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Braff’s new film may make Kate Hudson almost famous again

Kate Hudson is the latest name Zach Braff has managed to lure to his Kickstarter-funded “Garden State” semi-sequel, “Wish I Was Here”.

The “Fool’s Gold” and “Almost Famous” actress joins Mandy Patinkin, Josh Gad and Braff in the film.

Kate Hudson has been cast as Zach Braff‘s wife in Wish I Was Here, the indie film Braff will direct that landed funding via Kickstarter in a campaign that surpassed its $2M fundraising goal in three days. Braff wrote the script with his brother Adam. It centers on Aidan Bloom (Zach Braff), a struggling actor, father and husband who at 35 is still trying to find his identity and a purpose for his life. He and his wife (Hudson) are barely getting by financially and Aidan passes his time by fantasizing about being the great futuristic Space-Knight he’d always dreamed he’d be as a little kid. Mandy Patinkin and Josh Gad have already joined the cast. Stacey Sher and Michael Shamberg are producing the pic through their Double Feature Films

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