Julia Stiles responds to idea of 10 Things I Hate About You sequel: ‘I don’t even know how that would work’
Hustlers star said she wouldn't mind watching a sequel but seemed to balk at the notion of one featuring members of the original cast
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Your support makes all the difference.Julia Stiles has addressed the idea of a sequel to the hit romcom 10 Things I Hate About You.
In an interview with NME, the Golden Globe-nominated actor was asked whether she would take part in a reunion sequel of the nostalgic fan favourite.
“I would watch it, for sure!” she said. “I have no probelm at all [with it being made].”
However, she seemed less enthusiastic about a reunion of former cast members, commenting: “I don’t even understand how that would work.”
While Stiles did not address the subject of her former co-star Heath Ledger directly, it is likely she felt a sequel featuring original cast members would not work without the late actor.
10 Things I Hate About You saw Stiles star as Kat, a feminist outcast attending high school in the US, opposite Ledger’s broody bad-boy character Patrick.
The fresh take on Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew proved to be a breakthrough film for both Stiles, Ledger, and Joseph-Gordon Levitt.
In the same interview, Stiles said of Ledger, who died in 2008: “It’s really tragic and sad that he’s not still around and I think he would be doing some amazing work right now.”
“My heart really goes out to Michelle Williams and his daughter.”
Following a string of romcoms and romantic dramas, including Save the Last Dance, Stiles has gone on to star in a diverse range of films including the Bourne franchise, TV shows such as Dexter and Riviera, and opposite Jennifer Lopez in the Golden Globe-nominated crime drama Hustlers.
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