Kim Cattrall and `Sex and the City` Movie
CYNTHIA NIXON, "SEX AND THE CITY" STAR: How often do you guys -</s>SARAH JESSICA PARKER, "SEX AND THE CITY" STAR: Color?</s>NIXON: Thank you.</s>CATTRALL: Well, I can`t color enough. I could color all day every day if I had my way. I would use every crayon in my Bach(ph).</s>PARKER: We get it. You love to color.</s>HAMMER: Maybe not actually talking about coloring. That was Kim Cattrall, otherwise known as Sex Stuff Samantha from the hit TV show, "Sex and the City" in the most highly anticipated movie of the year. Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. This is TV`s most provocative entertainment news show. I`m A.J. Hammer in New York. And tonight, I am talking sex secrets with the one and only Kim Cattrall. She and her "Sex and the City" cast mates are seen right here working the red carpet Monday in London for the premiere of their highly anticipated movie. I went one-on-one with the lovely actress, who, of course, plays sex- crazed Samantha Jones. And she really set the record straight on all those rumors about fighting on the set between her and Sarah Jessica Parker. All those reports that were floating around about her cooking and the bop with her much younger boyfriend. And what it was really like to finally get this movie made.</s>CATTRALL: I think it`s taken what we did in half an hour and just kind of exploded in such a wonderful way. And it was a little nerve- racking, especially the first couple of days of shooting because - the anticipation. And I don`t know if the anticipation would have been there if we had gone directly from a TV show to a movie. So I think things happen for a reason.</s>HAMMER (on camera): Take me back to the table read, which was, from my understanding, the first time the cast, even though you may have been in touch over the past few years, were actually together in one room. What was racing through your mind then?</s>CATTRALL: Oh, it was so - first of all, it`s like family. You know, you have like your family-family and then you have like your friend-family. And then you have your work family. So it was like we were all going on some kind of retreat for the afternoon and there was this great script that we were going to read. And there was lunch in the other room and chocolates. So it was very celebratory. It was like all fun week, you know. It was really very supportive and wonderful. And people laughed and people cried. And it was a great day.</s>HAMMER: I don`t have to tell you the press always looking for a story, making up drama along the way. Whether there was drama or not, I don`t know. So you guys appear on "Oprah," which, by the way, was terrific.</s>CATTRALL: Oh, thank you.</s>HAMMER: It just looked like you guys had the time of your life. But I have to tell you, one of my producers said - she was sitting there, wondering, Are they going to stay close to each other. Oh, look they`re putting Chris Noth in the middle of everybody. When you hear stuff like that, does it make you mad? I mean, what do you think?</s>CATTRALL: Yes. You know, I think it made us mad at the beginning. And then we just kind of went, "It`s the nature of the beast." You know, if there`s no news, people want to make news. And in some way, that`s kind of a backhanded compliment. They just can`t get enough. So we`ll just keep making movies.</s>HAMMER: Well, I have to say I hear from a lot of actresses I sit down with that there are not a lot of great juicy, sexy roles as you get older in Hollywood. Look at you, you`re defying that notion and you have been with this particular character. Do you feel kind of a</s>CATTRALL: I totally do. And I want to kick as much</s>HAMMER: No, no. But the truth is, you know, as someone who gets cast in those roles, it is, we know, a little unusual. And I think there`s a double standard in Hollywood as far as it applies to women getting older and men getting older?</s>CATTRALL: I think there`s always been that. I mean you see a man in his 60s and his leading lady is in her middle 20s. And you say, well, you know, fine. But I think that that`s changing. And I think that in "Sex and the City," we`ve been part of that change and I`m very proud of that.</s>HAMMER: Well, I have to say, Kim, I did not walk in here with a single cooking naked question, not going to talk about that. But -</s>CATTRALL: I don`t know where that came from.</s>HAMMER: I love that.</s>CATTRALL: I mean can you imagine cooking in the nude? I mean the hot oil from the pan would just kill you. You know, that`s not sexy. But obviously, you know, a lot of people buzzing about the fact you`re dating this guy who`s 23 years your junior. And I guess he`s a chef and I guess that`s where the hot oil comes in and the cooking naked. But seriously, when you step back from it, do you wonder what all the fuss is about or do you love all the fuss?</s>CATTRALL: I think a little bit of both. I think it`s funny and it`s titillating to me to read stuff about yourself that`s so completely off the mark. But you have to have a sense of humor about it. I mean you look at the world and how complicated it is and you look at that as a piece of fluff.</s>HAMMER: Is this the end of "Sex and the City"?</s>CATTRALL: Well, never say never. That`s what I`ve learned about this show. I remember when we did the pilot and we had to wait six months to get picked up. And then, when the show got picked up again, it was only for 12 episodes and then it was sort of 18 episodes. And then it was 90 and then 22 and then nothing, and then the movie. So you know, if this follows us for the rest of our lives, for the rest of our careers, hey, that`s great. I have no complaints. Great roles, great writing, wonderful fashion. You just get to be a girl. You get to have fun. And girls, they want to have fun.</s>HAMMER: And she is so much fun. And the wait has been long enough. You can finally catch "Sex and the City" in the theaters on May 30th. Well, Kim Cattrall, certainly no stranger to nudity. But she probably didn`t hear about this particular chance to bear it all. This is a story that made us say, that`s ridiculous! Hey, they remembered how to do that. Picture this. Nearly 2,000 people volunteered -yes, they volunteered to au naturale in the name of art. All right, maybe that`s subjective. But check this out. The shoot happened at a soccer stadium in Austria. Photographer Spencer Tunick gathered the not-so-shy bunch to take some artistic shots, as he says, in the spirit of sports. Right. OK. He says he chose Austria because of its beautiful mountains? He added one very important point, if he tried anything like this in the United States, he`d get arrested. But come on, naked people, taking pictures in the spirit of sports - now, that`s ridiculous. Other stories happening, new right now, Paul McCartney, one step closer to finalizing his divorce from Heather Mills. A judge has granted the exes a preliminary divorce decree that could become final in six weeks and a day, if no one objects. My guess is there will be no objections to all this. It`s been a nasty split. Of course, Mills won over $47 million to settle the battle against McCartney. And of course, Paul McCartney, not really worse for the wear. His fortune still estimated at $880 million. Call it the late-night shuffle. NBC is crowning its newest late night host. Former "Saturday Night Live" funny man, Jimmy Fallon was officially named the replacement for Conan O`Brien, as host of "Late Night." Now, the swap is expected to happen early next year. Of course, O`Brien is not going into any kind of comic retirement. He`ll be filling Jay Leno`s seat on "The Tonight Show." That switch is set for September 2009. Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears have been keeping busy and this time with their careers, which is always good to report. Lindsay is appearing on ABC`s "Ugly Betty." Britney on CBS` "How I Met Your Mother." And that brings us to our SHOWBIZ TONIGHT question of the day - "Lindsay and Britney: Will appearing in sit-coms save their careers?" You can keep voting at CNN.com/ShowbizTonight or E-mail us at showbiztonight@cnn.com. Coming up next, could the career of an "American Idol" favorite be doomed because he`s got a father who needs to take a chill pill? New drama on "American Idol." A father of a possible winner getting a spanking for sticking his nose in places he shouldn`t be poking around. All right, not an actual spanking, but pretty darn close. Oh, daddy dearest, when SHOWBIZ TONIGHT returns.