Sarah Jessica Parker Says COVID-19 Will Be A Part Of The “Sex And The City” Revival
Well guys Kim Cattrall‘s iconic character of Samantha Jones may be missing from the upcoming Sex And The City revival, but we now know who will be replacing her. It’s been reported that the show will indeed be talking about the hot topic of COVID-19. So it looks like Miss Coronavirus will be replacing Samantha when the women go to catch up at brunch.
Sarah Jessica Parker talked a bit about the upcoming SATC revival for HBO Max called And Just Like That. The ten-episode revival will tackle the lives of the women in their 50s, and SJP spoke with Vanity Fair as part of the promo. And part of the SATC fun will be standing six-feet apart, I guess.
Parker said that COVID-19 will “obviously be part of the storyline, because that’s the city [these characters] live in. And how has that changed relationships once friends disappear? I have great faith that the writers are going to examine it all.”
SJP doesn’t really know what will happen on the show but she and her co-stars, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis, are all very excited. The lack of clarity comes from the show not even being written yet. But, she promised the writer’s room is very “diverse in a really exciting way.”
“I think that Cynthia, Kristin, and I are all excited about the time that has passed. You know, who are they in this world now? Have they adapted? What part have they played? Where have they fallen short as women, as friends, and how are they finding their way? Did they move with momentum? Are they like some people who are confused, threatened, nervous [by what’s happening in the world]? I’m so curious and excited to see how the writers imagine these women today.”
SJP wasn’t done with her questions:
“What is their relationship to social media? What has changed?” Miranda and Charlotte, she noted, are both mothers of teenagers now: “What is their life like? For Carrie, who doesn’t have family beyond her friendships, where is she professionally? How have all of these political changes affected her work? Is she still writing a column? Has she written any more books? Or does she have a podcast? What does fashion mean to her now? How have the friendships changed or not changed, and has her social circle grown?”
Carrie Bradshaw as a podcaster? Honestly, it would be an easy career transition for that voice-over Queen. But if her show isn’t called “I Couldn’t Help But Wonder…” I’ll sue. But I do wonder if they’re going to kill off Mr. Big and Samantha with coronavirus? Would that be tacky or timely? Both? Regardless, I can’t wait to see Carrie’s designer mask-game. It’s going to be Lana Del Rey-levels of stupidly ineffective.
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