Kim Cattrall kindly shut down rumors of her return to the Intercourse and the Metropolis franchise with one sentence.
“Aw that’s so form however I’m not,” she mentioned on Sunday, July 21, in response to an Elle headline that said “It Seems Like Samantha Jones Will Be Again For ‘And Simply Like That…’ Season 3 After All.”
Rumors have been circling that Cattrall, 67, would return for the revival collection, which follows the SATC girls Carrie, performed by Sarah Jessica Parker, Charlotte, performed by Kristin Davis, and Miranda, performed by Cynthia Nixon, as they navigate life and love in New York of their 50s.
Cattrall performed the sexually empowered publicist Samantha Jones for the unique HBO present’s six-season run from 1998 to 2004, in addition to the characteristic variations that hit theaters in 2008 and 2010.
Following 2010’s film Intercourse and the Metropolis 2, Cattrall declined to do a 3rd movie and was not requested to return for And Simply Like That. She did, nonetheless, shock followers by making a quick cameo as Samantha on the finish of the present’s second season final yr. When information broke of her season 2 cameo, Cattrall clarified that she had no plans to reprise the function of Samantha in a bigger capability.
“That is so far as I’m going to go,” she informed Immediately in 2023.
However, she added, “I don’t suppose I’ll ever say goodbye to Samantha. She’s like quite a lot of different characters that I’ve finished over time. I get very emotionally connected and protecting of my characters. She gave me a lot, and I’m so appreciative of her.”
The actress beforehand opened up about not eager to be a part of the brand new present, telling Selection in Could 2022 that she didn’t like how her character was represented within the script for the never-produced third film. She known as the portrayal “heartbreaking” and mentioned that it turned her off from reprising her function as Samantha.
Cattrall additionally spoke concerning the difficulties of enjoying a personality for a number of many years, as the primary season of Intercourse and the Metropolis premiered in 1998.
“Every little thing has to develop, or it dies. I felt that when the collection ended, I believed that’s sensible. We’re not repeating ourselves,” she informed the outlet. “After which the film to finish all of the free ends. After which there’s one other film. After which there’s one other film?”
In individual, Cattrall — who was born in Liverpool, England, and grew up in British Columbia — doesn’t sound or transfer like Samantha. A self-described serial monogamist, she not too long ago celebrated her six-year anniversary along with her associate Russell Thomas, 53.