Sex and the City 2 to Cancel Filming?

 

Is it true that there’s a storm brewing in the horizon?  SJP and Kim Cattrall, both stressed on the set, still can’t get along?  Crew says filming is not anymore fun and is always awkward.

 

 

According to OK! magazine, the feud between Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall isn’t over, and is actually threatening to derail production on the new movie. 

A source told the mag: “While the cast is all smiles on the outside, the level of dislike is unbelievable. No-one is having a good time on this shoot.”

 

 

On top of this, Sarah Jessica Parker seems to be struggling to balance her role as Carrie Bradshaw with her duties as a mother to son James and new twins Marion and Tabitha.

“The crew have taken to calling her ‘Carrie Sadshaw’. When she doesn’t have to be ‘on’ in her scenes, she looks so sad,” added the source.

 

Kim Cattrall is lashing out reports that she and her “Sex and the City” co-stars don’t get along on the set, but admits she doesn’t want to spend her time off the set with them.

The actress has been quoted by marieclaire.co.uk as saying, “Do you get along with your colleagues all the time? If you’re spending 18 hours a day at work, the last thing you want to do is go and have a drink with the people who you just spend the day with. You just need to get away.”

Cattrall, 51, also defended her action of why she asked for a bigger paycheck in the upcoming movie of the hit HBO TV show. She admitted she complained about the difference in wages between the show’s main star Sarah Jessica Parker and the rest of the girls, but she insisted she deserves a better offer, as co-stars Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon also do.

She said, “I never expected to be paid what Sarah was being paid. But I felt that the offer was not worthy of what the three of us had contributed. And I spoke up about it. I feel like I stuck my neck out. I fought. I don’t ever want to be on a set where I feel undervalued.”

 

Is there going to be a flashback scene?  That should be fun.

 

 

New Line Cinema’s Sex and The City 2 Began Filming in New York

 

 

Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda take another bite out of The Big Apple.

 

TMZ has been showing a lot of spoilers on their show.  For instance, their paparazzi hounded Kim Cattrall wearing a wedding gown.

 

“Sex and the City 2,” the sequel to the 2008 summer blockbuster, has begun principal photography in—where else?—New York City.  Returning in their starring roles as the four great friends are Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon.  “It’s a great privilege to be spending time again with this beloved cast and crew and to be filming in New York City,” says Parker.  “We look forward to the next few months of this adventure.”

 

 

Of course, where would these women be without their men?  Also back for the much-anticipated sequel are Chris Noth as Mr. Big, David Eigenberg as Steve, Evan Handler as Harry, Jason Lewis as Smith, Mario Cantone as Anthony and Willie Garson as Stanford Blatch.

 

“Sex and the City 2” also reunites the original creative team from the series and the first feature.  Michael Patrick King is once again directing from his own screenplay.  States King, “We are thrilled to have the luxury to continue to tell the story of these four iconic women characters: Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha.  We will do our best to entertain the loyal fans who were so supportive of the first movie.”

 

 

King is also producing with John Melfi, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Darren Star.  The executive producers are Toby Emmerich, Richard Brener and Marcus Viscidi.  Also returning will be director of photography John Thomas, production designer Jeremy Conway, composer Aaron Zigman and costume designer Patricia Field.

 

Set to be released in theaters June next year, “Sex and the City 2” is the follow-up to the first film, which pulled in more than $415 million worldwide.  The original film was inspired by the phenomenally popular, award-winning HBO series based on the writings of Candace Bushnell.

 

 

The majority of filming will take place in and around the city of New York.

 

New Line Cinema presents “Sex and the City 2.”  Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, will be distributing the film worldwide.

 

I hope Carrie’s fashion fares better this time around.  The rest of the group had better styling than Carrie in the first installment.

 

Johnny Depp, Public Enemy No. 1, Mad in Wonderland Leaving 4K Tip

 

Johnny Depp never plays a character unless it’s different and intriguing.  He is never the ordinary person in his films.  Lately, his name is making noise again in Hollywood for his most recent flick, Public Enemies.  In this Michael Mann directed film, Marion Cotillard plays his love interest. 

 

 

Depp was rumored to have left a very hefty tip while dining in Chicago last week.  Chicago was the setting of the new gangster movie.   He was dining with co-star and director at Gibsons Steakhouse and left well past midnight.  The unsuspecting waiter, Mohammaed A. Sekhani reportedly received a $4,000 tip from the star.

 

More than Public Enemies though, what is more interesting is the movie which he also stars in, Alice in Wonderland.  He will play the role of the Mad Hatter.  I love the imaginative fantasy of Alice in Wonderland when I was young, but the Mad Hatter in the book really gave me the creeps.  I wonder how Depp will fair in the role and Tim Burton behind the camera.  I like Tim’s eerie creative take on films.

 

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Interestingly, Helena Bonham Carter is in the same film playing the Red Queen.  She is married to Burton.  Carter and Depp have both worked together during the filming of Sweeney Todd.

 

I am really excited to catch Alice in Wonderland.  Anne Hathaway plays the White Queen, Matt Lucas as Tweedledee and Tweedledum, while Mia Wasikowska plays Alice.

 

Image Source: Blog.movieset.com

Image Source: Blog.movieset.com

 

 

 

Mia Wasikowska is a 19-year old Australian actress who earned critical praise in the HBO drama, “In Treatment.”  She was named Variety Magazine’s “10 actors to watch.”

 

Burton apparently chose her because of a certain emotional toughness reflected in her face… that makes her kind of an older person but with a younger person’s mentality.  Alice will be the only character in Wonderland who isn’t enhanced in some degree with makeup or digital manipulation.

 

Countdown to 2008 in style!

New Year 05 

Celebrate New Year with a Bang in these locations!   

Makati Shangri-la

PHP 5, 526 nettIncludes the show and dinner buffet at the lobby 

Edsa Shangri-la

At Edsa Shang, all parties will start at 8pm.   

Isla Ballroom –PHP 2,888 nett, includes buffet and a glass of wine.

Lobby Event –PHP 2,008 nett, includes New Year’s countdown, Serendipity band, cocktails and a glass of champagne

Poolside Party –PHP 1,046 nett, exclusive for the hotel guests.  This also includes cocktails.  Restaurant Reservations

Heat – PHP 2,800

Paparazzi –PHP 1,108 nett is the regular lunch buffet but they wont serve buffet on New Year’s eve.  Only ala carte.  I’ve experienced New Year in Makati Shangri-la with my whole family back in 2005 (or was it 2004?).  We checked in at Makati Shang, had dinner at Shang Palace with my lolo and celebrated the New Year with a smashing Black Tie event.  That was one of the best New Years I’ve had because I was able to bond with the rascals (a.k.a. my 2 sisters) uninterrupted.    Album:  (http://cushee.multiply.com/photos/album/25 

Let’s all count down to 2008!