Kim Cattrall: «I loved Samantha. But it was right to say no “

When they offered him to take on the role of Samantha Jones in Sex and the City, in 1998, at the beginning Kim Cattrall was far from convinced: a fighter who is successful at work, who loves parties and shopping, a supporter offemale independence and sure that “women can have sex like men”. A character complex to interpret, which the Canadian actress still managed to make her own and making it iconic.

“I loved her and I am felt protective towards him, ”Kim reveals when speaking to Variety. “Parts of her are still with me “. To think that, in fact, the approach path to Samantha it wasn’t easy: «I turned down the part three times, I didn’t really think of to be able to do it at 42 years old. “I did not have never done a series: I slowly realized that – like in the theater – the more you interpret it, the more you modify it, add elements ».

Overall 94 episodes, then the first film in 2008 and the second two years later. At that point Kim he said enoughpublicly: «Inside me I felt that I had finished my work. When the series ended, I thought was smart, we weren’t repeating ourselves. Then there was the film, to put an end to the outstanding issues. Then another movie. Then another movie? ». The actress just pulled out, once and for all.

So much so that in the reboot And Just Like That, released last December more than twenty years after the debut of Sex and the City, the character Samantha – per the desperation of the fans – was absent: «I’ve never been asked to be part of the project because I had clarified my feelings on the occasion of the possible third filmSays Kim. “I discovered the way out like everyone else, through social networks“. And, although it may seem incredible, he has not seen it.

Enthusiasts are asked what happened to Samantha, they would certainly have wanted it to review. Instead it exists, it is present in the sequel, it sends messages from Londonbut it does not appear: «As an actress, I have come to the conclusion that the compliment greatest they can receive is that miss me in a movie. I do not know what to feel instead of the idea that there is still Samantha in the plot, I consider it something finisheddoes not continue ».

“Everything must grow or dieHe said in reference to the evolution of the characters. “It is really wise to understand when it is enough. I didn’t want to compromise what the show meant to me. ” In short, for Kim – who also clarified the relationship with the co-stars (“I have a working relationship with my colleagues, I don’t consider them my friends») – it is a definitive decision: in the future it will not reopen the door to Samantha.

“It is powerful to say no“.

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