Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Monday that Paramount has opened development on a sequel and that Kate Hudson is attached to produce through her Shiny Penny banner with Stacey Sher.
- The project is in very early development and is actively seeking a screenwriter, so no director, release date or production timeline has been set.
- Paramount and the producers hope to reunite Hudson and Matthew McConaughey in their original roles, but neither actor has officially signed on and both would depend on the script and deals.
- The original 2003 film grossed about $177–180 million worldwide and continues to earn strong residuals, a financial fact that industry coverage cites as part of the studio’s rationale for a follow‑up.
- The sequel fits a wider trend of early‑2000s nostalgia in Hollywood and the next concrete steps to watch for are the hiring of a writer, the script’s take, and any formal commitments from the original stars.