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SOLVED!

UPDATED!

[Blind Gossip] This film franchise is allegedly stalled out over one cast member’s reluctance to do another installment.

However, don’t believe what you are hearing that the franchise is done!

The potential payday is too good for ANY of them to pass up. They just have long-simmering conflicts over money, creative control, and personal relationships, so it’s going to take a while longer to smooth things over.

In the meantime, let’s share a little story about how a personal conflict played out in one of the installments!

Do you remember that really short birthday scene? Completely unnecessary and didn’t serve the narrative at all.

The reason they put it in there is because [Older Actress] is sensitive about her age and [Younger Actress] wanted to take a slap at her. She wanted to emphasize how much older [Older Actress] is than everyone else in the cast.

[Older Actress] is no dummy. She knew exactly what it was about, but she had no creative control and could not veto the scene. She was plenty pissed about it, though. I heard she called it the “Happy F*cking Birthday” scene.

Similar: Birthday As A Plot Line

Franchise:

Younger Actress:

Older Actress:

[Optional] Do you want to see another installment of this franchise?

SOLVED!

Franchise: Sex and the City

Younger Actress: Sarah Jessica Parker

Older Actress: Kim Cattrall

As if the first two Sex and the City movies weren’t insufferable enough, they are planning to do a Sex and the City 3.

The hold up? Kim Cattrall.

On SATC, Carrie and Samantha are best friends.

In real life, Sarah Jessica Parker HATES Kim Cattrall.

Catrall is 61 years old. All the other women on the series are approximately ten years younger. During the TV series and the films, Parker formed a little Mean Girls Club to exclude Cattrall from socializing activities with her and the two other female principals on the TV series.

As a producer, SJP also encouraged the writers to exclude, takes digs at, and play with the mortality of Cattrall’s character, Samantha Jones, whenever possible.

They gave Samantha Jones breast cancer, put her through menopause, moved her to the West coast, had her gain weight, and highlighted the fact that she was ten years older than the other characters at a 50th birthday party.

The latter is the plot line referenced in the original blind item.

These events were more about SJP exerting a nasty dominance over Kim Cattrall than they were about serving a plot line.

Understandably, Cattrall is now reluctant to do another film. And Parker is now blaming Cattrall for being a diva and making ridiculous demands and preventing everyone else from making money on a new project.

A couple of days after we ran our blind item, other media sources validated that part of this battle was about the way Catrall’s character was being humiliated in the series.

From People:

Why the Fight Over Sex and the City 3 Exploded as Studio ‘Pulled the Plug’ on Sequel

…Cattrall wanted her character treated better.

“She was willing to have a conversation, but she needed to hear something she hasn’t heard before — namely, that they would treat her character with some dignity and respect — and they wouldn’t even engage in that sort of discussion,” the source says.

The source says that Cattrall’s Samantha had “one humiliating plot line after another” in the two movies made after the series wrapped. In the first, Samantha ends up gaining weight after distracting herself with food to avoid cheating on her boyfriend, who she eventually breaks up with. She ends the film turning 50. (Both Samantha and Cattrall, now 61, are the oldest of the SATC leads.) In the second movie, Samantha was going through menopause and experiencing hot flashes.

“And yet she never wanted to derail things and she’s never demanded story approval and she’s never tried to meddle with what the screenwriters and show creators thought was best,” the source says.

Money, of course, was also an issue. While Parker and series creator Michael Patrick King were producers on the lucrative movies and TV series, Cattrall and the other stars weren’t.  “Kim’s not the only one who got left out of a lot of money to be earned back when the show was on the air. Let’s just say unless you had had a first, middle and last name listed in the credits, you were not seeing any SATC money beyond your episode salary,” the source says.

Sarah Jessica Parker is now making noise about eliminating/killing off “Samantha” and bringing in a replacement as the fourth female character.

It’s sort of a “I hate your guts, but you’d better get back here and work with me… and if you don’t, I’ll eviscerate you in the media… and then I’ll replace you!” threat.

Kim Cattrall, to her credit, is not taking the bait. She is playing right along… and saying that it would be fabulous to make the new fourth a black or Hispanic woman!

