The hit show 'Sex and the City' spawned two movies plus a prequel series, and fans still can't get enough of Carrie Bradshaw and her friends. Now, with a continuation launching sometime in 2021, fans are looking back at the history of 'SATC' and wondering why things went down just the way they did.
For reference, the main series lasted from 1998 to 2004, so it had six seasons. But it took four years to release 'Sex and the City' the movie, then another two years before the sequel came out. Then, 'The Carrie Diaries' originated in 2013 and only lasted a year. Of course, some viewers consider the 'Carrie' spinoff more of an actual spinoff than a prequel, since the main cast members weren't (and quite understandably!) in it.
The main question in the 'SATC' timeline revolves around why it took three years to start the first film when the main cast was on hand right away. And the answer is, plainly, Kim Cattrall.
Samantha Jones was the holdup to the filming of the first 'SATC' movie, but it's not really Kim's fault. And it's way different than having a potential star like Victoria Beckham saying no to 'Sex and the City' and backing away slowly.
In February 2004, when the series ended, HBO immediately began advertising a film to follow. But by May of that year, USA Today was reporting that Kim Cattrall was reluctant to sign onto the project because there was no script or even a start date when the studio pitched the idea.
Rather than wait around for the film to start (and it very well could have been scrapped at that point — some other 'SATC' projects have been), Kim opted to take on other projects that were offered to her at the time, said her publicist.
Though her publicist's official statement was that Kim would love to do the film if things came together better later, USA Today reported that other sources suggested Kim wanted script approval and a raise to boost her to the same level as Sarah Jessica Parker, the lead actress on the project.
It probably doesn't help Cattrall's reputation that she declined to take part in the upcoming reboot. Fans are even considering boycotting the show since Kim isn't slated to appear.
Fans have to wonder whether salary negotiations are part of the issue this time, too. But there's another factor at play: in 2018, Kim's brother passed away. SJP publicly posted her condolences, which led to Cattrall penning a scathing post about Sarah Jessica not being her friend and basically telling her to back off, highlighted Variety.
It seems like there's much more to the story than what some tabloids called "diva" behavior on Kim's part. It probably didn't help that she and the other three cast members were making $350K to Carrie's $3.2 million, if the figures StyleCaster reported are accurate.
No wonder Kim doesn't want to be Samantha anymore!
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