Matthew McConaughey debated leaving Hollywood to become a wilderness guide during Rom-Com era

Tomris Laffly Among the perennial reasons we go to the movies is the onscreen heat between impossibly charismatic stars. The summer of 2024 has delivered the goods in that department so far: Consider the sweltering Anne Hathaway-Nicholas Galitzine romance “The Idea Of You,” the disarming, post-Barbenheimer pairing of Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt in “The Fall Guy,” Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist’s scorching triangle in “Challengers,” or “Hit Man” turning Glen Powell and Adria Arjona into eager bedfellows.

EXCLUSIVE: Ibiza filmmaker Alex Richanbach is set to direct and produce Single at the Wedding through his Something Something Pictures at New Line.

EXCLUSIVE: Jordana Brewster and Devon Sawa are boarding Spyglass‘ original horror rom-com, Heart Eyes, which is currently in production in New Zealand.

Taylor Swift appeared to make a subtle dig at Kim Kardashian during one of her ‘Eras’ shows in London over the weekend.During her second show at Wembley Stadium on Saturday (June 22), as she played the intro to ‘thanK you aIMee’, which many fans believe is a reference to her feud with the reality star, Swift told the London crowd (via The Independent) : “Every time someone talks shit, it makes me work even harder. It makes me that much tougher.

Everyone loves a good rom-com, and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is arguably one of the best of them!

compiled a report on the world’s most badly behaved celebrities. To come up with the naughty list, the UK gaming company used stats from Google searches.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Brazilian romantic comedy “Perfect Endings” has sold to distributors in North America and several territories in Europe. Berlin-based sales agency M-Appeal is handling world sales rights.

Matthew McConaughey has revealed that he nearly quit acting in the 2000s – find out why below.In an interview with Glen Powell for Interview Magazine, McConaughey reflected on the trajectory of his career, especially in the 2000s, when he starred in a string of romantic comedies and desired to make something different.During that period, McConaughey starred in romantic comedies such as The Wedding Planner (2001), How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), Failure to Launch (2006) and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009).McConaughey said to Powell: “I’ve usually zigged when I felt like Hollywood wanted me to zag. When I had my rom-com years, there was only so much bandwidth I could give to those, and those were some solid hits for me. But I wanted to try some other stuff.

Matthew McConaughey is looking back at his career and revealing that after starring in a string of romantic comedies, he almost quit Hollywood.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Matthew McConaughey recently told Glen Powell as part of an Interview magazine discussion that “it was scary” quitting Hollywood for two years when all that was being offered to him early in his career was romantic-comedy films. McConaughey was a king of the genre thanks to films like “The Wedding Planner,” “How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days,” “Failure To Launch,” “Fool’s Gold,” and “Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past,” nearly all of which grossed over $100 million at the worldwide box office. But the more rom-coms McConaughey made the less Hollywood wanted him starring in anything else.

Matthew McConaughey is looking back at his two-year break from Hollywood.

EXCLUSIVE: Chad Powers has found its first director.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer After she recently held private listening sessions for her upcoming sixth album, Katy Perry has officially announced that the first single for the project, “Woman’s World,” will arrive next month. The pop star plans to drop “Woman’s World” on July 11 at 7 p.m.

EXCLUSIVE: Republic Pictures has snagged two more movies, taking global rights to Saoirse Ronan-starrer Bad Apples and international rights to horror rom-com Heart Eyes.

Marta Balaga “Bridgerton” alumnus Simone Ashley is happy that Shonda Rhimes’ hit Netflix show, now in its third season, continues to empower its viewers. “It really has! I don’t think it’s that surprising – we are all strong women in this show. It was only natural it was going to happen, I think.

There was a time back in the 1990s when one wouldn’t find Robert De Niro doing many interviews. He supposedly didn’t like them, and felt awkward. However, today on the ‘first’ day of Tribeca’s De Niro Con, the actor’s Jackie Brown filmmaker Quentin Tarantino unlocked the method actor at the SVA Theater.

Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi are soaking up the sunny weather on a romantic stroll!

Ethan Shanfeld John Early and Olga Merediz have joined the cast of A24’s “Eternity.” The romantic comedy, in which people must decide who they want to spend eternity with, also stars Miles Teller (“Top Gun: Maverick”), Elizabeth Olsen (“WandaVision”), Callum Turner (“Masters of the Air”) and Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”). David Freyne (“Dating Amber,” “The Cured”) is directing the movie; Pat Cunnane (“Designated Survivor”) wrote the script, which appeared on the 2022 Black List.

William Earl New Cadence Prods. has teamed with Migrant Filmworks to shepherd the release of the indie rom com “Say a Little Prayer,” which marks the film acting debut of Latin music superstar Luis Fonsi. The partners plan to set up a limited theatrical release for the film, directed by Patrick Perez Vidauri, followed by a streaming pact.

Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise are one of the most fashionable mother-daughter celebrity duos. They are often seen out and about in New York, rocking their unique styles that change from season to season.