This battle is not over.

Congratulations to Copssister for being first with the correct guess!

UPDATE!

The battle continues!

Kim Cattrall is clapping back at Sarah Jessica Parker’s public condolences following the passing of Cattrall’s brother.

Sarah Jessica Parker posted the following:

‘Dearest Kim, my love and condolences to you and yours and Godspeed to your beloved brother. Xx’.

Dearest? Love? Xx Kisses? Ha!

We told you months ago that Sarah Jessica Parker bullied and excluded Cattrall for years when they worked together on Sex And The City.

That’s why Cattrall did not appreciate the hypocrisy of Parker’s overly familiar and treacly public message.

Cattrall quickly responded on Instagram:

kimcattrall My Mom asked me today “When will that @sarahjessicaparker, that hypocrite, leave you alone?” Your continuous reaching out 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 in order to restore your ‘nice girl’ persona.

In direct contrast, here is Cattrall’s response to SATC costar Cynthia Nixon expressing her sympathies:

Cynthia, hearing your voice meant so much to me. Thank you for reaching out. Love Kim #SexandtheCity.

That tells you everything you need to know about how Cattrall really feels about Sarah Jessica Parker!

Cattrall said recently that she and Parker have “never been friends.” Parker said earlier this week that she was “heartbroken” by those remarks.

I found it very upsetting because that’s not the way I recall our experience, so it’s sad, but I’m kind of — I always think that what ties us together is this singular experience. It was a professional experience, but it became personal because it was years and years of our lives, so I’m hoping that that sort of eclipses anything that’s been recently spoken.

Of course, all of Parker’s New York buddies (e.g. Andy Cohen, Kelly Ripa, Anderson Cooper, Bethenny Frankel) are jumping in to extol Parker’s virtues and declare Cattrall a bad and ungrateful person.

Make no mistake about it: SJP has a squad and their job is to push her “nice girl” persona.

How will this affect the SATC franchise?

SJP better start lining up those black and Hispanic actresses!

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Comments

  1. pickle420 says

    Good for Kim. Aren’t we at a time when everyone should stand up to bullying and abuse? I have personally heard for years what a complete nightmare SJP is to work with….vindictive, obnoxious and full of herself. The truth always has a way of revealing itself…..

  2. zilla1 says

    PLEASE, Most actresses would LOVE to get a dramatic health scrae storyline. It stretches their acting chops and gives thiwer character sympathy. And Cattrall thinks her character was the most put upon, she’s out of her mind.

    Charlotte got the runs twice onscreen, including a scene where she actually crapped herself.
    Miranda was shown with baby poop on her face and her husband cheated on her.
    Steve got testicular cancer.
    Carrie farted in front of her boyfriend.

  3. Charade says

    I can’t believe that horse-faced narcissist can wreak so much havoc. We all know gorgeous Samantha made the show interesting.

  4. just guessing in brooklyn says

    Even if SJP’s inrent behind it was to hurt her, I think having Catrall lead storylines about aging, menopause, gaining weight, etc. makes Catrall more relatable and like a friend of women. Why are these things shameful? We will all go through them. I appreciate Catrall for her excellent portrayal of Samantha going through these life events. If SJP really was acting like the mean girl, it backfired in my opinion. Also, karma’s a *—she will be stuck with herself wherever she goes.

  5. Blkgoddess says

    SJP is grimy for how she’s behaved. I hope her behavior becomes widespread news and her reputation flushes right down the toilet.

  6. jrgius says

    If Kim didn’t want to do SATC3, all they had to do was kill her off with a “cancer came back” plot, it’s really not that difficult.

  7. sim1fun says

    Sex and the city 3
    Sarah- not much younger
    Kim- older actress–she should get paid more she did all the dirty work
    even though the second movie sucked, I want a third where Big cheats on Carrie, and Samantha gets back with Smith or an even hotter guy

  8. Blkgoddess says

    SATC
    SJP
    Kim Cattrall

    Sure I’d see a 3rd one if it used the story that was supposed to be used in the second installment. Big was originally written to be cheating on Carrie (SJP) again and she leaves him and divorces him for good. If they can bring all the ol’ gals together to make that, I’ll go see it.

