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Kim Cattrall Opens Up About The Proposed Plot Line That Made Her Walk Away From 'Sex And The City'
After Sex and the City fans have long speculated why Kim Cattrall was not a part of the reboot series on HBO, the actress set the record straight as to why in an exclusive interview with Variety.
"I was never asked to be part of the reboot," she said.
"I made my feelings clear after the possible third movie, so I found out about it like everyone else did — on social media."
\u201cIt\u2019s a great wisdom to know when enough is enough,\u201d Kim Cattrall says of walking away from #SexAndTheCity. \u201cI also didn\u2019t want to compromise what the show was to me. The way forward seemed clear.\u201d https://wp.me/pc8uak-1lB0Du\u00a0pic.twitter.com/JDpwAVeHGx— Variety (@Variety) 1651676520
Cattrall's character Samantha Jones was known for putting "sex" in Sex and the City as part of the core four characters, Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon), and Charlotte York (Kristin Davis).
The show set in New York City ran for six seasons and spawned two movies after it wrapped in 2004. The four leading actresses reprised their roles, but Cattrall left the show of her own accord after the 2010 sequel to the SATC film.
Good for you Kim Cattrall. You deserve better.\nYou were the best and only reason to watch Sex And The City.\n#KimCattrallsupremacy\n#SamanthaJonessupremacypic.twitter.com/OjfCrk2AfZ— doctorfan06 (@doctorfan06) 1651740893
In 2017, Cattrall made it clear she was done playing the outspoken and sexually confident businesswoman who called herself a "try-sexual"–meaning Samantha would try anything once.
But as an actress, Cattrall had her hard limits and turned down a script for a third SATC movie that involved a plotline in which Samantha received "dick pics" from Miranda's 14-year-old son.
SATC went back to the well one time too many and ended up making the characters unlikeable. Kim Cattrall was wise enough to let go.— the_cursor (@the_cursor) 1651719143
She said of the "heartbreaking" plotline:
"Why can’t Samantha, who owns her PR company — maybe she had to sell it because of financial woes? 2008 was tough."
"Some people are still recovering. She had to sell it to some guy who’s wearing a hoodie, and that’s the dilemma she has."
She added there would have been an opportunity for her character's growth instead of being subjected to unsolicited photos from a minor.
"I mean that’s a scenario that was kind of off the top of one of my reps’ heads, and I thought that’s a great idea. That’s a conflict. Instead of an underage boy’s …"
Good on Kim. The show was a train-wreck that ruined everything good about the original in order to check off everything on their "inclusive" list. It was disengenuous from beginning to end.— To the Lost. (@To the Lost.) 1651750549
When she initially heard about And Just Like That centering on the core group of women as a triumvirate instead of the quartet fans have grown to love over the years, Cattrall questioned how And Just Like That would work.
She made the right choice. The writing on the reboot was lazy— Heather Catherine (@Heather Catherine) 1651679333
"The series is basically the third movie. That’s how creative it was," she said, in response to reading the script for the SATC 3 that featured the storyline of Carrie's husband, Big, dying.
"I would have preferred for all of us to have some kind of event to warrant a third film," she continued.
Since that wasn't in the cards, Cattrall said it was exactly as she had hoped:
"to be in different places playing different characters because I’m a character actress."
Cattrall is happy to have moved on with two TV projects, Hulu's How I Met Your Father, and Peacock's Queer As Folk–a reboot of the eponymous UK series that previously had a US version in 2000.
She is also starring with Robert DeNiro in the upcoming comedy film, About My Father.
Cattrall has not watched And Just Like That, nor does she plan to. But she said her takeaway was coming to the conclusion that the greatest compliment she could receive as an actor "is to be missed."
KIM was the ONLY reason I ever watched Sex in the City— Mel Bartel \ud83d\udc3a (@Mel Bartel \ud83d\udc3a) 1651724232
It's a massive, massive shame because Samantha imo made the show and i don't think that they can get what she brings to the show back by casting a new character. Got lots of respect for her for sticking to her guns though, I don't see the show being around much longer anyway.— Simmerholloway \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@Simmerholloway \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08) 1651752280
When asked if there were parts of Samantha that were still with her, Cattrall replied affirmatively, "Because parts of her are me."
"I played her, and I loved her. I felt ultimately protective of her," she said. "I just loved her so much."
It\u2019s wild to me that the best part of #AndJustLikeThat is STILL Samantha Jones, and she is written off the show.— Skylar Ezell is a Black, Broke, and Bougie Writer (@Skylar Ezell is a Black, Broke, and Bougie Writer) 1651716956
Her character, Samantha, was the true star of SATC - the truest friend, most sexually empowered, most giving, most supporting, and the one who championed women's choices from the beginning. I miss @KimCattrall, but completely agree with her take on why she's not there!!! #SATC— Grand Duchess (@Grand Duchess) 1651725973
Looking back, however, she has no regrets about leaving SATC.
"As difficult as it was, and as scary as it is to stand up and not be bullied by the press or the fans or whomever — to just say, I’m good. I’m on this track. It was so great working with you," she said.
"I so enjoyed it, but I’m over here."
Can people please stop lamenting Kim leaving SATC? People should be complimenting her for dodging a bullet and avoiding the dumpster fire rolling off a cliff that AJLT was. Look forward to her doing something completely new & different.— Peace.\u270c\ufe0fLove.\ud83d\udc9aCoffee.\u2615 (@Peace.\u270c\ufe0fLove.\ud83d\udc9aCoffee.\u2615) 1651722870
And in response to any possibility she would ever play Samantha again, she said:
"That's a no. It’s powerful to say no."