Sex and the City Movie Makes its Entrance in London

The long-awaited, much-hyped Sex and the City Movie premiered in London and the film's stars strutted their stuff on the red carpet. In particular, Sarah Jessica Parker wore not only a Alexander McQueen dress and Fred Leighton jewels but a whimsical chapeau as well. Created by go-to-milliner Philip Treacy, the hat is like a garden scene--butterfly, flowers, and maybe a mound of moss attached to Parker's head (it's all very fashion forward)

Anyway, Premiere.com has an interview with SJP--here's one question:

Whose idea was it to cast Jennifer Hudson?
“Michael Patrick King. I had wanted him to include an African-American [character on the show] for a long time, because I recognized that African-American women would legitimately say, ‘Why aren’t there enough women of color [on the show]?’ And I would say, ‘I agree. It hasn’t really reflected New York.’ And Michael was always [insisting] that you can’t do token [parts]; you can’t just throw someone in there because it’s necessary. You have to find something real or it’s even worse than not getting somebody. So he wrote this part, and he said he wanted Jennifer Hudson. And I was like, ‘Sure, get in line! Everyone wants Jennifer Hudson.’ And then she came in and read, which I couldn’t believe. And she was lovely. She’s beautiful in person. She’s gorgeous. She’s probably six inches taller than me, easily. And she was so happy to be there and so enthusiastic and couldn’t believe it."

The Sex and the City movie opens May 30.

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By Jen Chung in Arts and Events on May 12, 2008 10:56 PM

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Barbj8

My, aren't we all bitter!

justsomewoman

jaja007 you need therapy. it's just a stupid movie there's no need for your vicious reply. If you don't like it don't go see it.

In the mean time I suggest you re-evaluate your thinking or at the very least your speaking.

jaja007

A movie about whoring hook nosed hags trying to get some dick in the city.

It would be interesting if one of got in a taxi, the arab driver rapes her in brooklyn, then dumps her in Bed Stuy, where she gets raped by a gang of black gangsters, who dump her in Bushwick, where she gets raped by a gang of mexican dishwashers.

Bubba

Actually MT, I'd like to see a pile of dog shit on SJP's head.

quinticire

Stay there! SATC killed NYC already, This movie is just an insult to injury and beating on a dead horse.

poopmast

you have to applaud sjp for giving other ugly women hope in landing a wealthy man and living a ny fairytale lifestyle of nannies, 5000 sq foot townhouses, and Dianne Von D.

smitty

Cynthia Nixon's dress looks like it was put on backwards.

Seizure

I sure hope that flower on the head thing doesn't become the norm. That'll piss off the movie goers.......'Down in front'

twakum

Hey, theklaus, that was rude, everyine knows in London toen, the proper expressions is C U next Tuesday!

fugothamist

anyone who watches this should be killed.

MT

SJP was wearing a rather massive 'corsage' bracelet. It's actually really beautiful. That hat on the other hand is GOD AWFUL! Why is everyone saying it's so gorgeous? The woman has an ACORN on her head for God's sake! Philip Treacy is so overblown that people would say it was genius if he picked up a pile of dog shit from the sidewalk and plopped it on some woman's head.

ribaldry

These hags need a douching.

cucarachita

Sad. They're like four old tarts, trotted out to promote a stupid movie designed to validate aspiring old tarts.

Surely they should be required to do some kind of community service after this film.