first season of the HBO crime drama “True Detective.” Both McConaughey and Harrelson were nominated for Emmys for their roles in the show. The two first worked together on the satire film “Edtv” nearly 25 years ago.As previously reported, the new series will center on a “heartfelt odd couple love story revolving around the strange and beautiful bond” between McConaughey and Harrelson’s characters.

Matthew McConaughey actively stepped away from the camera in the last few years, something he says will allow him to return to the big and small screens as a better actor. "The last few years I had a really wonderful time getting rid of a lot of those filters that come with acting," he told Dax Shepard on his "Armchair Expert" podcast.

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are brothers from another mother. So much so, they're filming a series with that exact title after McConaughey learned from his mom that she «knew» Harrelson's father.During his interview with Kelly Ripa on her new SiriusXM podcast, , McConaughey opened up about the bromance he and his co-star have shared for decades now. Then McConaughey recalled a trip to Greece with his and Harrelson's family.