How ‘And Just Like That’ Showrunner Approaches Cynthia Nixon And Kristin Davis About Nude Scenes After ’25 Years Of Trust With Them’
23.06.2023 - 00:41
/ etcanada.com
After working with Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis for over two decades, “And Just Like That” showrunner, Michael Patrick King, expands on how he conducts conversations about intimate scenes with the actresses, now that they’re in their 50s.
Both stars, who reprise their roles as Miranda Hobbes and Charlotte York respectively in the “Sex and the City” reboot, are still willing to show a breast — something that’s rarely seen at their age in the industry — to which King breaks down how negotiations are made regarding their comfortability onscreen.
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“I have basically 25 years of trust with them,” he noted, before telling Variety that there’s two types of nudity on “And Just Like That” — “romantic and comic.
“So, let’s start with Cynthia first. Because the very first thing, and the most important nudity to the writing, was calling her up and saying, ‘Sensory deprivation tank will only be funny if you’re completely naked. So, before we write this, do you think you could be completely naked?'” King, 68, recalled asking Nixon, 57. “Because the point is Miranda’s in her L.A. head, and it’s all very new Miranda. And then gets some salt in her eye and she’s like, ‘F**k the new me.’ So, the first thing I did was go to Cynthia and say, ‘What do you think? I think you’ll take care of me, yeah.’
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“When it comes to the idea of a couple that’s been together for many, many years, Charlotte and Harry,” King points out that he and Davis, 58, “talked about the beauty of the montage, and how we