Not Only Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock Left Another A-Lister Smitten On Set: He Called Her “Irresistible” and Believed She Had What It Takes To Lead a Nation
Sandra Bullock’s charm on the set of A Time to Kill left co-star Matthew McConaughey smitten, with the actor calling her “irresistible” and saying she could “run a country.”
Matthew McConaughey Admits He Had A Crush On Sandra Bullock While Filming A Time to Kill
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Sandra Bullock’s off-screen allure has long matched her on-screen versatility. While her sizzling chemistry with Keanu Reeves in Speed still gets replayed in fans’ heads, she was also quietly charming another future Oscar winner on a different set, Matthew McConaughey.
Back in the mid-’90s, the two starred together in A Time to Kill, and what began as co-stars sharing screen space evolved into something much deeper behind the camera. Turns out, McConaughey wasn’t just acting mesmerized. He later confessed that he had a genuine crush on Bullock, going as far as saying she could “run a country.” Keep reading to know more!
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Sandra Bullock Secretly Stole McConaughey’s Heart On Set
In 1996, Matthew McConaughey and Sandra Bullock were cast together on the Mississippi set of A Time to Kill. It is the gripping courtroom drama based on John Grisham’s bestseller.
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Released July 24, 1996, A Time to Kill is a courtroom crime drama film directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, Kevin Spacey, Oliver Platt, Ashley Judd, Kiefer and Donald Sutherland, and Patrick McGoohan. pic.twitter.com/wnQ5UnG6mg
What unfolded wasn’t the beginning of an off-screen bond that would last decades and start with, well, a bit of a crush. During a rapid-fire interview with People, McConaughey didn’t hesitate when asked about Bullock.
“People: Tell me the first thing that comes to mind or whatever: Sandra Bullock.
Matthew McConaughey: Could run her own country
People: Did you have the biggest crush on Sandra Bullock when you were doing ‘A Time to Kill’?
Matthew McConaughey: I developed a crush.
People: She’s so irresistible.
Matthew McConaughey: Yeah
People: Every when you’re around…
Matthew McConaughey: Yeah, yeah, yeah. She’s one of a kind.”
That candid moment peeled back years of silence on what was widely speculated but never confirmed in tabloids. While audiences witnessed the heat between them on-screen, McConaughey confirmed the admiration was mutual off-camera too. He later revealed to Playboy that the two did, in fact, date following the film’s release (via Goal Cast),
“We dated for a while after ‘A Time to Kill’, and we’re still friends. She and I have another version of our relationship to put on film, and we’re looking for something. She’s not a little girl. She’s a woman. She could run a country.”
Interestingly, Sandy had the same effect on another Hollywood heartthrob, Keanu Reeves. Their dynamic in Speed had fans rooting for them to become a real-life couple. Even both stars have since admitted to crushing on each other during filming. But while that spark never left the friendship zone, Bullock’s connection with McConaughey briefly crossed into romantic territory. Still, it didn’t end in drama or tabloid fodder.
