Marc Malkin of E! News is reporting that all the principle stars, along with writer/director Michael Patrick King, have signed on for the Sex and the City Movie sequel. Malkin reports that the contracts were signed yesterday and everything is a GO! At last, we have confirmation that Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall), Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) will all be sippin’ Cosmos in a new sequel that has officially started pre-production:

Break out the bubbly—the Sex and the City sequel is finally official! I can exclusively reveal that all four stars—Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kim Cattrall and Kristin Davis—and writer-director Michael Patrick King have now signed their deals for another round of Carrie Bradshaw & Co. “Everything was finalized yesterday afternoon,” a source reports. Until now, everyone had agreed to do a sequel, but there were no contracts signed with New Line, the studio behind the megahit. As it is, King has yet to write a script, but shooting will reportedly begin this summer with a release date sometime in summer 2010. Reps for the stars and the studio did not immediately comment.

As for the sequel’s storyline, Michael Patrick King promises that part deux will be very different from last year’s SaTC Movie:

Michael Patrick King has hinted that the proposed follow-up to Sex And The City: The Movie will be very different to the original film. The writer and director revealed that although he has not yet written the script, he knows what route the sequel will not be taking. “In the last movie, I thought [the fans] wanted to see an epic and violently tragic love story, and drama, but I don’t think you go to that candy store twice,” he told reporters at a WGA discussion in Los Angeles. “You can’t try to do what you did already, so you come up with a different tone that you like.” King also admitted that he had to fight for Jennifer Hudson to be cast as Carrie Bradshaw’s (Sarah Jessica Parker) assistant Louise in the hit film. “It was originally supposed to be Isla Fisher, but I didn’t agree with that at all,” he said. “It can’t be called Sex And The City without a little colour – it’s just wrong. Women are very nice when they figure out who I am. And the only negative comment I ever got about the series was every now and then, some woman of colour – whether it’d be Latina or an African-American – they’d stop and say, ‘Where are the sisters?’ in my ear, and I was like, ‘Yeah, where are they?’”

Woot! This is amazing news … you may recall that last November Kim Cattrall starting talking about the promise of a SaTC 2 but SJP had to quickly squashed rumors that the ladies had all signed on to do the sequel. Methinks that negotiations were just getting underway when Cattrall starting blabbing and in order to bargain for higher salaries, the other ladies had to keep mum while their people worked out their deals. I am just thrilled! 2010 sounds like so far away … I don’t know if I can wait that long. I am looking forward to watching this sequel get filmed on the streets of NYC this Summer. Honestly, I don’t care what the storyline revolves around … I’m sure that the SaTC folks know what they are doing and will give us another amazing movie. I can’t wait!!

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Just like it was for music, 2008 wasn’t really a great year for movies or television … the Writer’s Strike at the start of the year really decimated Hollywood and severely hurt television programming. That said, there were a few really amazing films (highlighted by really amazing acting performances) and a select few TV shows that really brought the entertainment this year. Here is my list of my Fave Movies of 2008 … I think the #1 pick might surprise you.

At #10 is The Incredible Hulk:

This movie may not have been the best superhero film of all time but it beat the hell out of Ang Lee’s Hulk and really did a service to both the comic book series and the TV series from the ’70s. This film really paid homage to the beloved TV series for the first half of the film and then represented the comic books very well in the second half of the film. All I know is that I had a really good time at the movies watching this film … and isn’t that what’s most important?

At #9 is W.:

Oliver Stone films are really hit or miss and this one was a pretty nice hit. Josh Brolin played a superb GWB and managed to put our soon-to-be ex-president in real context. I am no GWB fan by any stretch of the imagination but this film actually made him a sympathetic character. Props to Oliver Stone for actually doing the impossible.

In the #8 position is Doubt:

This film is all about the acting. And among the amazing acting performances, Meryl Streep far outshines everyone else in this film. She absolutely turned in the most powerful acting performance this year … she absolutely deserves all the Best Actress awards and, IMHO, the Best Actor awards as well — she is that good in this film. I feel bad for Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams, who both turned in exceptional performances, cuz Streep just steals the spotlight. She made this movie such a delight for me to watch.

