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Not looking back. Kim Cattrall has never doubted her decision to leave her iconic Sex and the City character behind.

Samantha speaks! Kim Cattrall is opening up about her lasting legacy on Sex and the City — and her absence from the And Just Like That reboot.

Sasha Urban editorDirector Sam Gold’s Broadway production of “Macbeth,” which stars Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga, was already a tall order for its cast, who had only four weeks of rehearsal before previews began. It was made more difficult by multiple COVID cases, including Craig’s, that caused the production to close for 11 days earlier this month.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWelcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.”Anya Taylor-Joy is hoping to shave her head for her starring role in “Furiosa,” George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” prequel. “She wants to, but George doesn’t want her to,” the movie’s costume designer, Jenny Beavan, tells me.

Bridget Moynahan is opening up about if she’ll be back for round two of And Just Like That, which was just renewed for a second season last month on HBO Max.

Bridget Moynahan is hoping to return to . ET's Rachel Smith spoke to the actressabout reprising her role of Natasha Naginsky on HBO Max's reboot, and expressed her hopes about doing the same for season 2 of the series.«It was so fun coming back,» Moynahan told ET.

EXCLUSIVE: Mather Zickel (Better Things) will star alongside Olivia Applegate, Clé Bennett, Zoé De Grand Maison, Nicholas Logan Sam Trammell and Jessica Frances Dukes in Michael Patrick Jann’s Western horror film Organ Trail for Paramount Pictures, which has wrapped production.

Sex And The City sequel series And Just Like That has been renewed for a second season.Series executive producer Michael Patrick King confirmed the news alongside HBO/HBO Max Chief Content Officer Casey Bloys, celebrating the show’s success in a new interview with Deadline.“I am delighted and excited to tell more stories about these vibrant, bold characters – played by these powerful, amazing actors. The fact is, we’re all thrilled. And Just Like That… our Sex life is back,” King said in a statement.Sarah Aubrey, Head of Original Content at HBO Max, added: “We have been delighted by the cultural conversation generated by these characters and their stories, set in a world we already know and love so much.

Kate Aurthur editorFire up the hot takes! Buy tickets to the comedy concert! “And Just Like That,” the show that caused the internet to explode in conversation each week, has been renewed for a second season by HBO Max.The renewal of HBO’s iconic comedy “Sex and the City” may have been later than expected — the show’s first season concluded on Feb. 3 — but it was somewhat of a formality.

HBO Max announced on Tuesday the renewal of the Sex and the City sequel series And Just Like That... for a second season.

Karen Pittman is sharing some new details about a scrapped storyline for And Just Like That!

Beauty regrets! Sarah Jessica Parker may have sleek, smooth and shiny hair today, but that wasn’t always the case. Rewind the clock to the ‘80s, and the 56-year-old actress’ hair was large and in charge. 

Candace Bushnell is the creator of the Sex and the City column that existed in the New York Observe, which was soon turned into a book of essays of the same name. 

designer clothes, luxury apartment and pricey cosmopolitans. Bushnell, 63, disclosed her journalist’s salary that she made back in the 1990s, putting an end to the yearslong chatter and confusion about Carrie’s finances.The New York native worked as a columnist for the New York Observer and as a writer for Vogue during the decade of “Friends” mania, dark lipstick and denim everything.“In the nineties, for me — it was a real time for media.

Candace Bushnell isn’t sure about And Just Like That.

Longtime Sex and the City fans were on the fence about the show’s HBO Max revival, And Just Like That — and even author Candace Bushnell had questions.

The woman behind “Sex and the City” doesn’t sound thrilled with the direction of the show.

Zack Sharf Candace Bushnell, the author whose 1996 book anthology “Sex and the City” was adapted into the iconic HBO series of the same name, was left “really startled” by sequel series “And Just Like That.” Bushnell dropped her “And Just Like That” reaction during a recent interview with The New Yorker. “And Just Like That” polarized “Sex and the City” fans with storylines such as Big’s death and Miranda’s decision to divorce her husband Steve after falling in love with a nonbinary queer comedian.“I’m really startled by a lot of the decisions made in the reboot,” Bushnell said. “You know, it’s a television product, done with Michael Patrick King and Sarah Jessica Parker, who have both worked with HBO a lot in the past.

Will And Just Like That…, the Sex and the City reboot, get a second season?

The chances of a second season of Sex and the City sequel series And Just Like That… are looking good.

Sarah Jessica Parker recently made an appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen and opened up about the Sex and The City reboot–And Just Like That, and Kim Cattrall’s absence in the show. If you didn't know, in the revival show, Parker’scharacter Carrie Bradshaw texts Cattrall’s character Samantha Jones, asking if she’d like to meet for a drink but Cattrall aka Jones declines.  Talking about how her absence was handled on the show, Parker gave all the credit to showrunner and head writer Michael Patrick King who made the storyline so easy and understandable.

Sex and the City, actor John Corbett is a gentleman…with a sense of humor. star Sarah Jessica Parker recently revealed that he reached out to her after, uh, lying about his role in the reboot.Back in April 2021, when basically everyone who'd ever appeared on HBO was being asked about their involvement in the buzzy new series, Corbett gave an exclusive: “I’m going to do the show,” he said, calling it ”very exciting" and predicting that he “might be in quite a few” episodes.Now, if you haven't watched AJLT, minor spoiler: There's no Aidan. Natasha comes back.

Sarah Jessica Parker spoke about those John Corbett “And Just Like That…” comments on Monday’s “Watch What Happens Live”.

Sarah Jessica Parker is getting candid about And Just Like That.

Sarah Jessica Parker addressed Kim Cattrall’s absence in “And Just Like That…” once again Monday as she chatted to Andy Cohen on “Watch What Happens Live”.

Sex and the City fans haven’t missed the key absence in the reboot And Just Like That… in the shape of, of course, Samantha Jones, played by Kim Cattrall. The star has made it very clear she didn't want to return to the role in any capacity, meaning the original four friends weren't officially reunited.

Spoiler alert: This piece contains spoilers for the Season 1 finale of “And Just Like That,” which premiered on Feb. 3 on HBO Max. Eighteen years after Carrie Bradshaw reunited with Mr. Big in Paris on “Sex and the City,” Sarah Jessica Parker is back to playing her on HBO Max’s “And Just Like That …” She spoke with Variety about her decision to return to the beloved character; working with showrunner Michael Patrick King; texting with Samantha (after Kim Cattrall decided she doesn’t want to play the character anymore); and saying goodbye to Willie Garson, who played Stanford, one of Carrie’s best friends.How did you and Michael come up with the idea for “And Just Like That …”? Actually, what happened was toward the latter part of March 2020, I was where we all were — at home, listening to podcasts.

In the years since their Sex And the City days, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall’s relationship has been on the rocks—and now, SJP has made it clear that she has no plans to work with Cattrall in the future.

In all the hype leading up to HBO Max’s “And Just Like That…”, “Sex and the City” alum John Corbett got fans excited for all the wrong reasons.

The season finale of And Just Like That… premiered on Thursday, and while viewers were distracted throughout the season by a great many controversies on and off-screen — Chris Noth‘s sexual assault allegations, the way Samantha’s absence was handled, Miranda’s storyline and the whole Che Diaz of it all — a lot of fans noticed something that wasn’t addressed.