EdwardKnoxII 0 Report post Posted February 19, 2004 http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,13520,00.html "Sex" and the Movies? by Josh Grossberg Don't drain those Cosmos just yet, Sex and the City fans. The affair ain't over. On the eve of this Sunday's series' finale, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kim Cattrall, and Kristin Davis are in talks with HBO to reprise their roles for a big-screen fling that will continue the adventures of Carrie Bradshaw & Co., Daily Variety reports. So much for saying goodbye. According to the trade, Michael Patrick King, the style-making show's Emmy-winning executive producer, main scribe and director is currently hard at work writing the script. It's expected that HBO will set a start date for production once a deal is reached with the quartet and King finishes the screenplay, due in May. No word on the movie's storyline, or whether it will feature Mr. Big (Chris Noth), or the other men in the gals' lives--Smith Jared (Jason Lewis), Steve Brady (David Eigenberg) or Harry Goldenblatt (Evan Handler). An HBO rep did not return phone calls seeking comment. When last we left Sex, the first of the two-part finale that aired last Sunday, Carrie jetted off to Paris to live a fairytale existence with Alexsandr Petrovsky (Mikhail Baryshnikov). But the Big question remained: Will she stay with the Russian artist or will she go back to Big, who seems to have finally grown up after six seasons? Or will Carrie end up back in New York with the girls, finally comfortable in singledom? According to published reports, three different endings have been filmed for this weekend's swan-song episode. Of course, Hollywood's had a thing for movies based on hit TV shows, but this would be the first time in recent memory that a hit show has segued to celluloid immediately after its small-screen run. The X-Files movie bridged two seasons of the Fox series, and there has been talk of another feature film foray for the sci-fi franchise, but nothing's been finalized. Last week, 20th Century Fox confirmed it was working on a theatrical version of The Simpsons, which is now in its 13th season and still going strong. Usually TV-based films play up on the nostalgia factor and come long after the series has been sent to rerun land--notable examples include Charlie's Angels, The Brady Brunch, The Fugitive, Star Trek and Warner Bros.' upcoming Starsky & Hutch. In its six-year history, Sex and the City has won five Emmys, eight Golden Globes and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. If all goes well, Sex-aholics will probably get their feature film fix most likely by 2005. Until then, fans can content themselves with seasons one through five on DVD and slightly tamer syndicated versions of the show airing on TBS beginning in June and on Tribune Broadcasting, which owns 26 U.S. TV stations, and cable superstation WGN starting in September 2005. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted February 19, 2004 How boring would that movie be? I mean...I don't hate the show...but that's all it is...a TV show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ghettoman Report post Posted February 19, 2004 Another movie made to simply capatalize on the success of a franchise lacking general artistic merit? AWESOME. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest hunger4unger Report post Posted February 19, 2004 The movie will bomb. It's an okay TV show which used to be bordering on good a few years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest EQ Report post Posted February 19, 2004 Well, if it's an HBO movie, maybe HBO will just air it like they do with all their other original movies. If it airs on HBO, I think it will get great ratings. If it gets released in the theatres, only diehard fans of the show will go see it, but the DVD will sell relatively well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted February 19, 2004 This movie would definetley sell. Tons of people watch the show whether it be on HBO (Where it does great ratings) or on DVD (where it sells very well) How boring would that movie be? I mean...I don't hate the show...but that's all it is...a TV show. Depends on what they do. The problem is that I really don't see what Miranda could do. If the movie is 90 minutes of Carrie struggling with Big/Commy/whomever then yes- it will be quite boring. It's an okay TV show which used to be bordering on good a few years ago. While I do take issue with how they've handled some of the chararacters recently (Give Charlotte a baby. Get Carrie the fuck out of Paris) the show has still been quite strong. In fact- Out of the Frying Pan (which aired just a few weeks ago) is one of the best episodes of the show I've seen. As long as the movie isn't Carrie-centric it should be fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
