The possibility that Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey are brothers is really fun to think about.For years, fans have joked that the two actors look and act alike with that same laid-back energy and ability to make anything they say sound profound.Professionally, the celebrity duo first came across each other on the set of EDtv, a 1999 comedy film directed by Ron Howard.EDtv was a satirical look at early reality TV series – way before the likes of Big Brother and Keeping Up With the Kardashians. Harrelson played Ray Pekurny, the older brother of McConaughey’s character Ed Pekurny.

Fans will also remember when they played non-related roles in season one of True Detective in 2014. And then just last year Deadline reported that an upcoming Apple TV+ comedy series tentatively titled Brothers is in the works.However, it turns out the whole ‘brother theory’ started to gain traction a few years ago.My kids call him Uncle Woody. His kids call me Uncle Matthew,” McConaughey said”In Greece a few years ago, we’re sitting around talking about how close we are and our families,” he recalled on the Let’s Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa podcast in 2023.”And my mom is there, and she says, ‘Woody, I knew your dad’. Everyone was aware of the ellipses that my mom left after ‘knew’. It was a loaded K-N-E-W.”