I don’t dislike her. I’ve never said that. Never would. Samantha isn’t part of this story. But she will always be part of us. No matter where we are or what we do.”— Sarah Jessica Parker correcting a fan (a bit cryptically) on Instagram who suggested Cattrall’s absence from the Sex and the City revival is because of a personal rift between the actresses. The new show, titled And Just Like That… will air on HBO Max.
8millionandcounting
Everyone has had a friend they were inseparable from at one time who is no longer in their lives because you or they moved on; or you had a fall out, or some other easily explained situation
What is the big deal?
Just write that into the damn new story and be done with it.
She was such a silly over the top character anyway, and that breathy way she talked …yawn,,,,in fact they all were…oh wait….never mind.
HankHarris
Kim has the right idea – SATC was a great show, it had its day, and impacted the culture. Move on. They did have a ‘reboot’ – two movies, one fine, one not only a terrible SATC movie, but one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen period. Quit while you’re ahead.
ShaunNJ
Totally agree with you and Kim. The characters would be in their 50s, with teen children. The whiny lamentations about relationships would fall flat, especially considering what we’ve endured the past few years. It wouldn’t even be a guilty escape. And no Samantha? DOA.
Sometimes a show has their moment and it works for its time. Much as people might also like American Pie films, Friends, Britain’s Inbetweeners, Living Single or Seinfeld we have to let them go. I would enjoy a reunion / update of Queer as Folk – mainly because there’s been significant changes in last 15 years relating to LGBT issues, politics, HIV/AIDS, Real Pittsburgh has nearly caught up to fictional Pittsburgh.
Cam
Imagine some co-workers you used to work with that you don’t like. Now imagine you have to go back and work with them again and everybody always asks you about them. Ugh. Kim has the right idea.
drmiller
Also agree Kim made the right decision. But mostly because she, the actress, is 64. And that character, Samantha, is very sex-positive and outrageous (in a good way!) with her sexuality. Obviously I would never suggest someone who is 64 cannot be those things, but Kim has said that in addition to the Kim/SJP drama, she also just wants to put that behind her. She’s older and doesn’t want to portray that character anymore. Makes sense to me! I’ll watch the new series, big time! I’ll definitely miss Samantha but I’m sure I’ll enjoy what they create without her. Love and respect for the whole cast! That show helped shaped who I am, at least a little bit, so you won’t hear a negative word from me 🙂
LumpyPillows
I love the Samantha character and have no idea what this movie will be like without her character; it will take some clever writing to make it stick. That said, I do disagree that Kim did not decide not to do the movie because of the age of the characters; she did it out of spite, which is questionable in my mind and will backfire on her. I will have to see the movie to determine if it was a mistake or not. We will see.
cuteguy
I’m a Samatha fan and this obviously should’ve been handled better by Sarah Jessica Parker. Had she been more professional when she was on top, you probably wouldn’t have this rift. You reap what you sow. They will either kill Samantha off or leave her in California. Regardless this show will draw viewers out of curiosity then ppl will prob stop watching after the first five minutes of the first episode
ScottOnEarth
I’m glad they’re moving on without Kim. She always projects such negativity and hostility. It’s pretty common knowledge that show biz is a dog-eat-dog world and she acts like such a victim to SJP. The bottom line is that SJP is a bigger star and made a fortune on SATC because she was a producer. Kim is bitter because she never reached the level of fame she thinks she deserves. The new SATC will undoubtedly move in a different, exciting direction.
jsmu
@ScottOnEarth Beeyotch, puhLEEEEAZE! Cattrall is by light years the best actress of the four (Cynthia Nixon, who began promisingly, is now a soi-disant ‘politician’ and nearly as bad an actress as Parker), the only one EVER to have a stage career (three leading roles in big LONDON theatres in the past decade), the only one who was ever funny on the original show, and the only one with actual talent. Parker is one of the most epic nonentities, well-known b*tchc*nts, and Kardashian-type ‘celebrities’ on earth–famous for being NOTHING. Parker somehow whored her way to one role, once, and has never done anything else that was even noticed, much less praised. A cast of aging post-menopausal has-beens with bad facial surgery is neither a different nor an exciting direction for cheesy TV reboots, and you are an imbecile.
Donston
Jsmu, shitting on three women and dismissing their talents and accomplishments to uplift one woman makes you a bigger imbecile. Whether Samantha’s your “fav” or not, that’s corny.
I don’t know what any of these women are like when they’re not in front of a camera. None of us do. I could come up with some suppositions. But the amount of assumptions, bitterness, aggression and thinly misogyny some of you exhibit just makes you look like a loser.
I wouldn’t have cared about the new series whether Cattrall returned or not. You did six seasons and two movies. That is enough. But there are probably folks out there who still crave more of their story and the show. So, do you I guess.
Cam
Hopefully they write in some growth for Carrie. The last thing I want to see is her whining about “Big” and then spending the whole movie complaining only to reconcile with him at the end, while the other women are her therapists.
sfhairy
Not really into watching the ladies complain about menopause and having hot flashes.
M K
Leave well enough alone! It was a good run and had its place in time…. move on. Most reboots and remakes are like the last guy at the bar when the lights come on.
Mattster
Why ANYONE would want to do, or watch, more SATC after that terrible, TERRIBLE 2nd movie is a mystery. The show was fun, the movie was OK, the sequel killed it.
GentlemanCaller
Well, if your career is going nowhere and no one is interested in you, rebooting your 22-year old career high point probably seems smart. Good for Cattrall for being mature and self-confident enough not to feel the need to try to recover her past.
Smith David
This was going to flop on arrival with or without mantha….child cheese.