However, that couple could have very easily been played by Matthew McConaughey and Gwyneth Paltrow instead, had things went just a little bit differently.
It didn’t take long for Gwyneth Paltrow to bounce back in a big way.
During a recent episode of the Shoot This Now podcast, it was brought up that both Matthew McConaughey and Gwyneth Paltrow were not only in the running, but were amongst the top choices for the 1997 box office smash.
In an interview with Stephen Colbert last year, Kate Winslet revealed that she actually auditioned with McConaughey.