Kim Cattrall confirmed during an interview that she was reportedly heartbroken over an inappropriate subplot involving Samantha receiving nude photos from Miranda’s son during the scrapped third ‘Sex & The City’ film.
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Why Kim Cattrall didn’t want to return for the third ‘Sex & The City’
In an interview with Variety, Cattrall confirmed a rumored plot involving her character Samantha Jones and Miranda Hobbs’ son Brady where the then 14-year-old character was sending her “unwanted d*ck” pictures. She says the script should’ve been more realistic and caused conflict for the character instead of a subplot involving an underage boy.
“It’s heartbreaking. 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 said. Cattrall also noted she and her team came up with the idea and added, “That’s a conflict, instead of an underage boy’s …”
“I would have preferred for all of us to have some kind of event to warrant a third film. That didn’t happen. But also, I was ready. And this is exactly what I wished for: to be in different places playing different characters because I’m a character actress. And 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. I so enjoyed it, but I’m over here.”
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According to Insider, Cattrall turned down the iconic character role three times for the original series because she thought she couldn’t pull it off at 42. She also confirmed that she wasn’t asked to reprise her role for the spinoff “And Just Like That..”
“Well, it would never happen anyway. So nobody has to worry about that.”
Cattrall learned about the new reboot around the same as everyone else and said it felt strange not to be a part of it.
“It’s odd, isn’t it? I don’t know how to feel about it. It’s so finite for me, so it doesn’t continue. I think I would ponder it more if I didn’t have something like “Queer as Folk” or “How I Met Your Father.” That’s kind of where I’m centered around. This feels like an echo of the past. Other than the really wonderful feeling of — it’s rare in my business — people wanting more, especially at 65. That feels powerful, that I’ve left something behind that I’m so proud of. I loved her. I loved her so, so, so much. It’s tough competition. The original show is in all of our imaginations. But for me, it feels clean.”
Although fans miss Samantha’s character, Cattrall says she’s not returning to the series but still thinks the original is still amazing.
“You know the thing about doing a show like “Sex and the City”? I think Darren got it right with “Emily in Paris.” It’s a young show. It’s about young ideals. It’s about discovery. I think the original show is really amazing, but that was a different time”