Sarah Jessica Parker shattered dreams last week when she confirmed a third Sex and the City film isn’t happening. Why Carrie Bradshaw and the gang aren’t reuniting for one last hurrah—despite a “beautiful” and “funny” script existing—is still a mystery, but The Daily Mail was quick to point a finger at Kim Cattrall. And that’s not surprising, to be honest. For one, tabloids have been pitting Cattrall and the other SATC women against each other for years, and she’s been plagued with “diva” rumors since the show’s inception.
Cattrall shot down The Daily Mail’s report on Twitter September 29, writing, “Woke 2 a @MailOnline ?storm! The only ‘DEMAND’ I ever made was that I didn’t want to do a 3rd film….& that was back in 2016.”
And the actress reportedly doubles down on this comment in a new interview on Piers Morgan’s ITV series, Life Stories. Per The Daily Mail‘s report, Cattrall says the Sex and the City producers first reached out to her last December about making a third film, but her answer has always been the same: “a respectful, firm, ‘no.'”
“This isn’t about more money, this is not about more scenes, it’s not about any of those things. This is about a clear decision, an empowered decision in my life to end one chapter and start another. I’m 61. It’s now,” she said. Cattrall says she never indulged the idea of a third film or indicated any interest. When producers called, she simply—and politely—declined the opportunity.
She elaborated, “This is extenuating circumstances, and in the past I’ve felt, wow, especially with the fans, I don’t want to in any shape or form ruin an ideal of it, because it does stand for empowerment and it does stand for women sticking up for each other, but not always.”
Of course, this isn’t how the story played out last week. Parker’s original quote and Cattrall’s tweet were conflated to make it look like there was some beef between the two. And that’s probably what will happen with the comment Cattrall reportedly made to Morgan about Parker during their interview.
“This is really where I take to task the people from Sex and the City and, specifically, Sarah Jessica Parker in that I think she could have been nicer,” Cattrall said before reiterating, “I really think she could have been nicer…. I don’t know what her issue is, I never have.”
It’s important to point out Cattrall’s quote is (likely) only in the context of how SATC3–gate played out in the media. It’s not indicative of Cattrall and Parker’s overall relationship; in fact, they’ve contested for years there’s no bad blood, and Cattrall even said in this interview that she and Parker have “genuine affection” for each other.
Cattrall seems to have affection for Samantha Jones too, which is why she’s totally on board with producers’ casting another actress in the role.
“I want them to make the movie, if that’s what they want to do,” she said. “It’s a great part. I played it past the finish line and then some, and I loved it, and another actress should play it. Maybe they could make it an African American Samantha Jones or a Hispanic Samantha Jones?” Unfortunately, Cattrall said she’ll “never” play Samantha again.
Which is ironic, given that she seemed to tease the idea of a SATC spin-off starring Samantha last November. When Wendy Williams talked about this rumor on her show, Cattrall tweeted, “I’m so unbelievably flattered & moved..Can’t WAIT 2 get back 2 the serious business of making u all laugh! Fingers x’d.” She said something similar to a fan who also asked about the spin-off.
Shrugs shoulders. Honestly, we’ll probably never know what really happened in this situation—and all these details just make it even more devastating that another movie isn’t coming. Maybe it’s for the best, though. The two Sex and the City movies, truthfully, don’t hold a candle to the actual series. Perhaps it’s wise to just leave this franchise alone.
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