Sheresponded, “I’ve played ‘SAM’ for 20 years.

Am moving on & so should you.”

It’s a no from me."

Sarah Jessica Parker smiling

“Nobody’s dead,” King told the Times.

“It was like literally stepping into [Stanford’s] shoes again,” he shared.

Sadly, reprising Stanford would be the actor’s final screen credit.

Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall in Sex and the City

“Because it wasn’t charming,” King explained.

“And I knew that the audience would know.”

“There’s so much misogynist chatter in response to us that would never.

Kim Cattrall as Samantha Jones in Sex and the City

Man,” Parker toldVogue.

“Everyone has something to say.

‘She has too many wrinkles, she doesn’t have enough wrinkles.’

Willie Garson as Stanford Blatch

“Are women’s lives not interesting now?”

“Nobody ever asks, ‘Why would you do this violent remake over and over again?’

Leading up to the show’s premiere, Parker didn’t divulge too much more about her character.

Nicole Ari Parker in And Just Like That…

“The main reason was a time conflict,” Field explained.

“I am thrilled to share that I am directing an episode of @JustLikeThatMax this season.

It’s been a complete dream to work with my beloved co-stars and crew in this new role.

Patricia Field

I have truly never felt so supported in my life.”

A few months later,Deadlineconfirmed that Noth’s Mr. Big would indeed be back.

As it turned out, that earlier report wasn’t entirely untrue.

Cythnia Nixon in And Just Like That…

In an interview withYahoo!

Finance, Noth revealed that he was reluctant to sign on at first.

It kind of felt like I had done it,” he explained.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Chris Noth in And Just Like That…

In addition,TVLinereported that women of color were also being hired for the show’s writing staff.

And how has that changed relationships once friends disappear?

I have great faith that the writers are going to examine it all.”

Sarita Choudhery in And Just Like That…

“What is their relationship to social media?

What has changed?”

she pondered, detailing some of the many changes that have overwhelmed American society in those intervening years.

Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Jessica Parker and Krisitin Davis on the street in And Just Like That…

“How have all of these political changes affected her work?

Is she still writing a column?

Has she written any more books?

Scene from And Just Like That…

Or does she have a podcast?”

“It’s dangerous.

“It’s not a cash cow,” he insisted.

Sarah Jessica Parker with shoe

“It’s not a cash in.”

“There’s a missing chapter here.”

As THR pointed out, this marks the first-ever nonbinary character featured in the franchise.

Sara Ramirez

That was when, she told the Times, she experienced an epiphany.

Sarah Jessica Parker with headphones in studio