Kate Hudson in relationship with Zach Braff in ‘Wish I Was Here’.
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.
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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