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WILL SEX SELL? Four years after the fi nal airing of “Sex and the City,” the Golden Globe and Emmy-winning hit HBO show continues to be missed. While some industry insiders weighed in that the starring women—Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon—waited a little too long to get back together for the big screen version, it seems to no longer matter—the fans are waiting. And Sex and the City: The Movie actually comes at a great time, offsetting the mass-produced, testosterone-fi lled action releases of the season.

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Sex and the City: The Movie Like the television series, star Sarah Jessica Parker Darren Star Productions once again serves as producer. “Producing Releases: May 30 responsibilities change your schedule. It’s your Director: Michael Patrick King burden on the set, but I love the burden of Synopsis: Carrie Bradshaw and producing,” she says. “It’s also nice to be a her stiletto-clad posse are at it hired actor and have no responsibilities.” again, living la vida el sexo. But this time, viewers seek fi nal answers to Shooting in a city that often seems apathetic or long-awaited questions—will Big desensitized to what’s going on seemed to be out the and Carrie fi nally tie the knot? Does window with this one. There were plenty of people Charlotte’s Asian baby girl make that wanted to see as much as they could and as early as her way to the US? Do Samantha possible of Carrie Bradshaw and the girls. “I think in New and Miranda [played by newly- York, the crowds gathered a lot more quickly. It was never outed Cynthia Nixon] share a lusty disruptive, though,” she says. “People were excited.” lesbian love scene? Cast: SJP and her girls, the So what can she say about the movie without giving out men who love them, including spoilers? “It’s coming out May 30,” she jokes, adding that Chris Noth, NYC Mayor Michael the date holds some signifi cance to die-hard fans. “It’s Bloomberg, Jennifer Hudson— Memorial Day weekend, which is the standard date fi nally, a non-white chick!—and a the show used to premiere on.” handful of series regulars Spoiler Alert: Reported scenes While “sexaholics” wait for the fi lm’s of Carrie in a wedding gown, debut, fans are already questioning the Samantha surfi ng on the West possibilities of a sequel. Coast, Charlotte preggers and— most recently—fi re crotch Cynthia Parker admits it’s not out of the Nixon revealed a Sex and the City question. “I don’t know if that’s for death. Damn her. us to say,” she says. “I think we’ll ENVY Prediction: Financially, it’s have to wait and see what we’re set to be wildly successful, but like able to put together and how every tv-to-silver screen fl ick, it’s people respond.” likely to be one big disappointment. We’re secretly excited, though. —FA

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