At #7 is Milk:

At long last, the story of Harvey Milk’s life made it to the big screen … and Sean Penn did his memory a great service. Milk may not have been a blockbuster but it is a very important story that is told so expertly that I wish it had made more money at the box office. Penn’s cast of supporting actors were also pretty phenomenal … as a whole they told a tale that an entire generation of people were hearing for the first time — which was eerily similar to the events that were playing out on the streets of SoCal this past November.

At #6 is WALL•E:

OMG … what can I say about WALL•E that hasn’t been said a million times before? The movie is just cute as hell and actually caused kids and grown adults alike to fall in love with a sweet little animated trash compactor. I had my doubts about this film before I saw it for myself … but man, once I saw it — I was hooked. WALL•E is absolutely the Best Animated Film of 2008.

After the jump, check out my Top 5 Fave Films of 2008 as well as my list of my Fave TV Shows of the Year …

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Kim Cattrall, who plays sex-happy Samantha Jones on Sex and the City, confirmed on the UK TV program The Paul O’Grady Show (which was guest hosted by Melanie Brown) that “Yes, there will” be a sequel to the Sex and the City Movie. She added that altho it’s difficult to get everyone’s schedules sorted out, she is “hopeful” that filming will begin next Summer:

Carrie and Co. are headed back to the big screen. During an interview on Britain’s The Paul O’Grady Show, Kim Cattrall (a.k.a. Samantha Jones) confirmed they’re shooting another big screen version of Sex and the City. “Yes, there will be a sequel,” she told her interviewer, Spice Girl Melanie Brown.

Additionally, from BBCNews: Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall has said there are plans to “hopefully” film a sequel to the hit movie about the four New York women next year. Appearing on The Paul O’Grady Show, the 52-year-old actress said: “We will do the sequel next summer.” However, she said it was “difficult getting everybody who’s so incredibly busy all together at the same time” … Cattrall said everyone was committed to the first film and that they were planning to do it again. “We wanted to the first time, and now we’re hopefully doing it again for the second time”.

Oh yeah, this is great news … altho not really surprising, I am very happy that someone in the know is finally talking about a sequel to this year’s SaTC Movie. Now, don’t be surprised if we hear a new report later on refuting talk of a sequel … mebbe someone will be quoted as saying, “I have not been contacted to do another movie” … the back and forth about Will there or Won’t there be a movie is part of the game. I’m pretty confident that we will be seeing Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte on the big screen again very soon. I’m hoping that Sex and the City 2 will be hitting movie theaters by Xmas 2009 :)

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Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon and others (except for Kristin Davis) were all on hand at the New York Public Library for the Sex and the City: The Movie DVD Launch Party here in NYC last night. Here are a few pics from the event’s pink carpet arrivals:

It’s curious that Kristin Davis would skip out on an event like this … she happily signed on to make the promo rounds for the SaTC Movie release in May and even hosted, with only director Michael Patrick King, the “LA Premiere” of the movie (which I was lucky enough to attend). Could there be behind the scenes turmoil running amok amongst the SaTC ladies again? Generally, I’m a fan of SJP’s red carpet looks (I didn’t even mind that ridiculous hat she wore to the UK premiere of the SaTC Movie) but I’m not a fan of the obvs Audrey Hepburn rip-off. I’m actually surprised she didn’t walk around with a really long cigarette holder to go with the outfit … originality, please.

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Anyone who has seen the Sex and the City Movie would prolly imagine that famed designer Vivienne Westwood is a fan of movie since she is heavily name-checked in a pivotal portion of the film. But, Westwood spoke to San Francisco Chronicle and revealed that not only is she not a fan of the whole Sex and the City fashion phenomenon but she was so dissatisfied with the movie that she left 10 minutes into the film’s premiere:

Legendary fashion designer Vivienne Westwood is not a fan of “Sex and the City: The Movie,” branding the film’s fashion styling uninspiring and “quite dull.” The designer, 67, is name-checked in the film and even created a dress worn by Sarah Jessica Parker’s fashionista character Carrie. But Westwood insists she was far from impressed with stylist Patricia Field’s work on the big-screen adaptation of the hit TV series. She says, “I thought ‘Sex and the City’ was supposed to be about cutting-edge fashion and there was nothing remotely memorable or interesting about what I saw. “I went to the premiere and left after 10 minutes.”

