Kate Hudson Turned Down Lead Role In '10 Things I Hate About You'

It's hard to imagine 10 Things I Hate About You without Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger in the lead roles. As the cast and crew celebrate the 20th anniversary of the classic rom-com, the film's casting director revealed the other A-list stars who almost played Kat Stratford and Patrick Verona.

“We screen-tested Josh Hartnet, Eliza Dushku, Heath and Julia. But Julia and Heath just had the best chemistry together,” casting director Marcia Cross revealed. She also said everybody "loved Katie Holmes" for the role, but she was offered a lead role on the hit show Dawson's Creek instead.

The one actress, though, that they really had their on before casting Stiles was Kate Hudson. “The other person I loved was Kate Hudson. But her mom (Goldie Hawn) didn’t like the script for her, so she passed,” Cross explained. Hudson has starred in a few classic rom-coms, such as How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and Something Borrowed, so we can totally see why Cross thought of her for 10 Things I Hate About You.

Ultimately, though, Ledger and Stiles were a perfect fit the lead roles. I mean, who else could have pulled off the iconic "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" scene? We can't help but wonder, though, if Hudson has any regrets about turning down the role?

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