Benjamin Barry: Last News

Apparently, How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days would have looked a lot different if it wasn’t for a fortune teller!

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.

Kate Hudson revealed a fun fact about her blockbuster hit How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days. While speaking at BAFTA's Life In Pictures event, the blonde beauty, 43, said she fought for Matthew McConaughey, 53, to star opposite her in the 2003 flick.'We had an energy together, I wanted to play with him,' she told the London audience after noting she and executives 'kept hitting our heads against the wall.' Fun fact: Kate Hudson revealed she fought for Matthew McConaughey to star opposite her in the 2003 flick'The studio and I weren’t agreeing,' she continued during the conversation with moderator Briony Hanson.The actress and entrepreneur went on to say, 'I’m such a cheerleader for actors in our industry, but for rom-coms you need that guy to have chemistry with.'  Kate, who's the daughter of Hollywood icon Goldie Hawn, said in the end she had 'approval of everything' regarding the Paramount film.When then-CEO Sherry Lansing asked who was her first pick for the role of Benjamin Barry, Hudson named McConaughey. Behind the scenes: 'We had an energy together, I wanted to play with him,' the blonde beauty said recently'We both have a competitive spirit, we’re both super athletic.

Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey had a sweet Instagram exchange purely centered around their 2003 hit romcom, . The longtime co-stars had no problem poking fun at one another, and it all started when Hudson, 41, shared a clip from the film when her character, Andie Anderson, holds their «love fern» and storms off down the street past Benjamin Barry (McConaughey). «Heard it was #TakeYourPlantForAWalkDay So, clearly I thought of one of my favorite co-stars… #TheLoveFern,» she captioned the clip. McConaughey commented on the post, writing, «Hate to see you leave, but love to watch you go. #ThatDamnFern.» An important day.