Kate Hudson to make How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days sequel, 23 years on
Kate Hudson is set to produce a sequel to the 2003 romantic comedy How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. The project is in early development, with potential for original stars Hudson and Matthew McConaughey to reprise their roles.
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The project highlights the ongoing Hollywood trend of reviving nostalgic intellectual property to capitalize on established fan bases.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey pictured at the film's premiere in 2003
A sequel to How to Lose a Guy In 10 Days is in development, more than 20 years after the original hit rom-com was released, with original star Kate Hudson set to produce.
Work on the film is in the "very early days", with sources telling US media , external that both Hudson, 47, and Matthew McConaughey, 56, could reprise their roles from the first film.
In the original, Hudson played a magazine journalist called Andie who researches an article about modern dating. She convinces her boss she can get a man, Benjamin (McConaughey), to leave her in 10 days. Meanwhile, Benjamin bets his boss he can make any woman fall for him, with Andie his target.
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