As someone who has starred in her fair share of romantic
comedies, Kate Hudson has had to
pucker up to her fair share of hunky leading men, from Matthew McConaughey to
Jon Hamm. The 35-year-old actress, who’s currently co-starring with Zach Braff
in Wish I Was Here.
Photo courtesy of Captive Cinema |
Kate Hudson plays Aidan Bloom (played by Zach Braff)
beleaguered wife Sarah. For Hudson choosing to sign on to Wish I Was Here was
as easy decision. She and Braff have known each other for years and have
searched for the right opportunity to work together. “Zach has been a friend of mine for many years now,” Hudson says. “When he started to get this project going.
I read it and I connected so much to the story and the script. It felt like
some of it was a slice out of my own life. It was one of the best things Zach
has ever written, and I’ve read pretty much everything that he’s written. Braff
had been a fan of his leading lady for some time.”
“When I saw Kate in Almost Famous ,
my jaw dropped,” he
remembers. “I had that excitement you
feel when a new giant talent has been discovered. I’ve been trying to work with
her ever since.”
Braff also knew that this his comfortable relationship with
Hudson would translate to the screen. “We
became friends some back years back,”
she recalls, “We have fun friendship, and
a fun repartee, and it was great to dive into a movie with that already and not
have to fake it. I love Kate and she genuinely makes me laugh. I knew that would
come across the characters and in the relationship.”
“Sarah is supporting
the family. She’s the one with the steady job, and she’s miserable,” Hudson
says for her character, “And yet she
loves her husband, but she realizes she has been supporting his dream, which is
not really happening.”
“When you trying to keep things
afloat and you’ve got all these plates spinning, the struggle starts to beat
you down,” Hudson says
of Aidan and Sarah’s relationship. “You
don’t have time for each other . You don’t the opportunities to connect like
you wish you could. It can be difficult. Sarah backs up and let’s Aidan take
the reins to see how he can handle connecting and being fully responsible for
the kids. Any parent will find story relatable. This is the real version of a
family.”
“I prefer the pace on independent
films, like anything, when you’re an actor, momentum is important, you get a
little lazy when you’re sitting around the set. When you’re shooting a low
budget film, you’re moving really fast. There aren’t a bunch of people waiting
in trailers. You don’t have any divas on set,” Hudson comments.
For Hudson , seeing Braff direct Wish I Was Here was
especially rewarding, given her closeness to the actor and filmmaker. “I love seeing friend manifest their dreams
and desires , especially creatively, ” Hudson says. “ When you hear someone
talk about what they want to be doing over a period of years, and then you see
it happen and you’re a part of it, you do have a sense of pride for your
friends. You feel so proud of them.”
“What interesting to me is to see his
professional side.”
Hudson says. “We definitely do not have a
professional relationship, though, creatively we were always connected watching
him in action has been inspiring to me ”
‘Wish I Was Here’
is released and distributed by CAPTIVE CINEMA.
SHOWING ON SEPTEMBER 17. NATIONWIDE!
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