Matthew McConaughey gives his thoughts on the ‘sexual tension’ between Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston during THAT table read
Matthew McConaughey has shared his thoughts on the chemistry between Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt during the Fast Times at Ridgemont High live table read last month.
Appearing on Watch What Happens Live on Thursday, the 50-year-old actor was asked by a fan if he could feel the ‘sexual tension’ between the exes.
‘Could I feel the heat through the screen of Brad? So palpable. Yeah, yeah, it was so palpable,’ said the star.
‘So palpable’: Matthew McConaughey has given his thoughts on the reunion between Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt during the Fast Times at Ridgemont High live table read last month
McConaughey played the character of Mike Damone in the table read while Pitt, 56, took on the role of Brad Hamilton and Aniston, 51, played Linda Barrett.
‘I noticed that after, that a lot of the topics were about that, or about them,’ he added. ‘No, I actually didn’t notice anything through the screen, but that made for a good topic the next day.’
The star-studded table read drew more than 4 million online viewers and raised more than $135,000 for COVID-19 charities.
The link on Sean Penn’s Core Facebook page has now garnered 14 million views.
‘Could I feel the heat through the screen of Brad? So palpable. Yeah, yeah, it was so palpable,’ said the star, tongue in cheek
‘No, I actually didn’t notice anything through the screen, but that made for a good topic the next day.’ the 50-year-old actor added
Flirty: Exes Aniston and Pitt got tongues wagging when they hilariously recreated a classic scene from the 1982 movie set by a backyard pool
Catching up: McConaughey appeared on Watch What Happens Live on Thursday along with Natalie Portman
Exes Aniston and Pitt got tongues wagging when they hilariously recreated a classic scene from the 1982 movie set by a backyard pool.
Aniston’s Barrett tells Pitt’s Hamilton ‘You know how sexy I always thought you were,’.
It was the first time the exes, who divorced in 2005, have appeared on screen together since their split.
Smiles: It was the first time the exes, who divorced in 2005, have appeared on screen together since their split
The live read was hosted by Dane Cook and the other big names taking part included Sean Penn as a delivery driver and John Legend as Charles Jefferson
The live read was hosted by Dane Cook and the other big names taking part included Penn as a delivery driver, Ray Liotta as Mr. Hand, John Legend as Charles Jefferson, Henry Golding as Mr. Vargas, Shia LaBeouf as Jeff Spicoli, Julia Roberts as Stacy Hamilton.
Morgan Freeman read stage directions and Jimmy Kimmel took the part of all other characters.
Aniston and Pitt were married from 2000 to 2005 before the actor went on to marry Angelina Jolie in 2014. The couple separated in 2016 and are yet to finalize their divorce and custody arrangement.
Star-studded: Shia LaBeouf played Jeff Spicoli and Julia Roberts played Stacy Hamilton