Matthew McConaughey's Mum And Hugh Grant's Dad Are Going On A Date

For a lot of people, the thought of their mum dating a mate's dad is the stuff of nightmares.

But in what might be the most unexpected Hollywood romance for some time, Matthew McConaughey's 88-year-old mum is set to go on a date with Hugh Grant's dad, James, 91.

According to the film stars, the two of them are set to meet up next week, and they're predicting fireworks.

The romance was first mentioned last month, when Hugh suggested it could be a good idea for their widowed parents to get together.

Speaking to Mashable, the 57-year-old said: "Would your 87-year-old mother like a nice, 91-year-old Englishman?"

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And the Lincoln Lawyer actor was totally on board with it, adding: "Pop moved on in '92, and then her second man of 19 years just moved on two years ago, so she's single and vital."

Well, things have really moved along at quite a pace since that first interview.

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, the 50-year-old McConaughey said: "His father's 91, my mother's 88. Next week, they're supposed to meet, and we probably won't see them for the rest of the night."

He then joked that he and Grant should start a dating agency for the 'over-85s'.

Grant's dad is a painter and former officer in the Seaforth Highlanders. His wife Fynvola died in 2001 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

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The two A-listers were speaking while doing press for their new movie, The Gentlemen, which is out now.

Made up of an all-star cast, the film follows a violent war that erupts between rival gangs.

According to the synopsis, it tells the story of American expat Mickey Pearson (McConaughey) 'who built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London'.

The synopsis continues: "When word gets out that he's looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him."

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly about the new release, director Guy Ritchie said he wanted to bring both sides of the Atlantic together.

He said: "What I wanted to do was to bring subcultures together from both sides of the Atlantic.

"An American comes to England to be clever and get a job in the conventional fashion, but then takes his smarts through his connections at Oxford and realises there's more money to be made in the marijuana game, and capitalises on the entrepreneurial New World spirit with the comfortable and exciting juxtaposition of British aristocracy."

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