Have your yellow satin gowns on standby — Andie Anderson is back.
A How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days sequel is in the early stages of development with Paramount, over twenty years after the film’s original release.
Kate Hudson is on board the project as a producer, as well as bringing back rom-com’s favourite journalist, Andie Anderson.
While the plot and cast will not be determined until writers are brought on board, filmmakers have every intention of bringing Hudson back as Andie, as well as Matthew McConaughey as heartthrob Benjamin Barry.
Two-time Oscar-nominated producer Stacey Sher of Shiny Productions will produce alongside Hudson. Sher’s impressive filmography spans over three decades and includes iconic features like Pulp Fiction, Matilda and Django Unchained.
This iconic duo of female film powerhouses is bound to have all eyes on them as audiences everywhere eagerly anticipate the release.
With 2026 seeing the reboot of 2006’s The Devil Wears Prada, it seems that we’re in for a golden age of rom-com revivals.
If Drew Barrymore steps back in as Josie Geller in Never Been Kissed, we might just have a full-on journalist it-girl renaissance on our hands.
Director Donald Petrie’s love letter to chick flicks follows magazine columnist Andie Anderson (Hudson) as she attempts to get advertising executive Benjamin Barry (McConaughey) to dump her in 10 days.
Unbeknownst to her, he simultaneously bets that he can get her to fall in love with him in the same timeframe, resulting in a ridiculous whirlwind romance.
The original 2003 blockbuster earned its place in the rom-com hall of fame with its witty love story and glamorous charm, grossing $180 million worldwide — over three times its budget.
McConaughey refers to it as an ‘anchor’ in the genre, while Hudson said, “I’ve always thought about what Matthew and I’s characters would be now, if we were still together,” in a 2020 interview with Elle.
Well, it seems about time to give the fans (and Kate Hudson) what they want.
While we will have to wait for more updates on the sequel, rest assured that the future of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is in safe hands.
