Kate Hudson is officially taking another run at How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days—this time from the producer’s chair, where the love fern presumably comes with a development budget.
Paramount is developing a sequel to the 2003 romantic comedy, with Hudson attached to produce alongside Stacey Sher through Shiny Penny Productions, according to reports published Monday by People, Entertainment Weekly and The Hollywood Reporter.
Development is real; the reunion is not guaranteed
The project is in its early stages. No writer, plot or release date has been announced. Hudson’s producing role is confirmed, but neither she nor Matthew McConaughey has been formally announced as a returning cast member.
The studio hopes to bring both actors back as Andie Anderson and Benjamin Barry, according to the reports. Hope, however, is not a signed contract, and nobody should start ordering matching yellow gowns just yet.
Why Hollywood keeps returning to this one
The original film turned incompatible professional schemes into a 2003 romantic-comedy hit. Hudson played a magazine writer attempting to drive away a boyfriend in 10 days for an article. McConaughey played an advertising executive betting he could make a woman fall for him over the same period. Naturally, they selected each other and spent the next hour and 56 minutes weaponizing houseplants, Knicks tickets and karaoke.
The film earned more than $175 million worldwide and has remained a cable, streaming and meme-era fixture. Hudson and McConaughey reunited online for its 20th anniversary in 2023 and have spoken warmly about their chemistry.
The part nobody knows yet
A sequel more than two decades later has an obvious question: what do Andie and Ben look like after mortgages, group texts and the invention of read receipts? Paramount has not provided an answer.
For now, the headline is narrower than the nostalgia machine would prefer. A sequel is being developed, Kate Hudson is producing, and the hoped-for reunion remains a hope. That is still enough to make a certain generation check whether “You’re So Vain” is saved in its karaoke favorites.
Facts first. Side-eye included.
DJF separates what is confirmed from what is claimed—and tells you why this particular mess is worth your time.