Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey and the Rest of the ‘How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days’ Cast, 21 Years Later
The stars dish on the making of the film, and learn if Kate Hudson would ever do a sequel
Can a woman really fall in love with a guy in just 10 days? Most likely not, but they can lose one that fast. Especially if they’re acting as crazy as Andie Anderson in 2003’s How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. The film stars Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey and still remains one of the best romcom movies ever made over 20 years later. And now, the timing’s perfect to catch up with the How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days cast — and if we can offer one bit of advice, you might want to cue up “You’re So Vain” by Carly Simon while you read.
Kate Hudson
CHARACTER PLAYED: Andie Anderson
BEST KNOWN FOR: Almost Famous (2000), Raising Helen (2004), Fool’s Gold (2008), Bride Wars (2009), Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), Mother’s Day (2016), Glass Onion (2022) and A Little White Lie (2023).
PERSONAL: Hudson has three children and is the daughter of Goldie Hawn.
THOUGHTS ON HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS: Hudson recently revealed that she would be open to a sequel, saying, “All that matters would be the script and if Matthew and I would be into the script.”
FUN FACT: A lot of Andie’s craziest moments were improvised by Hudson.
Matthew McConaughey: ‘How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days’ Cast
CHARACTER PLAYED: Benjamin Berry
BEST KNOWN FOR: Dazed and Confused (1993), Amistad (1997), The Wedding Planner (2001), Failure to Launch (2006), Fool’s Gold (2008), Magic Mike (2012), Mud (2012), Dallas Buyers Club (2013), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Sing I & II (2016 and 2021) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
PERSONAL: McConaughey has been married to Camila Alves McConaughey since 2012. They have three children together.
THOUGHTS ON HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS: “Underneath, probably for things that were happening in character and out of character and off-set, we’d [Hudson and McConaughey] gotten under each other’s skin a little bit. We were legitimately kind of pissed off at each other in a really cool way. Like okay, that worked. But can we inject a little more of the charm and the love and the desire and the lust in there?”
FUN FACT: The motorcycle McConaughey drives in the film is a Triumph Bonneville.
Kathryn Hahn
CHARACTER PLAYED: Michelle Rueben
BEST KNOWN FOR: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), The Holiday (2006), Step Brothers (2008), Afternoon Delight (2013), We’re the Millers (2013), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013), The Do-Over (2016), Bad Moms I & II (2016 and 2017) Hotel Transylvania III & IV (2018 and 2022), Central Park (2020 to 2022) and WandaVison (2021).
PERSONAL: Hahn is married and has two children.
THOUGHTS ON HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS: “It felt like such a big-budget movie to me. Kate Hudson is a goddess, and her star was crazy on the rise — I couldn’t believe I was getting to work with her.”
FUN FACT: Hahn and Hudson worked on Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery together in 2022.
Annie Parisse: ‘How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days’ Cast
CHARACTER PLAYED: Jeannie
BEST KNOWN FOR: As the World Turns (1998 to 2002), National Treasure (2004), Monster-in-Law (2005), Law & Order (2002 to 2006), The Tested (2010), One for the Money (2014), Friends from College (2017 to 2019) and Three Birthdays (2023).
PERSONAL: Parisse has two children.
THOUGHTS ON HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS: Recalls Hahn, “Annie Parisse and I became fast friends and made a lot of dumb trouble, smoking, hanging out and just laughing all the freaking time.
FUN FACT: Parisse, Adam Goldberg and Thomas Lennon all guest-starred in different episodes of Friends.
Adam Goldberg
CHARACTER PLAYED: Tony
BEST KNOWN FOR: Dazed and Confused (1993), Friends (1996), Saving Private Ryan (1998), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Man About Town (2006), Deja Vu (2006), Nancy Drew (2007), Taken (2018) and The Equalizer (2021 to 2024).
PERSONAL: Goldberg has two children.
FUN FACT: Goldberg and McConaughey also worked together in Dazed and Confused (1993) and Edtv (1999).
Thomas Lennon: ‘How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days’ Cast
CHARACTER PLAYED: Thayer
BEST KNOWN FOR: The Daily Show (1993 to 1995), Viva Verity (1997 to 1998), Reno 911! (2003 t0 2022), Herbie Fully Loaded (2005), 17 Again (2009), Bad Teacher (2011), Sean Saves the World (2013 to 2014), The Odd Couple (2015 to 2017), Where’s Waldo? (2019 to 2021) and Unfrosted (2024).
PERSONAL: Lennon is married and has one child.
FUN FACT: Similar to Goldberg, Lennon also played Matthew Perry’s roommate at one point.
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