Kim Cattrall returns to her role as Samantha Jones in the season 2 finale of ‘And Just Like That…'.Photo:MAX
MAX
Kim Cattrallreturned to theSex and the Cityuniverse in true Samantha Jones fashion — literally.
Reprising her role as the powerhouse publicist forher first cameo onAnd Just Like That…, it was as if no time had passed since Cattrall, 67, had graced viewers’ screens. In reality, she hasn’t stepped into Samantha’s stilettos since 2010, when theSex and the City 2movie premiered.
Donning an eye-catching red dress with a metallic silver trench coat and a lime green clutch for her buzzy season 2 finale moment, her outfit harkened back to the bold closet of her beloved character, thanks to formerSex and the Citycostume designer Patricia Field,who made her very first returnto the franchise just for Cattrall’s cameo. Cattrall even sported her character’s signature jewelry look, with a stack of silver bangles crowding her wrist in her brief shot.
Field famously did not return to style Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and their new friends onAnd Just Like That …due to a “time conflict,” she toldWWDin 2021. However, “Kim and I have a very great friendship,” she told PEOPLE in June 2023 whilereflecting on her new documentary,Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field.
Kim Cattrall and Patricia Field pose together at the season 5 premiere of Sex and the City.Kevin Mazur/WireImage
When it came to Samantha’s beauty look, her makeup artistKyra Panchenkotold PEOPLE she wanted to use “natural-looking” products for the cameo.
Samantha had an effortless glow as she sat in the backseat of a car for the brief appearance — during which she called Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) and informed her that flight delays had interrupted her plan to arrive in time for her friend’s “Last Supper,” a farewell to Carrie’s iconic Upper East Side apartment.
Panchenko kept the glam light and Samantha fresh-faced for the bittersweet moment between friends, opting for a soft eyeshadow and liner look and a glowy, bronzed base with Gee Beauty’s Prime Skin. She told PEOPLE she purposefully used products to make Cattrall’s skin look “healthy and dewy” for the big return, prepping the star’s face with Joanna Vargas’ Twilight Face Mask.
Kristin Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kim Cattrall in a Sex and the City promotional photo.HBO/Newsmakers
HBO/Newsmakers
ShowrunnerMichael Patrick Kingrevealed that the moment was improvised— “It’s just totally a moment of an actor playing a moment, and it’s really nice,” he explained — during an appearance on theAnd Just Like That… The Writers Roompodcast.
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He said that, in his mind, Samantha, Carrie, Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) never lost contact when Samantha moved to London.
“It’s hard not to imagine that Samantha would have gotten a call from Charlotte and Miranda and saying, ‘Hey, Carrie’s doing The Last Supper and this time, it’s real. She’s leaving this apartment,’ ” he said. “Because I always, in my multiverse ofAnd Just Like That…,Sex and the City, they were always talking. Always.”
Max renewed the series for a third seasonthis week, though no word on whether or not Cattrall might appear again.
source: people.com
