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    Sarah Jessica Parker Rules Out Recasting Kim Cattrall's Role in 'Sex and the City' Reboot

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    The Carrie Bradshaw depicter tells her fans that the role originally played by Kim Cattrall won’t be recast in the upcoming reboot because she’s isn’t part of the new story.

    Jan 12, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Sarah Jessica Parker has insisted Kim Cattrall’s role in “Sex and the City” won’t be recast.
    The actress – who plays Carrie Bradshaw in the infamous television series – is set to return to the programme as it makes its revival under the name, “And Just Like That…”
    And when one fan suggested Samantha Jones, who was originally played by Kim, should be recast as Jennifer Coolidge, Sarah told the follower, “We have some new stories to tell. We are excited.”
    One fan claimed Samantha won’t return because Sarah didn’t like Kim but she denied a feud.
    She replied, “No, 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. X (sic)”
    And another follower admitted she would miss Kim and her character, which Sarah agreed.

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    “We will too, we loved her so,” she responded.
    Cynthia Nixon, who plays Miranda Hobbes, and Kristin Davis, who plays Charlotte York Goldenblatt, are also set to return for the 10 episodes on HBO Max alongside Sarah as Carrie.
    The revival is due to enter production in late spring and is executive produced by Michael Patrick King.
    Despite the “Divorce” star’s statements, Kim first publicly spoke of her feud with Sarah Jessica three years ago, when she insisted she wasn’t “friends” with any of her Sex and the City co-stars, including Kristin and Cynthia.
    She said at the time, “We’ve never been friends. We’ve been colleagues and, in some ways, it’s a very healthy place to be.”
    The “Filthy Rich” star then said she didn’t know what Sarah Jessica’s “problem” was before later slamming her as “toxic” and “cruel.”
    Kim also blasted Sarah Jessica for reaching out to her following the death of her brother Chris Cattrall, who died in February 2018.

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    Kim Cattrall on Stepping Away From 'Sex and the City': You Don't Want to Become That Caged Bird

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    Amid rumors of a reboot with her three original co-stars, the actress famous as Samantha Jones in the hit series deems herself lucky to have had a choice to leave the franchise.

    Dec 24, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Actress Kim Cattrall considers herself “lucky” to step away from the “Sex and the City” franchise amid rumors of a reboot with her three original co-stars.
    Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis are said to be working on a “limited series reboot” for U.S. streaming service HBO Max, but Cattrall won’t be a part of the TV revamp, and she has no problem leaving her role as sex-crazed PR guru Samantha Jones in her past.
    Cattrall has previously made it clear she has no interest in reprising her character, a decision which led to plans for a third “Sex and the City” movie to be ditched last year, and she has now reiterated her stance on the show.
    In an interview on the “Women’s Prize for Fiction” podcast on Wednesday, December 23, Cattrall said of the original run of the hit drama series, “It was a lot of fun and I loved it and being in new territory is always exciting. I felt like we were.”
    “Walking away, even if it’s the only thing to do, you always feel, it’s a bit of shame, I think. The taste of shame and you have to let go of that. You don’t want to become that caged bird (sic).”

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    The actress recalled some of the harsh backlash she received from “Sex and the City” fans when she refused to sign on for another movie sequel, but she is glad she can afford to opt out of projects which simply do not appeal to her.
    “I’m lucky enough to have the choice, not that I haven’t worked for it. I have,” Cattrall continued. “It’s something I feel very lucky to have and I’m very protective of it. I wouldn’t be any good doing something that I really didn’t want to do.”

    Now Cattrall wants to focus her screen career on more specific projects, “I want to use my platform to tell stories about women my age who have gone through loss. Loss is the biggest headache for my 60s so far, I’ve lost my father. I’ve lost my brother,” she shared of her family heartaches.
    Family patriarch Dennis died in 2012, while Kim’s brother, Christopher Cattrall, passed away in 2018.

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    'Sex and the City' Getting a Reboot Without Kim Cattrall

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    A new adaptation of Candace Bushnell’s book of the same name is reportedly in development without one of the original cast members as the project is heading to the HBO streaming service.

    Dec 24, 2020
    AceShowbiz – A “Sex and the City” reboot, featuring original stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon, is reportedly in the works at HBO Max.
    The New York Post’s gossip column Page Six cited a “well placed industry insider” as telling them that a “limited series reboot” is coming to the streaming service.
    While Sarah, Kristin, and Cynthia are all said to be returning, Kim Cattrall – who has repeatedly said she’s got no interest in reprising her role as Samantha Jones for a reboot – will apparently not. Cattrall and Parker were also involved in a public feud following the death of the former’s brother in 2018.

