Kim Cattrall will play Samantha Jones again. In totally unexpected news, Variety has reported that the actress will return to the fictional universe of Sex and the City with a single scene that she filmed in March in New York. Of course, this does not imply the end of the public enmity between Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker: the actress recorded her scene in And just like that, the sequel to the legendary HBO series, without any of her former companions, which includes Parker but also Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis.
It was a hot topic. When Sarah Jessica Parker joined forces with Michael Patrick King, screenwriter of Sex and the City and responsible for the subsequent films, to resume the lives of Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte, Cattrall was not even asked if she wanted to be there. She should not surprise anyone: the actress had refused to shoot a third film installment after reading a script, she had openly expressed that she would not be Samantha anymore and, in addition, she publicly aired her enmity with Parker.
But, curiously, both the showrunner of the series and Parker, Nixon and Davis, who are executive producers of the sequel, decided to indirectly include the character of Samantha Jones. It was explained that Carrie and Samantha had stopped being friends for work reasons and, against all odds, reconciled via text messages after the death of Mr Big (Chris Noth). Perhaps they would not be the same as before, partly because Samantha lived in London, but they left the door open to resume their friendship.
And, what the rest of the actresses in Sex and the City did not achieve, Casey Bloys, head of content for HBO and Max, did. As reported by the US portal, while the second season of And just like that was being filmed, the director called Kim Cattrall to resume the character of Samantha Jones. she agreed. Of course, with some peculiar conditions.
As we said, he did not coincide in the filming with Parker, Nixon and Davis. He neither saw them nor spoke to them. Does this mean that she is simply seen walking around New York City or talking to them on the phone ahead of a possible third season? Or did they shoot a joint scene separately in the style of Julianna Margulies and Archie Panjabi in The Good Wife, who filmed their last scene separately and in the editing room placed them side by side with the help of visual effects?
In addition, his brief participation led to the return of Patricia Field, the iconic costume designer for Sex and the City, who also returned to the fictional universe to dress Cattrall for the occasion. Those who are impatient to see the result will have to wait: And just like that returns on June 22 on HBO Max but the scene in question belongs to the last episode of the second season.
