Kim Cattrall Denies She Will Star in Season 3 o...

Kim Cattrall shut down rumors of her return to the Sex and the City franchise with one simple sentence

Published Time: 21.07.2024 - 22:31:05 Modified Time: 21.07.2024 - 22:31:05

Kim Cattrall shut down rumors of her return to the Sex and the City franchise with one simple sentence.

On Sunday, July 21, the actress, 67, denied speculation that she would be reprising her character Samantha Jones in the third season of the revival series And Just Like That… on Max.

Responding to a fan, who shared an article from Elle addressing rumors that Cattrall will appear in the upcoming season of the newer series, Cattrall wrote on X (formerly Twitter), "Aw that’s so kind but I’m not," and added a saucy kiss mark emoji.

Talk of Cattrall's return to the popular franchise grew after the actress artfully reprised her iconic role in the season 3 finale of the revival series. Prior to that, her character was featured in the first season solely via text message exchanges with Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker).

In the much-anticipated cameo appearance, Samantha called Carrie from London saying she was going to surprise her in New York City, but was unable to due to plane delays.Her character was dressed in a stylish silver jacket and red ensemble from Patricia Field, who designed the costumes in the original series.

At the time, Cattrall said during an -

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appearance on The View, "I just thought that if I’m going to come back, I gotta come back with that Samantha style."

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Cattrall previously opened up about not wanting to be part of the new show, telling Variety in May 2022 that she didn’t like how her character was represented in the script for the never-produced third movie.She called the portrayal "heartbreaking" and said that it turned her off from reprising her role as Samantha.

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Cattrall also spoke about the difficulties of playing a character for multiple decades, as the first season of Sex and the City premiered in 1998.

"Everything has to grow, or it dies. I felt that when the series ended, I thought that’s smart. We’re not repeating ourselves,” she told the outlet. “And then the movie to end all the loose ends. And then there’s another movie. And then there’s another movie?”