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    Despite Kim’s disinterest in a reboot, Sarah – who also acted as a producer on the series – told Entertainment Tonight previously that she’d be up for returning as alter ego Carrie Bradshaw.
    “I wouldn’t call it a reboot, I would call it a ‘revisit,’ ” she said. “I’d like to see where all of them are. I’m curious, the world has changed even since the movie… technology and social media. (Plus) sexual politics and the #MeToo movement and Time’s Up… I think Carrie Bradshaw would just be so greedy to share her feelings and thoughts.”
    Representatives for Parker and HBO Max have yet to comment on the reboot report.
    The original “Sex and the City” series first launched in 1998 and concluded in 2004 after six seasons. It got a movie version in 2008 and a sequel in 2013. In the same year, a prequel series “The Carrie Diaries” starring AnnaSophia Robb as a young Bradshaw came out. It ended after only two seasons.

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  • Cynthia Nixon Admits She Is Bothered by How Undiverse 'Sex and the City' Was

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    Though acknowledging that the hit series doesn’t adequately represent New York City, the actress best known for her role as Miranda Hobbes insists that she still loves it dearly.
    Sep 9, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon will always be bothered by the lack of racial diversity on the hit show.
    The actress, who portrayed lawyer Miranda Hobbes on TV and in two spin-off films, admits the show doesn’t adequately represent New York City, as the cast was mainly wealthy and Caucasian.
    “I was always troubled by how undiverse it was,” she tells Grazia magazine. “Certainly racially but also how the slice of New York City it was showing was so incredibly affluent.”
    Cynthia notes the series, which also starred Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall and Kristin Davis, did feature at least one realistic character – struggling bartender Steve, played by David Eigenberg.
    “Miranda’s husband was the only representation of anybody who didn’t have money for days,” she adds. “I guess Carrie (Parker’s character) didn’t have money for days but you would never know it by the way she spent.”
    Despite her grievances, Nixon insists she’s still “very proud” of the show.
    “I love it dearly,” she added, while insisting a third film will likely never happen, following reports of a rift between Cattrall and Parker.
    “We’ve pretty much confirmed that’s not going to be happening,” she explains. “That ship has sailed.”

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    Blair Underwood Refused to Star on 'Sex and the City' Due to Black Stereotype

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    The ‘Quantico’ star was originally offered to make an appearance in season three of the hit TV drama as a top record executive whose sister took issue with interracial relationship.
    Mar 29, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Actor Blair Underwood originally passed up the chance to appear on hit TV drama series “Sex and the City” because he refused to be the token black character.
    The “Quantico” star played Dr. Robert Leeds, a love interest for Cynthia Nixon’s lawyer Miranda Hobbes, in season six back in 2003, but he reveals he was initially approached to make a one-off appearance in season three, opposite Kim Cattrell, who portrayed sex-mad PR guru Samantha Jones.
    However, Underwood rejected the role of a top record executive whose sister takes issue with interracial relationships, because the storyline of the “No Ifs, Ands or Butts” episode was too stereotypical for his liking.
    Discussing his time on “Sex and the City” on Netflix’s “Strong Black Lead” podcast, he explained, “I said no first, two years prior, because there was an episode… Kim Cattrell’s character wanted to be with a black man and it was all about the curiosity.”
    “‘What’s it like to be with a black man? Are the rumours true?’ And I said, ‘Thank you, but no thank you. I appreciate it and I’m honoured.’ And I mean that, I don’t take that lightly when people offer you a job. But I said, ‘I’m not interested in being the black curiosity, but thank you.'”
    Producers later reached out with another proposal for the part of Dr. Leeds, and this time, Underwood’s wife, Desiree DaCosta, urged him to take on the gig, which featured a five-episode story arc.
    “Two years later, they came back and had an offer to come join the show,” Underwood shared. “And I said, ‘Is it going to be about his race or is he going to be a human being?’ They said, ‘Naw (sic), he’s a doctor that’s in her building who she meets in the elevator and they hit it off.’ That was important.”
    “I only did five episodes and they only mentioned it (interracial relationship) once because it’s obvious,” he added. “You don’t have to talk about the black guys. It’s obvious what you are.”

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