  9. Helobar says

    Franchise: Sex and the City
    Younger Actress: Sarah Jessica Parker
    Older Actress: Kim Cattrall

    I find the rivalry a bit odd, as both women have always come across as very nice and not at all egotistical, but what do I know? I don’t want another movie, but a TV show about these same women and their lives at 50+ and 60+ would appeal to me. Life, sex, relationships and friendships don’t just stop at thirty something. At least I hope they don’t.

  10. tinytearz says

    Franchise: Sex & the City

    Younger Actress: SJP

    Older Actress: Kim Cattral

    [Optional] Do you want to see another installment of this franchise?
    Sure

    SJP is being childish

  11. bbatty says

    Franchise: Sex and the City

    Not sure about younger actress, but the only one likely to have any creative control would be Sarah Jessica Parker.

    Older actress: Kim Cattrall

  12. lindsmagee says

    Franchise: Sex and the City
    Younger Actress: Sarah Jessica Parker
    Older Actress: Kim Cattrell

  13. Female says

    Clearly “Sex and the City” and no, I don’t want to see another installment. The series belongs to the materialistic 1998-2004 time period it was made in. Time has moved on and so has the zeitgeist. If anything, try it in 10 or 20 years when people are nostalgic for that era.

  17. rexczarina says

    Franchise: Sex and the City

    Younger Actress: Sarah Jessica Parker, who is younger and a producer.

    Older Actress: Kim Catrall who is older but better looking.

  18. gpisces says

    SATC Kim cattral and SJP.

    Even though the movies were awful I still want to see another one ?

  20. Theonewhoknows says

    Franchise – Sex And The City
    Younger actress – Sarah Jessica Parker (good old horse head)
    Older actress – Kim Catrall
    Yes I’d love another installment to see where the ladies are now they’ve all firmly hit middle age.

  21. shayjay says

    Franchise: Sex in the city

    Younger Actress: Matthew Broderick’s beard, SJP

    Older Actress: Kim Cattrall

    [Optional] Do you want to see another installment of this franchise? nope

  23. surfsunsand says

    Franchise: Sex and the City
    Younger Actress: Sarah Jessica Parker
    Older Actress: Kim Cattrall
    [Optional]: No, I don’t want to see another installment. The series was great when it was young(er), single women living in NYC. The movies are getting silly – their characters don’t seem like they’re maturing at all despite now being in their 50s (and 60s if you’re Kim Cattrall).

  25. Aussieqld says

    Franchise: sex and the city
    Younger actress: Sarah Jessica Parker
    Older actress: Kim catrall
    Another instalment: no, let it go already. Done to death . Kim catrall is quite right to be looking for new projects and closing that door.

  27. greygoose125 says

    Franchise: Sex and the City

    Younger Actress: Sarah Jessica Parker

    Older Actress: Kim Catrall

    [Optional] Do you want to see another installment of this franchise? Yes, anything would be better than that HORRIBLE second movie

  28. mpizzle says

    Sex and the City

    Younger Actress: SJP

    Older Actress: Kim Cattrall

    I *would* watch another one, but I don’t care if they don’t make it.

  29. delray74 says

    Sex and the city 3? At this point it’s like watching a train wreck in slow motion. It’s horrible but you can’t look away.

  30. beautifuldreamer says

    Easy peazy ?

    Franchise: SATC – the birthday scene is the last scene of the first movie. They were celebrating Samantha’s 50th bday.

    Younger Actress: SJP
    Older Actress: Kim Cattrall

    [Optional] Do you want to see another installment of this franchise?

    Eh. If it’s any good like the series or the first movie, then yes. I always thought SJP seemed like a nice person but if she’s the type who hangs out with Andy Cohen, she must be petty enough to do that. Disappointing.

  31. Carigirl says

    Iron Man
    Gwen Paltrow
    Scar Jo
    Totally a guess here. It could have been Iron Man’s birthday.

    Not really.

  32. rebeccadewinter says

    Sex and the City
    Sarah Jessica Parker
    Kim Cattrall
    No more films, they are verging on parody now.

  33. AtomicQueen says

    Ooooh, I know this one!

