A sequel to How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days is in development, with Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey planned to reprise their roles.
The 2003 romantic comedy starred Hudson as magazine columnist Andie Anderson and McConaughey as advertising executive Benjamin Barry, with the two taking bets that they can use the other to their own advantage in their private bets, only for the two to end up developing a genuine relationship.
According to Variety, a sequel is now in the early stages of development at Paramount, with Hudson attached to produce through her Shiny Penny company.
The project is currently seeking a screenwriter, while the case and key creative roles are yet to be formally confirmed. Hudson and McConaughey are in talks to return to their respective roles.
Stacey Sher, whose credits include Pulp Fiction, Gattaca and Erin Brockovich, will produce alongside Hudson, although the director, plot details and release date have not been announced.
The original film was directed by Donald Petrie and also starred Kathryn Hahn, Adam Goldberg and Thomas Lennon. It earned nearly $180million worldwide from a reported $50million budget and has gone on to be considered one of the defining romcoms of its era.
Hudson revealed last year that she was originally offered the lead role in The Devil Wears Prada, was had to turn it down due to a scheduling conflict. Reflecting on the decision, she said: “I should’ve made it happen, and I didn’t.”
Her most recent film role came opposite Hugh Jackman in Song Sung Blue, for which she received her second Oscar nomination, and she also leads the Netflix sports comedy series Running Point.
McConaughey, meanwhile, deliberately stepped away from romcoms in the late 2000s and revealed two years ago that he considered quitting acting altogether after becoming frustrated with the roles he was being offered.
He recently returned to the big screen after a six year break with The Lost Bus and The Rivals Of Amziah King, and he told NME last year: “Things had to be special or tickle me in the right way for me to come back to the screen.”
The post ‘How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days’ is getting a sequel with Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey returning appeared first on NME.
