Matthew McConaughey had no concept his son Levi McConaughey wished to behave till he approached him a couple of function in his dad’s new film, The Misplaced Bus.
“I had no concept he was even ,” Matthew, 55, informed reporters whereas standing alongside his son on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition premiere of the Paul Greengrass movie on Friday, September 5. “I come residence, you realize, pitch the story to the household, as I all the time do, and I get to the half about my son, and [Levi] says, ‘How outdated is your son?’ I mentioned, ‘He’s about your age.’ He says, ‘Can I learn for him?’ And what did I say? I didn’t say something. I muted him a little bit bit, proper? I wished to see [if he was truly interested].”
Matthew defined that Levi, 17, approached him “4 extra instances,” asking if he might audition for the half.The actor lastly approached the casting director, Francine Maisler.
“The function was open to learn for. He bought him on digicam, [Levi] learn the scene, and I mentioned, ‘OK, he can maintain the body and he’s bought the instincts for it. We’re sending the audition in,’” Matthew mentioned.
He believed his son’s tape was adequate for a callback, however the casting director insisted it go proper to director Greengrass.
“I mentioned, ‘OK, in case you do this, then pull his final title off. All proper? So he doesn’t know,’” Matthew continued. “And Paul noticed the learn with out the final title, he goes, ‘That is the child.’ She goes, ‘Actually?’He goes, ‘Yeah.’ She goes, ‘That’s truly Matthew’s son!’ He was like, ‘Nice.’ And so I used to be like, ‘Nice,’ [Levi] was like, ‘Nice,’ and we had a giant celebration that day.”
Levi informed reporters that he was “not anticipating it in any respect” when he heard he landed the function. “I knew it was a very good audition, however I didn’t assume I used to be going to get the half. I by no means acted earlier than, actually, on this stage.”
The teenager even admitted he began crying when he heard he booked the gig, which even bought his dad a little bit misty-eyed.
“I do not forget that day. You acted all cool on the telephone and have been excited after which if you hung up, your eyes did nicely up,” Matthew recalled.
Matthew McConaughey, Camila Alves, Kay McConaughey and Levi McConaughey attend the Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition world premiere for Apple Unique Movies’ “The Misplaced Bus.” Eric Charbonneau/Apple TV+ through Getty Photos
The Misplaced Bus relies on a narrative out of the 2018 Camp Hearth, wherein a faculty bus driver (Matthew) and instructor (America Ferrera) saved 22 kids as they battled the one in all deadliest and most damaging fires in California’s historical past.
Matthew’s mom, Kay McCabe McConaughey, additionally seems within the movie as Matthew’s onscreen mother.
“We even have myself, Levi and my mom in the identical scene. I don’t know when the final time that was finished. There’s three generations in it,” Matthew mentioned. “My mother has all the time been a performer so she’s been in some movies. Richard Linklater put us in the identical movie, in Bernie, earlier than.”
Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves aren’t all the time public about their household life — however as their youngsters proceed to develop, they’re letting followers in increasingly more. McConaughey met his future spouse in 2006 and two years later they welcomed their first youngster, son Levi, in July 2008. Their daughter, Vida, arrived in January 2010. […]
Matthew shares Levi, in addition to daughter Vida, 15, and son Livingston, 12, with spouse Camila Alves. The couple dated for 5 years earlier than getting engaged and tying the knot in 2012.
“I strive as a father to not make issues more durable however to go, ‘No you bought to earn that. I’m not handing that to you,’” he informed the “2 Bears, 1 Cave” podcast in 2024 of creating certain his youngsters don’t ever really feel entitled due to his superstar standing. “If you happen to pull it off the primary time? Bravo. However in case you pores and skin your knees a couple of instances on the way in which? Bravo. I’m not providing you with the move to the door. Look, you’re going to get extra entry with us [as parents]. I’ve no downside getting you within the door. When you’re within the door, bro, it’s on you. So don’t embarrass your self and deal with it and present up on the opposite aspect. Let’s see the place the rubber hits the highway.”