    The Franchise is Sex and the City

    Younger Actress: Sarah Jessica Parker

    Older Actress: Kim Cattrall

    I loved Sex and the City growing up, but it’s time to leave this show and it’s terrible movies in the past! The second one was horrendous. They were giving it again on Bravo recently (how SHADY, hahaha) and it just felt like a reminder of how bad the franchise got after 1 movie.

    Actually, on that note…I don’t think this show would age well in today’s…

    • anpa18 says

      I would watch it as my guilty pleasure but the quality of the movies doesn’t compare to the show.

  35. pflower says

    Sex and the city films
    Rumor has it they cancelled satc3 due to Kim Cattrall’s other engagements.

    Younger cast: sjp
    Older cast: kim cattrall

    Really looking forward to satc3, loved the first two instalments.

  36. qweenperky says

    Franchise: SATC

    Younger Actress: SJP

    Older Actress: Kim Cattrall

    Optional: No. The first gave closure, the 2ND was gawdawful

    Kudos to KC for sticking to her guns

  37. Neduardo says

    Sex and the City

    Younger actress is SJP and older actress is Kim Catrall.

    Movie number three is such a bad idea and they should have left it alone after the first movie.

    My two cents worth: SJP needs to accept that KC is more talented and beautiful. Blowing out someone else’s candle won’t make yours burn brighter!

  39. Sawyer21 says

    Franchise: Sex in the City

    Younger Actress: Sarah Jessica Parker

    Older Actress: Kim Cattrall

    [Optional] Do you want to see another installment of this franchise? No, SATC should ‘ve ended with the tv series finale.

  40. amagod121 says

    S*x in the City
    Older: Kim Cattrail
    Younger: SJP

    Never saw any of them. But they all seem a bit long in the tooth to keep on with the theme of the show to me.

  43. cheezymoses says

    fast n furious
    jordana Brewster
    Michelle Rodriguez
    not particularly, still haven’t seen 7 & 8, that’s enough of that.

  46. Wifabif says

    About possible sex and the city 3

    Older actress- Kim Cattrall
    Younger actress- Sarah Jessica Parker

  48. lynlemuria says

    Sex and the City
    SJP
    Kim Cattrall

    No, take it behind the barn and shoot it in the head.

  54. Baileygirl says

    Sex and the City/ This is Kim Catrell and SJP. No I don’t want to see another movie in this franchise. Clue: Samantha found out she has breast cancer the day of Miranda’s wedding and said, “Now it’s my f-cking special day.”

  55. ILUVCA4evr says

    Franchise: Sex In the City

    Younger Actress: SJP

    Older Actress: Kim Cattrell

    [Optional] Do you want to see another installment of this franchise? Nope. Its over and they need to stop it. BORING! Plus SJP looks terrible. All wrinkly and twice her age.

  56. aaaAri25 says

    Franchise : Sex and the city
    Younger actress : sarah jessica parker
    Older actress : kim catrall
    I’m a fan of the show and i’m hoping that a third movie would do it justice

  62. gemini1993 says

    Sex and the city 3
    Younger actress: sjp
    Older actress: kim cattral
    No they should have just left it as a tv series

  65. KCeagle says

    Sex and the City
    Sarah Jessica Parker
    Kim Catrall

    I watched the series on HBO, not really a fan of the movies though. Although Kim was older, she was by far the hottest cast member and had the MOST sex in the city. So, there’s that.. SJP might be jealous. Lots of SJP “horse-face” websites out there.

  67. chiente says

    I want to say this is Red, and the older woman is Helen Mirren and the younger is Mary-Louise Parker.

    I want to say that.

  69. abetty98 says

    Franchise: Sex and the City

    Younger Actress: Sarah Jessica Parker

    Older Actress: Kim Catrell

    I would love to see another installment. I love this show and even the second movie.

  79. mamacita3 says

    Sex and the City
    Sarah Jessica Parker
    Kim Cattrall
    I loved Sex and the City but am pretty much over it. And I’m especially over SJP.

  80. oohhgossip says

    Sex and The City
    older: Kim Catrall
    younger: Sarah Jessica Parker

    no more. i think it’s done.

