Sarah Jessica Parker ‘tried to get out of’ Sex and the City
By Will Stroude
The six years (and two feature films) she spent playing unlucky-in-love New Yorker Carrie Bradshaw defined Sarah Jessica Parker’s career – but apparently it might never have been…
Speaking to Playbill‘s Seth Rudetsky, SJP has revealed that she filmed the pilot on a whim before forgetting about it, and then panicking after it was picked up for a full run by HBO because she “didn’t really want to do a series”.
The 50-year-old – who went on to win a bunch of Emmys and Golden Globes for her performance in the sexually-charged series – even promised to work for free for HBO to get out of the deal, but of course she has “no regrets” now.
Rudetsky also writes that Parker hinted at an upcoming project for all the SATC gals. Oh, they just love to tease that third movie, don’t they? Read what Rudetsky had to say below:
We, of course, talked about Sex and The City, and turns out, she was reluctant to do the pilot because she didn’t really want to do a series. However, she loved the script so she filmed it and then forgot about it. Months later she found out the show was picked up and she completely wanted to get out of it. I mean, completely. She really didn’t want to be tied down to one job because she loved going from gig to gig and being, what she called, a “journeyman.” She tried various ways to get out of it including telling HBO that she would film three projects for free if they’d release her from her contract! Basically, they convinced her to honor her deal, and she now has no regrets. She loved played Carrie Bradshaw and she told us that there may be a project coming up involving all the ladies!
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