Just days before the 2003 romantic comedy How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days celebrates its 20th anniversary, Matthew McConaughey reveals the bizarre reason he took the role.Back in December, the 53-year-old actor's co-star Kate Hudson revealed she 'pushed' for McConaughey to star alongside her, and that she told then-Paramount CEO Sherry Lansing that McConaughey was her 'first choice' to play Benjamin Barry.Still, even after being offered the role, he was torn on whether or not to take the project or not, he ultimately decided after a chance encounter with a fortune teller.'I remember considering whether I was going to do it or not one night while on a walk down Sunset Boulevard when suddenly, this guy comes up out of nowhere to me—he was a fortune teller guru [and] goes, “Can I tell you your fortune real quick?”' McConaughey began. 'I was like, "Yeah, man.
Sure." He immediately goes, "There’s a movie you’re considering right now. It’s a romantic comedy. You have to do this or it will be one of the biggest regrets of your life.
It is going to be a blast, it is going to be an incredible experience and it is going to make a bunch of money,"' he said. Bizarre: Just days before the 2003 romantic comedy How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days celebrates its 20th anniversary, Matthew McConaughey reveals the bizarre reason he took the role Pushed: Back in December, the 53-year-old actor's co-star Kate Hudson revealed she ' pushed' for McConaughey to star alongside her, and that she told then-Paramount CEO Sherry Lansing that McConaughey was her 'first choice' to play Benjamin Barry The actor added, 'I remember thinking, Did the studio hire this guy?
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