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
next
Memorial
Day
weekend,
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.
The
film
will
be
distributed
worldwide
by
Warner
Bros.
Pictures,
a
Warner
Bros.
Entertainment
Company.