Key Points
- She accepted rom-coms mainly for their lucrative pay while managing single motherhood.
- Now pursuing more serious, transformative roles beyond her romantic-comedy reputation.
- Industry typecasting and producers' expectations made switching genres challenging, she says.
KATE Hudson is looking to move away from the whole rom-com thing — and admits she only did them because they came with a huge Hollywood payday.
The Hollywood star – best known for starring in films such as Bride Wars and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days – is keen for more serious roles.
“It was clear that that’s where the industry liked to hire me and then my goal, my hope, was to make the best versions of those,” she told the New York Post.
“In that time, it was also like there’s a lot of factors: you’ve got your team, you’ve got people saying, ‘We really think you should do this, these are great directors.’
“And then you have moments where you’re also like, ‘That’s a lot of money and I’m a single mom.’
“And despite working with some top filmmakers and making hits, I was starting to be like, I really want to be doing something different.
“And I think when you become really famous doing that genre, it’s hard for certain filmmakers to see you in anything other than what we’re watching. These sort of things that like, ‘Well, transforming isn’t what she does’ when, in fact, it’s what I love to do.”
Why This Matters
Hudson’s admission spotlights how financial pressures, typecasting and motherhood shape career choices, underscoring the industry's tendency to pigeonhole stars and the importance of creative risk-taking for actors seeking broader, more serious roles.
