And Just Like That…, the sequel show to Sex & The City, hits HBO Max today. Unsurprisingly, the major cast members have been busy promoting the eagerly-anticipated series in the media.
Actor Chris Noth, who plays Mr. Big, spoke with The Guardian about his iconic role and returning to the show. He was also asked about the absence of Kim Cattrall (Samantha) from the reboot.
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When asked why Cattrall wasn’t in the new series, following a high-profile falling out between her and Sarah Jessica Parker, Noth, 66, said, “I have to tell you, I have absolutely no idea what her [Cattrall’s] thinking is, or her emotions.
“I do know that I’m very close with SJ and [Cattrall’s] descriptions of her don’t even come close. I liked her, I thought she was marvelous in the show and some people move on for their own reasons. I don’t know what hers were. I just wish that whole thing had never happened because it was sad and uncomfortable.”
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He was then asked if the situation between Cattrall and Parker put the rest of the cast in an awkward position.
“I just don’t like to see anyone talking down about SJ because she’s a target and people can be nasty. I feel very protective of her and I was not happy about that. That’s all I’ll say about that.”
Noth also said he was unaware Willi Garson, who played Stanford Blatch, was ill with cancer. Garson died in September but appears in the first three episodes of the new series.
“Most of us didn’t know. The last time I saw him was on set and I kick myself because I didn’t really get a chance to talk to him. He was extraordinarily fun and funny and there’s nothing to say but that it’s heartbreaking. It’s sad for everyone, and for the show, because I think he was going to have a really huge storyline. But he’ll be in it to the extent that he filmed.”
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Garson also received tributes from fellow Sex & The City stars Cynthia Nixon and Kristen Davis. The women appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Tuesday.
Davis, who teared up remembering her colleague, described Garson as “full of joy, and so incredibly brilliant and smart. Even being sick – which we didn’t know about in the beginning – he still brought so much joy.”
“We shot with him for a long time not knowing that he was sick, and then things got bad enough that we were informed, and so I think we’re all very grateful that we had a few days with him knowing that he was sick. We could talk to him about it, and he could talk to us about it,” said Nixon.
“That was a really important thing for all of us.”
“But it’s hard… I wish he was here, you know?” Davis added, welling up.
Watch from the four-minute mark below.
GlobeTrotter
Wow, Kristen Davis REALLY went to town with the botox treatments – looks so plastic and unnatural. Cynthia Nixon, on the other hand, looks natural and gorgeous. She seems to be aging very gracefully.
man5996853
Yes, criticize the woman for doing something that her industry almost mandates instead of the industry itself. And Cynthia Nixon does look great. Because I don’t have access to any of her medical charts, I don’t know if she has just aged well or if she just has a better surgeon. I don’t really care.
felixthegato
Kim Cattrall going to noted pos Piers Morgan’s show told me everything I needed to know about who was the problematic party in that rift.
Caine
100% agree. I dunno why she is suddenly getting so much work after years of doing nothing. Queer as Folk UK was a revolution. Queer as Folk USA was meh. The QaF reboot with Cattrell? Easy pass.
DarkZephyr
I intend to watch the QaF reboot because of Ryan O’Connell. <3 His involvement sealed it for me.
inbama
@ Caine
She gets roles because she is a respected actress.
Among others, Catrall starred in a Broadway revival of Noel Coward’s “Private Lives” and a London revival of Tennessee Williams’ “Sweet Bird of Youth.”
That’s two plays by our greatest out and gay playwrights, BTW.
Joshooeerr
Because, Caine, Cattrall is arguably the most versatile and experienced actress of the four. She had twenty years of TV credits before SATC, as well as extensive stage credits. Cynthia Nixon comes close, but started later.