  82. mona lisas and mad hatters says

    SATC
    Sarah Jessica Parker
    Kim Cattrall

    See another one? Please, NO.
    They should have quit after the first film. Or before.

    What’s next? Hijinks in the retirement home? Lots of unexplored story lines there. And Kim Cattrall will be pushing 70 by then…

  83. mycull says

    Sex and the City

    Sarah Jessica Parker

    Kim Cattrall

    Err… not really? What else is there to tell?

  84. azchiligrl says

    Franchise: Sex and the City

    Younger Actress: Sarah Jessica Parker

    Older Actress: Kim Cattral

    [Optional] Do you want to see another installment of this franchise? No

  86. jdubble07 says

    Sex and the City… SJP and Kim Catrall
    They’re not GOOD movies, but they’re entertaining. Sure, I’d sit through another one.

  88. Flanky says

    Hmm, i haven’t been following the sequel situation. I can’t come up with anything. I don’t think it’s anything I’ve seen.

  90. thatstheinternet says

    Franchise: “Sex and the City” movies

    Younger Actress: Sarah Jessica Parker

    Older Actress: Kim Catrall

  91. FiyahHotFlashy says

    Franchise: Sex and the City
    Younger Actress: SJP
    Older Actress: Kim Cattrall
    NO I don’t want another movie. The first one was OK. The second one was BAD and borderline offensive

  98. javelina says

    I never saw it but I’m assuming it’s the Dubai sex and the city with SJP being the younger actress and Kim Cattrall being the older.

  102. Jester says

    Sex in the City
    Horse Face Sarah Jessica Parker
    Kim Cattrall

    I could care less of seeing another installment. SJP has always been mean to Kim. Of all four girls, I especially admire Kim.

  104. apple martini says

    Franchise: Sex and the City (the first film ended with Samantha turning 50)
    Younger Actress: Sarah Jessica Parker
    Older Actress: Kim Cattrell
    Optional: Wouldn’t mind one like the first and not like the second

  105. gimmethadirt says

    Sex and the City

    Sarah Jessica Parker

    Kim Catrall

    I’m a casual fan of the series, but I’ll put it this way: I won’t be paying to see it

  107. Nataliexyz says

    Very interesting!!! I wondered what was going on w/ Kim Cattrall refusing another SATC movie. She sounded “over” the franchise in her interview w/ Piers Morgan, so I’ll be surprised if she participates. After reading this, can you blame her for wanting some control w/ SJP taking swipes? SJP’s all over media blaming Cattrall, the little B. I only want another installment if it’s solid & not the b.s. we endured w/ SATC 2.

  111. aaaMicai says

    This is obviously SATC, the older actress being kim catrall, who’s been holding off a new SATC movie – ostensibly for getting financing for her own projects, but I like to think common sense told her we liked the first one and looked for forks to stab our eyes out with in the second film. Younger actress with the power to dictate scenes has to be SJP

  114. Kathleen61204 says

    Franchise: Sex and the City

    Younger Actress: Sarah Jessica Parker

    Older Actress: Kim Cattrall

    [Optional] Do you want to see another installment of this franchise? NO!

    • 4sixx2 says

      Well, who can blame SJP from wanting to point out that KC is older. A desperate attempt at “See??!!! I’m Younger!!!” because SJP LOOKS 10 years older than KC.

  115. Natsfan says

    Franchise: Sex and the City

    Younger Actress: Sarah Jessica Parker

    Older Actress: Kim Cattrall

    Yes, I want to see another installment!

  117. High Steppa says

    Sex and the City
    SJP and Kim Cattrall.

    The first film was great. The second was terrible. The third should never be made.

  120. buddypal says

    Franchise: Sex and the City

    Younger Actress: Sarah Jessica Parker

    Older Actress: Kim Cattrall

    Optional: yes!

  122. Amethyst says

    Sex and the City

    I don’t know the names of the actress but the younger actress is the one who was Charlotte and the older actress played Samantha

    • Amethyst says

      I wanna change half my guess. After googleing the actresses ages…the younger one is Sarah Jessica Parker. I thought she was a year or two older than Kim Catrell, but she is 10 years younger.

