Timothée Chalamet recently sat down with Matthew McConaughey at the Variety Townhall event, where he discussed a variety of things, including an instance where he thought McConaughey would kiss Austin Butler when they got very close to each other in a viral clip. Since Chalamet’s comment, the clip has come back into prominence on social media platforms like X and Instagram.
Timothée Chalamet reacts to Matthew McConaughey-Austin Butler viral clip
While speaking with Matthew McConaughey at a CNN and Variety Townhall event, Marty Supreme star Timothée Chalamet opened up about his reaction to the viral clip that sees McConaughey talking with Elvis star Austin Butler. Chalamet thought the pair were going to kiss in the clip.
“I saw a clip of Matthew and Austin Butler a year ago. Anybody else see this clip?” the 30-year-old asked the audience. “Anyway, Matthew and Austin are both beautiful, beautiful men—and I’ve never said this before to you. Matthew and Austin talk to you, like, two inches closer than you’re normally used to someone talking to you. But they both do it,” Chalamet said.
“So, I’m watching this clip, and it’s like I saw Matthew get closer to Austin, and Austin got closer to Matthew, and Matthew got closer to Austin,” the actor continued, laughing, “was like, they’re going to do it! They’re going to do it! They’re going to kiss!”
Many users posted the clip and Chalamet’s reaction on social media platforms like X after this happened.
In this same interview, Chalamet opened up about a variety of other things, including his work on Interstellar. McConaughey was also in the Christopher Nolan movie. During the discussions, Chalamet revealed that he thought Christopher Nolan was the greatest director he had ever worked with, despite starring in a relatively minor role in the film.
Timothée Chalamet is competing for Best Actor at the Oscars this year.
