Matthew McConaugheyis acting alongsideDiane Lanenow, but there was once a time when he could only admire the star from afar.“I had a crush on her since a film she was in,Lonesome Dove,” McConaughey, 49, toldEntertainment Tonight, Wednesday at the N.Y.C. premiere of their filmSerenity, also starringAnne Hathaway.“That may have been … that was almost pre-teens for me,” he said of the 1989 Western miniseries, which Lane starred in alongsideRobert Duvall,Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover andAnjelica Huston.“So then I get to work with her — she looks about the same as she did back then, and she’s one of our great actresses,” McConaughey praised his costar to ET.Paul Bruinooge/Patrick McMullan/Getty; Scott Garfitt/REX/ShutterstockSpeaking with the outlet, Lane admitted she wasn’t sure what to say when she learned of McConaughey’s crush but “[wants] to live up to” his idea of her.Anjelica Huston and Diane Lane inLonesome Dove.Everette“I think I blocked it out,” said the 54-year-old actress when asked ifhe had told her of his crushbefore they began filming the drama. “I don’t think he lied — I think he did say that to me, day one — and I just had whiteout.”“I couldn’t cope,” she continued to ET. “I said, ‘I’m gonna see a character. Thank you for the compliment. I’m dying, and … love you, too babe.’ ”Anne Hathaway, Matthew McConaughey and Diane Lane.Theo Wargo/GettyRELATED VIDEO: He Called It! Idris Elba Reacts to Matthew McConaughey’s 2017 Sexiest Man Alive PredictionOf their new film,Hathaway described it duringa Tuesday visit toThe Ellen DeGeneres Showas “a sexy, surrealist modern noir” where her character tries to persuade McConaughey to kill her “monster” of a husband.“If you are into thrillers and you are into a morality that’s not black and white and you like to betaken on some kind of surreal adventure, you should check it out,” she added.Serenityopens in theaters nationwide Friday.
Matthew McConaugheyis acting alongsideDiane Lanenow, but there was once a time when he could only admire the star from afar.
“I had a crush on her since a film she was in,Lonesome Dove,” McConaughey, 49, toldEntertainment Tonight, Wednesday at the N.Y.C. premiere of their filmSerenity, also starringAnne Hathaway.
“That may have been … that was almost pre-teens for me,” he said of the 1989 Western miniseries, which Lane starred in alongsideRobert Duvall,Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover andAnjelica Huston.
“So then I get to work with her — she looks about the same as she did back then, and she’s one of our great actresses,” McConaughey praised his costar to ET.
Paul Bruinooge/Patrick McMullan/Getty; Scott Garfitt/REX/Shutterstock
Speaking with the outlet, Lane admitted she wasn’t sure what to say when she learned of McConaughey’s crush but “[wants] to live up to” his idea of her.
Anjelica Huston and Diane Lane inLonesome Dove.Everette
“I think I blocked it out,” said the 54-year-old actress when asked ifhe had told her of his crushbefore they began filming the drama. “I don’t think he lied — I think he did say that to me, day one — and I just had whiteout.”
“I couldn’t cope,” she continued to ET. “I said, ‘I’m gonna see a character. Thank you for the compliment. I’m dying, and … love you, too babe.’ ”
Anne Hathaway, Matthew McConaughey and Diane Lane.Theo Wargo/Getty
RELATED VIDEO: He Called It! Idris Elba Reacts to Matthew McConaughey’s 2017 Sexiest Man Alive Prediction
Of their new film,Hathaway described it duringa Tuesday visit toThe Ellen DeGeneres Showas “a sexy, surrealist modern noir” where her character tries to persuade McConaughey to kill her “monster” of a husband.
“If you are into thrillers and you are into a morality that’s not black and white and you like to betaken on some kind of surreal adventure, you should check it out,” she added.
Serenityopens in theaters nationwide Friday.
source: people.com
