How true is Apple TV 'Brothers'? Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson
Actors Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson discuss the truth behind their Apple TV series 'Brothers', which is inspired by their real-life friendship and rumors of biological kinship. The pair offers conflicting percentages on how much of the show reflects their actual lives.
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Hear this story When Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey play exaggerated versions of their very famous selves in “Brothers” – right down to lookalike TV spouses, a potential McConaughey governor's run and a 30-year friendship – there’s one obvious question: How much of the Apple TV comedy series (first two episodes now streaming) is actually real?
Speaking to McConaughey, 56, and a noticeably shoeless, perpetually grinning Harrelson, 65, USA TODAY asked the longtime friends to lay a truth percentage on “Brothers.”
“65%,” McConaughey says immediately, surprising Harrelson.
“Really? I’d go lower,” Harrelson says, settling on a 36 percent truth percentage. "It’s based on us. But all the stories and characters are different.”
“Maybe I have a different definition of ‘based,’” McConaughey adds. “Maybe I give ‘based’ with a capital B in bold letters, and you give it lofty, lowercase cursive.”
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