Kate Hudson.Photo: People / Getty Images
Kate Hudsonhas a message for male actors: come to the rom-com world!
“It’s hard to get male movie stars to make rom-coms,” theHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Daysactress, 44, said on Thursday’s episode ofThe View. “As long as we can get more Marvel guys to like, you know, ‘Hey, come to a rom-com!’, I think that that’s a big part of the formula too.”
“f you look at the classic rom-coms or movies that last forever — ‘cause they do, they’re the ones that last forever; people go back and back — they had the best writers,” she explained, naming the lateNora Ephronas one example.
“So it’s more about how the studios are investing in the talents,” Hudson added.
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Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey inHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Days(2003).Courtesy Everett Collection
Courtesy Everett Collection
She also addressed the lasting impact of her classicHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, which turned 20 last year and costarredMatthew McConaughey.
“Honestly, I think it was well-written,” Hudson said. “I think there’s this sort of misconception that a rom-com is supposed to have a certain formula — which it does, there is a formula that works — but it does also start with the writing. We went through multiple writers on that. We really made sure we had a great foundation of a script. And then the cast.”
“The cast was pretty good,” agreedSunny Hostin.
“We like that McConaughey!” Hudson said with a laugh of her costar, 54, whom she also appeared with again in the 2008 rom-comFool’s Gold.
Aside from the aforementioned films, Hudson is known for rom-coms likeMy Best Friend’s Girl(2008),Bride Wars(2009),Something Borrowed(2011),Mother’s Day(2016) and more.
Kate Hudson inBride Wars(2009).Courtesy Everett Collection
During her appearance onHot Onesin December 2022, theGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mysteryactress said that “an actually good story” can make a good romantic comedy stand out.
“I think sometimes people think rom-coms are all about the meet-cute,” Hudson told hostSean Evans. “A great rom-com is about meeting love, discovering love, falling in love, love falling apart, and then how you come back together. That’s a very traditional rom-com structure.”
“The ones that we love are with twomovie stars in a love story. They’re shiny and they’re bright and it’s like wish-fulfillment,” she continued. “It’s supposed to make you feel fuzzy, and then they stay with you forever. They’re the most classic.”
The actress went on to explain that “just because they’re supposed to feel bright doesn’t mean they need to look so bright.”
“A lot of times,I think the genre gets kind of dumbed downbecause they think they know,” Hudson said. “And then the chemistry… I’m grateful that it was me and Matthew, because he’s a blast.”
source: people.com
