# The 2001 movie Meg Ryan never wanted to make: “I did say that I couldn’t do another one”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-2001-movie-meg-ryan-never-wanted-to-make-i-did-say-that-i-couldnt-do-another-one/
- Published: 2026-07-19T08:33:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-01T21:14:56+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-2001-movie-meg-ryan-never-wanted-to-make/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Meg Ryan initially did not want to make Kate & Leopold.
- She was tired of taking similar romantic-comedy roles.
- The 2001 film paired her with Hugh Jackman.

## Summary

Meg Ryan was reluctant to make the 2001 romantic comedy Kate & Leopold because she felt she could not take on another similar role. The film nevertheless became part of her established screen persona during a period when she was closely associated with romantic comedies, highlighting the tension between her public image and her own creative preferences.

Ryan reportedly said she had told producers she could not make another film of that kind, but was persuaded by the project. Kate & Leopold paired her with Hugh Jackman and involved a modern-day woman falling in love with a 19th-century aristocrat who travels through time; it was released in 2001.

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