Yowch! I had no idea that Westwood felt this way about the movie. As I said, anyone who has seen the film (once or, say, thrice) was prolly under the impression that Westwood was a big fan of SaTC … especially considering the way her name and her fabulous dress was featured in the film. I can’t imagine that SaTC stylist Patricia Field is very happy to hear Vivianne Westwood dissing her work. Who knows what it was exactly that set Vivianne Westwood off … maybe it was the belt?

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At the risk of minorly spoiling a bit of the Sex and the City Movie for those of you who have yet to see it, I present to you a couple of screencaps from one of the most memorable scenes in the movie. Even if you haven’t seen the film, you may have heard about Samantha’s neighbor … and now you can see what all the hoopla is about:

Hee hee … if you really want to see what’s hiding behind these stars you can click HERE to see the NSFWness for yourself. The guy’s real name is Gilles Marini and he has been riding high on the success of this little big scene in the movie … according to Extra TV:

The man who put sex in Sex and the City: The Movie came to the “Extra” studios to dish about the role that made him the target of every woman’s desire! Gilles Marini, who played Kim Cattrall’s gorgeous neighbor, sat down with “Extra’s” Terri Seymour and opened up about his new found fame, being nude in a shower scene, working with Cattrall and how he stays in shape. When asked if Marini is recognized in public, he responded, “Maybe if I walk down naked on the street people would be like, ‘Oh, there’s the guy.” He added, “In a week, my life totally changed.” The very revealing shower scene was a surprise to Marini’s wife. He explained, “She went to see it and woke me up [when she returned home]. [She] said, ‘That was shocking. I saw your penis in front of everybody.’ It was a big screen, thank God … I wanted her to be surprised.” Marini gushed about sharing the screen with Cattrall saying, “[She] was very helpful. Very giving … I love Kim. She’s just amazing. I can’t wait to work with her again.” As for how Marini maintains his incredible body, he declared, “I actually don’t really work out at all … I work out about 40 minutes. I play a lot of soccer … I find myself eating less carbs. Makes a big difference.” Although SATC: The Movie is the ultimate chick flick, Marini urges men to see the film as well. He exclaimed, “If you’re single, what better place to pick up a beautiful woman!?”

Well, I hope that Gilles is able to cash in while he can … big dick or not, this 15 minutes of fame cannot last too long. That being said, I hope he does get cast in many more movies from here on out … and I hope he’s required to wear just as little clothing as he does in SaTC :) [Source]

GRRR. Blogger has been screwy all day thus far. I’ve been having a tough time getting anything done since Google has been having server issues all morning long. Posting will likely remain spotty for the rest of the day to compensate. Fortunately, we are only a little over a week away from the site relaunch so the Blogger issues will no longer be an issue from that point on. I’m sure we’ll have our own server issues once the site relaunches from time to time but at least we’ll have control over getting things fixed. Other than that, I’ve been going kinda nuts with all the behind the scenes stuff happening with the relaunch and with the party. The contest winner will be notified very soon and things are moving at a fever pace. Blah. It’s exciting but also stressful.

I was kinda sick most of yesterday but I managed to recoup in time to go see Sex and the City again with Steph, Alek and their friend Antoine at the Arc Light in Sherman Oaks, CA:

The movie was just as good the second time around. We all had a blast, in fact, the whole audience had a blast. I’m so glad the movie did so well at this weekend’s box office. I love that a female-centered movie like SaTC could make so much money … I’m very much looking forward to the sequel already.

After the movie, we grabbed some food at PF Chang’s (inspired by the Chinese food that Miranda and Carrie enjoyed on New Year’s Eve in the flick) and toasted the night with Cosmos … natch:

Yeah, we’re cheesy but fun :)

There are a lot of things to take care of this week … David arrives at the end of the week and then the real fun begins. I hope I find the time to breathe. Happy Monday!!!