    • javajolted says

      Wow – 10 years! They look a lot closer in age. Regardless of the number of candles, Kim is so much prettier and sexier than SJP. Kim also seems like a much nicer, more genuine person. Kim, if you don’t need the money, don’t do it.

  124. LC1216 says

    Franchise: Sex and the City

    Younger Actress: Sarah Jessica Parker

    Older Actress: Kim Cattral

    Do you want to see another installment of this franchise? Not really. They’re all shacked up and happy now. The whole greatness of the show was that it related to young singles in their 30’s/40’s and the dating horrors that we go through.

    [Optional] Do you want to see another installment of this franchise?

  128. lanscar623 says

    Ha, I just came to see what the real story was about the third installment of the Sex and the City franchise! Thanks Ace!

    Younger: Sarah Jessica Parker

    Older: Kim Cattrall

  129. JenninCo says

    Sex and the City
    “Younger” SJP
    Older and fabulous: Kim Catrall

    Optional: yes if the writing is good

  130. blinkandyoumight says

    SEX AND THE CITY
    SARAH JESSICA PARKER
    KIM CATTRALL

    apparently sarah jessica parker wants a huge paycheck for a 3rd movie other blinds have said. why do we care about these old women again???

  132. MizGrandma says

    Sex & the City
    Sarah Jessica Parker
    Kim Cattrall
    Not particularly interested in #3–2nd installment was pretty lame.
    I figured this latest “news” was just a stunt to manipulate Cattrall & throw shade her way, that the film would get made because too much $$$ was at stake.

  134. NoseyNana2008 says

    Franchise: Sex and the City

    Younger Actress: Sarah Jessica Parker

    Older Actress: Kim Cattrall

    [Optional] Do you want to see another installment of this franchise? Didn’t want to see the 1st one! Highly overrated show about a group of sl*tty, insecure women.

    • spaceship says

      I for one, never saw the appeal of this movie or the characters, I guess that’s why I never saw any of them.

  136. MissELace says

    Sex and the City

    Older: Kim Catrell
    Younger: Sarah Jessica Parker

    Optional: No. The last one was terrible, give the crown to someone else. Let’s have a Buffy movie or Gossip Girl.

  138. copssister says

    Franchise: Sex in the City

    Younger Actress: Sarah Jessica Parker

    Older Actress: Kim Catrall

    [Optional] Do you want to see another installment of this franchise? Only if they wait until they’re all senior citizens so we could recreate the Golden Girls!

    • Mia444 says

      This. The joke is on SJP though, as she looks terrible and Kim Catrall is still gorgeous at age 61. Being a * who fakes a happy marriage takes a toll on one’s looks, it would appear.

    • annabelle77 says

      THIS. TOTALLY team Kim. I have always loved her acting on the show, and I have never understood SJP’s status; she’s boring as hell and completely overrated. I also always wondered why Kim was always naked on the show, and SJP never was. Bullying and Meangirl tactics are nasty and unacceptable, period.

    • LivDizzly says

      I have to say this makes me really dislike SJP! I loved the first one, hated the 2nd and really hope they don’t make a 3rd. That said, if Samantha isn’t in it, no chance in hell it will do well at the box office! We SATC loyalists won’t have it!

    • KatarinaJ says

      This was solved but I MUST POST. SJP get over yourself! At 61 Kim is STILL hotter than you and always will be. Must be your petty horse face jealousy. She is a stunner with class, an amazing bod, AND has endured so much as an actress and character by way of YOUR BULLYING. GTH over yourself at least as a tribute to SATC fans if you can’t act dignified yourself.

    • stanton says

      When I originally saw the first “Sex and the City” film I knew that 50th Birthday Scene was a slap in the face. The 2nd movie was TERRIBLE. It worse film of the year. I never have watched it again and never will. I do want a 3rd film. I want to see these ladies again one last time.

    • jerseygrl31 says

      Wow just lost all my respect for SJP, what a huge b*! Kim doesn’t deserve the humiliation she received in the 2nd movie but she acted BEAUTIFULLY! I love Samantha Jones and won’t watch SATC if Kim doesn’t come back!