The truth behind the drama between Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall
After the return of Sex And The City was announced, the surprise was that the character of "Samantha Jones" would not be part of this remake. The truth is that between the actresses there is a great confrontation and this would be the main reason why the star would have decided to get off the project.
Fans of Sex and the City got the best news to kick off the year when Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis took to Instagram by surprise to announce that the super friends were back. From CARAS, we review the history of this great show,
The 6-season, 2-film series, which first premiered on June 6, 1998, tells the story of 4 friends, Carrie (Parker), Miranda (Nixon), Samantha (Cattrall) and Charlotte (Davis) who live in New York and that despite their differences and their ever-changing sex lives, they stick together through the ups and downs.
Fashion details and beautiful New York postcards weren't the only topics that made the series on everyone's lips. The strong rumors of confrontations between two of its stars, Parker and Cattrall put Sex and the City in the main gossip tabloids around the world. Jealousy, money and mistreatment are some of the issues that made the friendship between Carrie and Samantha not go beyond the screen.
But what really happened between Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall?
Following the success of Season 1, Sarah Jessica Parker acquired the title of executive producer by raising her salary for that of the other female leads. This difference generated disagreement in Kim Cattrall who also negotiated an increase in her salary. According to thetelegraph.com, Kim's attitude and the constant comparison with Sarah Jessica Parker was not well seen by the rest of the actresses, initiating a cut between the side of Parker, Nixon and Davis and that of Cattrall, to the point that they did not sit down with her or to eat.
In 2004 during an interview on the show Friday Night With Jonathan Ross and after 6 seasons, Kim admitted that money was a problem when negotiating the contract for the seventh season. “I felt like after six years it was time for all of us to participate in the Sex and the City financial windfall. When they didn't seem interested in it, I thought it was time to move on. " Despite her words, she left open the possibility of playing Samantha again when asked if she would participate in the film. "If the deal was right and the script was fabulous, I absolutely would."
Her words and a good negotiation from her were what allowed the first Sex and the City movie to be released in 2008, making way for the second.
In 2009 and during the filming of the second film, the rivalry rumors were present again and The New York Post published an article in which they claimed that the two actresses did not speak to each other, to the point that they made everyone on set uncomfortable.
These rumors were denied by Parker in several interviews where she stated that the gossip was juicier if the protagonists had a bad relationship and even called sexist when they only asked the female protagonists if they had a bad or good relationship with each other and not the men . To everyone's surprise, Cattrall supported Parker when in an interview with the Daily Mail she said: “I think Sarah was right, people don't want to believe that we get along. They have invested too much in the idea of two strong and successful women fighting each other. The truth is that we are friends and we get along and do our jobs happily together they are not nearly as newsworthy. I think Sarah is fantastic. She is a born leader and guides the crew and cast in such a strong yet gentle way. She and I are sick of this. It's exhausting talking about it, and really boring. "
Sex and the City 2 was a success and the producers along with Warner Bros had in mind a 3rd film that sadly had to be canceled due to the demands of Kim Cattrall. According to the Daily Mail, the 64-year-old actress only agreed to participate in the film if Warner Bros agreed to produce other films that she had in development. Unfortunately, the studios denied this request, thus canceling the entire production since they did not consider it fair for the fans to make the film with only three of the four protagonists.
Far from supporting and protecting Kim Cattrall, Sarah Jessica Parker made it super clear that the reason there was no 3rd movie was because of the high demands of her co-star. In an appearance on the Stephen Colbert show, amidst jokes and laughter, Parker invited him to audition to play Samantha, just like she did with Ellen DeGeneres.
Kim showed her pain and in 2017 during an interview with Piers Morgan she confessed that she and the other actresses were never friends, that the main reason was the age difference and that she did not see negative that they were simply colleagues, but on more than one occasion She mentioned that she wished Sarah had been kinder to her, fueling the rivalry between the two and the intrigues of what really happened between takes. He also denied the claims of his demands and clarified that his only request was not to make a 3rd film, a resolution he reached after having turned 60. He made it clear that his intention was not to kill Samantha, on the contrary he released her and even I proposed that it be played by an African-American or Latino woman.
The final cut came in 2018 when Parker dedicated a few words to Cattrall via Instagram after the tragic death of her brother. “Dear Kim, my love and my condolences to you and yours and Godspeed to your beloved brother. Xx ”. This is Cattrall's response to her comment. “My mom asked me today 'When will that hypocrite @sarahjessicaparker leave you alone?' Your continued closeness is a painful, reminder of how cruel you really were then and now. Let me make this VERY clear. (If I haven't already) You are not my family. You are not my friend. So I'm writing to tell you one last time to stop exploiting our tragedy to restore your 'nice girl' personality.
After 2 years of the last crossing, they decided to abandon the idea of a third film but they reappeared with a more interesting proposal from the hand of HBO Max, a 10-episode mini-series that will travel the path of Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship at 30 to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship at 50. Will they name Samantha? Will they close on her friendship? This and more will only be able to find out on the day of its premiere.
Far from supporting and protecting Kim Cattrall, Sarah Jessica Parker made it super clear that the reason there was no 3rd movie was because of the high demands of her co-star. In an appearance on the Stephen Colbert show, amidst jokes and laughter, Parker invited him to audition to play Samantha, just like she did with Ellen DeGeneres.
Kim showed her pain and in 2017 during an interview with Piers Morgan she confessed that she and the other actresses were never friends, that the main reason was the age difference and that she did not see negative that they were simply colleagues, but on more than one occasion She mentioned that she wished Sarah had been kinder to her, fueling the rivalry between the two and the intrigues of what really happened between takes. He also denied the claims of his demands and clarified that his only request was not to make a 3rd film, a resolution he reached after having turned 60. He made it clear that his intention was not to kill Samantha, on the contrary he released her and even I proposed that it be played by an African-American or Latino woman.
The final cut came in 2018 when Parker dedicated a few words to Cattrall via Instagram after the tragic death of her brother de ella. “Dear Kim, my love and my condolences to you and yours and Godspeed to your beloved brother. Xx ”. This is Cattrall's response to her comment from her. "My mom asked me today 'When will that hypocrite @sarahjessicaparker leave you alone?' Your continued closeness is a painful, reminder of how cruel you really were then and now. Let me make this VERY clear. (If I haven't already) You are not my family. You are not my friend. So I'm writing to tell you one last time to stop exploiting our tragedy to restore your 'nice girl' personality.
After 2 years of the last crossing, they decided to abandon the idea of a third film but they reappeared with a more interesting proposal from the hand of HBO Max, a 10-episode mini-series that will travel the path of Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship at 30 to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship at 50. Will they name Samantha? Will they close on her friendship of her? This and more will only be able to find out on the day of its premiere.
