Paramount develops a sequel to the 2003 rom-com classic, with the original star producing.
Twenty-three years after Andie Anderson tried (and failed) to lose Benjamin Barry in ten days, the couple that defined early-2000s romantic comedy is getting another shot. Paramount Pictures is developing a sequel to How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Additionally, Kate Hudson is not just circling the project—she is producing it.
The news broke this week and immediately sent fans back to the yellow Carolina Herrera dress, the love fern, and that Celine Dion concert scene. Hudson will produce alongside veteran Stacey Sher through Shiny Penny Productions. The project remains in very early development. No screenwriter is attached yet. Moreover, no actors are officially locked in. Studio sources say the clear goal is to bring Hudson and Matthew McConaughey back as Andie and Ben.
Why the timing feels right
Hollywood has leaned hard into nostalgia lately. The Devil Wears Prada 2 proved that audiences still want to revisit glossy magazine worlds and the complicated women who inhabit them. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days fits the same mood. The 2003 film, directed by Donald Petrie, earned roughly $177–180 million worldwide on a $50 million budget. It never really left the cultural conversation. McConaughey recently called it “the gift that keeps on giving,” noting that it still delivers his strongest residual checks of any movie he has made.
Hudson has said for years that she and McConaughey were open to returning if the right script appeared. In 2024 she told Andy Cohen the only thing that mattered was a strong story both of them believed in. That condition has not changed. Therefore, the new film will need a writer who can update the high-concept bet for a world of dating apps, remote work, and midlife realities. The writer must also preserve the playful spark that made the original click.
What we know (and what we don’t)
Plot details do not exist yet. The original followed magazine columnist Andie (Hudson) as she deliberately became the world’s worst girlfriend for an article. At the same time, ad executive Ben (McConaughey) bet he could make any woman fall for him in ten days. Real feelings ruined both schemes. A sequel could explore where those two are now—married with kids, still sparring, or navigating a relationship that has survived two decades of real life. Hudson once imagined them still happily together and still playing “Bullshit” with Ben’s parents. That warm, slightly chaotic vision feels true to the characters.
Sher’s producing résumé (Pulp Fiction, Erin Brockovich, Django Unchained) suggests the project will aim higher than pure fan service. Hudson’s recent Oscar nomination for Song Sung Blue and her ongoing Netflix series Running Point show she remains a working, ambitious actress rather than a pure nostalgia play.
The human side of the reunion
What made the original special was the easy, slightly competitive chemistry between Hudson and McConaughey. They met, immediately started teasing each other, and never stopped laughing. That energy is rare, and fans have waited more than two decades to see it again. Whether the new film centers on parenting, career second acts, or simply two people who still know exactly how to push each other’s buttons, the hope is that the same spark survives.
No release date has been set. The search for a writer is just beginning. But the fact that Paramount is moving forward, with Hudson in the driver’s seat, already feels like a small win for anyone who still quotes the movie or keeps a soft spot for the love fern.
For now, the only confirmed plan is this: Andie and Ben may not be ready to lose each other just yet.
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