Overview

• Speaking on NBC's Today with Willie Geist on Oct. 12, McConaughey described anonymizing 17-year-old Levi McConaughey’s audition for The Lost Bus.
• Casting director Francine Maisler sent Levi’s tape to director Paul Greengrass without a surname, and Greengrass selected him before learning his identity.
• McConaughey said he coached his son before filming but refused to be a safety net on set, praising Levi’s professional focus on the director.
• Levi, who had not worked at this level before, said he didn’t expect to land the part and became emotional when he learned he got it.
• The Paul Greengrass drama about a school bus driver facing California wildfires is streaming on Apple TV+, with McConaughey’s mother, Kay, also appearing.