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Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey arrive for the UK Film Premiere of ‘Fool’s Gold’ at the Vue West End on April 10, 2008 in London, England.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We can’t imagine the film How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days<\/em><\/a> being quite as magical and iconic as it is without its two stars,\u00a0Kate Hudson<\/a> and Matthew McConaughey. But according to Hudson, McConaughey almost didn’t land the role as the advertising executive Benjamin Barry. The actress revealed at the BAFTAs Life in Pictures Event in London that she pushed for McConaughey to join the cast.<\/p>\n

Hudson told moderator Briony Hanson that she and the executive producers \u201ckept hitting our heads against the wall,\u201d the actress explained per the Daily Mail<\/em><\/a>, \u201cWe had an energy together, I wanted to play with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Hudson and the studio were having trouble seeing eye-to-eye, ultimately, she said she had, \u201capproval over everything\u201d regarding the 2003 Donald Petrie-directed film. Eventually, Sherry Lansing, the then-CEO of Paramount Pictures, asked Hudson who would be her first pick to play Ben. Of course, she chose McConaughey.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe both have a competitive spirit. We\u2019re both super athletic,\u201d said Hudson. \u201cWe like to push each other, and I just love Matthew\u2019s commitment to everything; he\u2019s razor-focused.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kate Hudson as Andie Anderson in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, 2003 (Image Source: Everett Collection)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Just last month, Hudson told Jonathan Ross<\/a> that she would \u201crevisit\u201d the film given the opportunity. \u201cWe both [Matthew and I] have the same feeling about it. If for some reason a great idea came across our desk and it read well, yeah I would totally revisit it,\u201d said Hudson. \u201cI love working with Matthew. I don’t know \u2014 I’m sure it would start with marital conflict. Or maybe \u2014 I have no idea. How to Lose a Husband in 20 Years<\/em>\u2026?\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2003 hit follows magazine advice columnist Andie Anderson (Hudson) who comes up with the idea to imitate her friend’s needy behavior when dating to show that it drives men away with the article, “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.”\u00a0Seeking the perfect man for the experiment, Andie stumbles upon the cocky executive Ben Berry (McConaughey). Overly confident in his skills as a ladies\u2019 man, Ben is under the impression he can make any woman fall in love with him in 10 days. Chaos ensues and plans backfire.<\/p>\n

The pair also starred alongside one another in the 2008 flick Fool\u2019s Gold<\/em>, where they portrayed an estranged married couple seeking buried treasure who then rediscover their love.<\/p>\n

A dynamic duo if we ever saw one!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31863,"featured_media":69442,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[23,3324,16],"yoast_head":"\nKate Hudson Picked Matthew McConaughey for How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Actress Kate Hudson explained how she pushed for Matthew McConaughey to play her love interest in 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days\u2019\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/kate-hudson-picked-matthew-mcconaughey-how-to-lose-a-guy-in-10-days\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kate Hudson Recalls Fighting for Matthew McConaughey to Join \u2018How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days\u2019\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" 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