Actor Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson have collaborated on two films till now. The first movie was the 2003 romantic comedy How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. A few years later, the duo would reconnect for Fool’s Gold, a 2008 rom-com in which they portrayed a married couple searching for hidden wealth. Many people noticed the chemistry the two shared from their How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days screen test, and hence they thought that the next movie was going to be successful because of it.
Few people are aware, however, that McConaughey’s inclusion in How to Lose a Guy was largely due to Hudson. With the feature, the celebrity appeared to have a lot of negotiating power. So it came as no surprise when McConaughey was suggested as her co-star. The studio, however, wasn’t as sold on McConaughey as Hudson was, but Hudson managed to fight back, and once he was cast in the movie, proved she was right about McConaughey.
Kate Hudson admitted working with Matthew McConaughey “felt kinetic”
The Rom-Com queen of Hollywood, Kate Hudson had an interview with BAFTA where the actress talked about how she fought for getting Matthew McConaughey on board for their iconic film How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. The actress admitted that she loved working with McConaughey since the duo’s competitive spirits help them push each other, bringing the best outcome. Explaining herself, she said,
“We had an energy together, I wanted to play with him. It felt kinetic. We both have a competitive spirit, we’re both super athletic. We like to push each other and I just love Matthew’s commitment to everything; he’s razor-focused. What you think he is, is is.”
Hudson, however, revealed that she had to fight hard with the studio since they were not really sold on the idea of Matthew McConaughey playing the part.
“I’m such a cheerleader for actors in our industry, but for rom-coms you need that guy to have chemistry with,” Hudson said: “We just kept hitting our heads against the wall, and the studio and I weren’t agreeing.”
All said and done, it does look like Hudson’s fight to get Matthew McConaughey for the film ended up being a success since the movie eventually came to be known as one of the most iconic films of its time. The duo, in fact, later ended up getting back together for another film.
Kate Hudson couldn’t stand how much she loved Matthew McConaughey in Fool’s Gold
Following their success in How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days, the duo reunited to work together in Fool’s Gold where they a play recently divorced couple who rekindle their romantic life while searching for a lost treasure. In a recent interview with Cinema, Hudon described her experience working with her favorite co-star. The actress admitted that she loved McConaughey so much that it ended up bothering her.
“For me, it was real too, real similar to how I feel about Matthew in real life, which is like, I sometimes just can’t stand him because I love him so much, which just drives me crazy.”
Later in the interview, even McConaughey admitted that the pair worked really well because they always ended up surprising each other while filming and they just “kind of roll with it.”
Source: Cheat Sheet
