The two actresses have spent 20 years facing each other in the public eye, but it seems that the door to hope is open with Samantha Jones' new cameo in 'And just like that...'
The news that Kim Cattrall is returning to the S-x and the City universe has paralyzed fans. After years of public confrontation, it seems that the waters are calming in the most unexpected way. According to several American media outlets, the actress who played Samantha Jones will appear in a cameo in the finale of the second season of And just like that..., which premieres on June 23.
Apparently, Kim Cattrall filmed on March 22 in New York. It will be a brief scene in which she appears alone, in a conversation on the phone with Carrie. However, in reality he has neither seen nor spoken to Sarah Jessica Parker or Michael Patrick King, the showrunner of the series. It does not mean a continuation of Samantha Jones' character, according to Variety.
The public confrontation between Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker had made fans of the series doubt that we would ever see Samantha Jones again. However, this cameo opens the possibility of future seasons, and hope is the last thing that is lost. But what happened between the two actresses to make their situation so bad?
Conflicts over money in S-x and the City
After six years of success, S-x and the City ends in 2004 and Kim Cattrall admits that it was partly her responsibility: "I felt like the time had come for us all to share in the windfall." But when they did not want to negotiate, the actress made the decision not to continue with her character.
However, rumors that there was a confrontation between Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker were already circulating. In the second season, the series' protagonist had been "promoted" to executive producer, which raised her salary to $300,000.
It seemed to Kim Cattrall that if SJP made more money she deserved it too, so she negotiated for it. According to The Telegraph, this caused significant friction with the rest of the actresses, making them not even want to eat with her partner.
In fact, at the 2004 Emmy Awards they sat separately. Sarah Jessica Parker with Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis and, at another table, Kim Cattrall. However, they claimed that although they were not best friends, they did not get along badly. "Although I would like to see more of Kim," added the protagonist.
Only good words between them
Four years after the end of the series, the first film begins to be prepared. In that period of time, the blame for the supposed "delay" of the franchise was directed at Kim Cattrall. A classic example of how the woman who asks the most is always the most criticized.
However, Kim's response was clear: "Four years ago I was going through a very painful public divorce, the series was ending and my father was diagnosed with dementia. I felt it was time to be with my family." She also admitted that she had received the script only a year and a half earlier.
The media claims that Kim and SJP do not even speak to each other during production. Therefore, filming would have been deeply uncomfortable. But the Carrie actress keeps saying in her interviews that she adores her partner and wouldn't have made the movie without her.
The conflict between Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker is one of those examples in which women are pitted against each other again and again. This is what Samantha's interpreter said: "The press puts women in boxes instead of showing them how the film shows them: working together and being powerful. Things have to be explosive just for people's imagination."
Sarah Jessica Parker also compared her situation to that of the cast of The Sopranos. Simply put, "a conflict between women is much more entertaining" to the public than one between men, whose personal relationships beyond work are irrelevant.
