It’s time to kill Samantha off from the ‘Sex and the City’ movies

KIM Cattrall seems to be the main reason a third Sex and the City movie won’t be going ahead anytime soon. So here’s an easy solution, kill off her character.

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Earlier this week, Sarah Jessica Parker appeared on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, where she admitted she was “heartbroken” by last October’s fallout with former co-star Kim Cattrall.

After rumours surfaced that Cattrall’s “diva demands” killed the film franchise’s third instalment, the actress best known for playing Samantha Jones sat down with Piers Morgan to tell her side of the story, saying that she and SJP were “never friends,” and that Parker “could have been nicer” in the time they spent working together.

Parker says it took her a week to get over the blow. She’s still cagey about the future of Sex and the City 3 — but as a jilted friend, she has power and recourse most of us don’t.

Kim Cattrall, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kristin Davis in Sex And The City 2.

The actress and producer should go forward with the movie. And she should do it by

shamelessly, unapologetically killing off fan favourite Samantha Jones. It could do her soul good — and the franchise, too.

Don’t misunderstand. I love me some Sam. (Her potty mouth! Her power suits!) But if we learned anything from the bizarre Sex and the City 2, it’s this: The writers no longer have any idea what to do with her.

Samantha’s treatment in the film sequel was cruel. Gone was the passionate powerhouse we all adore. Instead, she became the butt of an extended joke about menopause. The script wasted her comedic timing on gross-out, groan-inducing puns like “Lawrence of my Labia”.

Is it any wonder Cattrall doesn’t want to come back for more?

SATC 2 revealed a sad failure of imagination when it came to the advancing ages of the original actresses. And no one suffered from this more than Cattrall, who, at 61, is the oldest of the bunch. Samantha was offered no dignity in ageing. A character who was given a profound emotional arc over the course of the series was forced to regress in the name of cheap laughs.

There’s no saving Samantha, mostly because Cattrall refuses to come back. But there is still hope for SATC. Instead of ending the storeyed series on the 2010 sequel’s low note, Parker and writer/producer Michael Patrick King should give it one last try and let the show have a shot at a redemption tour.

And they can start by saying a proper goodbye to Sam.

It’s time to ditch Kim Cattrall.

Fans who support this idea suggest it would be easy enough to do: The character, a breast cancer survivor, could have an off-screen relapse and tragically succumb. This would make room for a new actress — no offence to Sam, RIP — and some fresh blood within the foursome.

Even Cattrall thinks it’s a good idea. On Twitter, she’s suggested recasting Samantha with Sofía Vergara or Tiffany Haddish. Both great choices, but I say, Parker should skip over recasting Sam and just go ahead and replace her.

Think of the possibilities! A wild Williamsburg widow? A downtown doctor and divorcee? Think of the alliteration ... and the outfits. Today’s Type A sex bomb might even wear sneakers.

Consider it, SJP. This is chance for some personal and professional healing. The fans — or at least this one — can handle it.

Kim Cattrall as Samantha, Kristin Davis as Charlotte, Cynthia Nixon as Miranda and Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie.

This article was originally published on the New York Post

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