Kim Cattrall Skeptical That 'Sex and the City 3' Will Ever Get Made

By Jo Piazza Posted Jun 13th 2011 10:32AM

Samantha Jones is joining the chorus of voices saying that a third installment in the 'Sex and the City' franchise looks unlikely, following poor critical reception of the second film.

"I don't know if it will happen. I really, really have no idea," Cattrall told PopEater at the second annual Aruba Film Festival red carpet gala for her independent film 'Meet Monica Velour.' "I love playing Samantha Jones. I would love playing Samantha Jones again, but I don't know if I will."

Last week Mr. Big himself, Chris Noth, similarly said that the future is not looking good for another 'Sex' flick.

Cattrall did explain her original reluctance to turn the hit HBO show into a film franchise for which she has continually been branded the "difficult" member of the cast when it comes to getting the movies made.

"Originally I was asked to do the movie with no script no start date and a very paltry sum. I thought the three of us should fight for a piece of what we created and that was my reluctance," Cattrall said during a press conference for the film at the Hyatt Regency Aruba. "The four of us were not set for life. We were on cable TV and we were not making nearly what our counterparts in television were making. I thought we were working damn hard and it was the time to negotiate that."

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Cattrall plays the opposite of the headstrong publicist Samantha Jones as a washed up porn star, aptly named Monica Velour, in her latest flick, which forced her to gain 20 lbs.

"They asked me to gain 30 but I didn't want to make myself sick," Cattrall said. "We made a deal saying I would gain 15 lbs before the film and 5 lbs during. But I did enjoy grabbing my stomach and feeling what that extra weight felt like."

With 'Monica Velour,' Cattrall gains some serious street cred as a screen actress, something she shelved decades ago in order to pay rent and, as she says, support her low-paying "theater habit."

"My early career was supporting my theater habit and there was no way I could pay a loan, nevermind my rent on what I was making in theater. Movies became a way for me to do that and I didn't take it quite seriously," Cattrall said.

That line broke our heart as our fantasy of Cattrall and Andrew McCarthy teaming up for a Mannequin 3 was relegated to the dustbin.

"For basically four or five days work in 'Porky's' I made enough money to live over an eight month period. I needed the money, I was broke and I made that choice for survival. I didn't want to go back and be a waitress again," Cattrall said adding that it changed her entire career path. "I started not to be seen as this girl with a theater background. It made me this objectified sexy girl next door and 'Mannequin' and 'Police Academy' were a natural graduation from 'Porky's' and I didn't take it seriously. I couldn't get in the door to meet the directors that Michelle Pfeiffer was."

She credits 'Sex and the City' with directors and Hollywood finally taking her seriously.

Now that Cattrall has overcome the girl next door thing (and become the cougar next door?), she does have to battle the stigma of Samantha Jones, something she is finding easier to do outside of America.

"In England they aren't interested in casting me as Samantha. Across the pond they see me as an actress who plays many roles, so I am interested in continuing to work in television and I have a project with the BBC which I am producing," Cattrall said.

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Comments

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Monday 13 June

By olivia

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ONE ALL OF YOULL SHUT UP TWO SEX AND THE CITY THE FIRST ONE AND SECOND ONE MORE IMPORTANTLY WAS FOR THE FANS AND MAKING A 3RD ONE MIGHT BE A BAD IDEA AS MUCH AS I LOVE THE SHOW AND MOVIES THEY WRAPPED UP THE SECOND ONE PERFECTLY SO WHAT COULD THEY DO FOR THE THIRD ONE?

By Kevin

Olivia,

i believe you are a Beautiful women. i would like to see a picture of you on a return E-mail.

Sincerely,

Kevin M. Furlong

By CelebriTARD

That second one from the left should just go ahead a lose the top. She's gay as a bull with tits so NO guy will look.

By THEY SUX

WHO CARE!

By Jimmy

That lady in black has the saggiest,drooping set on her I,ve ever seen on a woman.

By wee wee-wee

good to see SJP using Miracle Grow for shampoo again.

By Robert ABOUE

I have an idea. Make a remake of Seabiscuit, starring Sarah Jessica Barker. Cynthia Nixon could play the male jockey riding her, and, well, the other two can take their clothes off.

By PleaseNo

Please don't. The second movie was so bad. Should have stopped after the first.

Tuesday 14 June

By love live laugh

love all the SATC series.....the movies were great...mostly the first....the second was all about the fashion !!!!loved it...the 3RD MOVIE IF THERE WILL BE ONE... should be filmed in NYC....

By Koz

Cattrall and Nixon are showing their ages, with Nixon being the worse. Parker is not to far behind but it may take her a few years more. Now Davis is as hot as ever.

By Pompano Ann

Part Three would work if they went back to the basics; who they really are the stages with their spouses and thier friendships; I must agree with the other bloggers part 2 was off and made the franchise look so far away from where they began and left out other characters that contributed to the warmth of the series; Carries character was off as well; she didn't seem like the Carrie we were use to. Stick to what originally worked.

By Joe

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All during the Course of the series on HBO, fans were always told that the fifth member of the cast was NYC. That was blantantly missing in SATC 2. The essence of the story line was life in NYC, not some Middle Eastern emirate. They lost the entire plot line.

By great g'ma lady

What a stupid show...! I hope they don't make another one....

By Ayanna

Have always enjoyed SATC, but the characters are dated and they should follow their desires for other projects...although Samantha and Miranda will always be my favorites! ;)

By kaysings

SATC has run its course, folks. The first movie was a hoot, but a third is just plain unnecessary. If Cattrall wants to play Samantha Jones again that badly, perhaps she should pitch her own series to somebody. Jones was the most fun character in that show anyway. If a spinoff doesn't go, forget it and move on.

By ICYNDICEY

They could do a part 3 and call it Saggy Tits In The City

Wednesday 15 June

By Lucy's Sis

The first movie was great. The second movie really was waaaay out. I am a big S&TC fan so I saw the 2nd movie but it did not appeal to the general audiences. There could be a 3rd movie
if the 2nd one had not run so far afield of the original series.

Friday 01 July

By Paradise

Love all the SATC and the movies. In fact watching SATC 2 right now.
I believe the only problem with SATC 2 was they went to the middle east. We have been at war with the middle east since I was a child so filming SATC 2 in the middle east was the only mistake.
SATC ladies still look fabulous! And I would love to see a SATC 3.

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