Overview

• McConaughey says he kept conversations brief with his mother for about eight years after private details he shared appeared in the media, a period Kay describes as a hiatus.
• He now feels secure enough about fame to stop policing her comments, and both say their relationship is closer and more fun.
• Kay, 93, lives with the family in Austin as the three generations appear together in The Lost Bus, directed by Paul Greengrass.
• The film, inspired by the 2018 Camp Fire, premieres on Apple TV+ on Oct. 3 with McConaughey, Kay and 17-year-old Levi in the cast.
• To address nepotism concerns, McConaughey asked that Levi’s last name be removed from audition materials so he would be judged on merit, a move the team embraced alongside the family’s broader emphasis on grounded parenting, chores and shared routines in Texas.