Kamis, 27 Mei 2010

Sex & The City 2 Premiere


Sex and the City 2 is a 2010 romantic comedy film, known as the sequel to the 2008 film Sex and the City, which is based on the HBO TV series of the same name.

The Film was released on May 27, 2010 in the United States and May 28, 2010 in the United Kingdom. The film stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Kim Cattrall and Chris Noth, who reprised their roles from the previous film and TV series. It also features cameos from Liza Minnelli, Miley Cyrus (in her first appearance in a film which was released by Warner Bros.) and Penélope Cruz.

PLOT

The story begins with a flashback to how Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) first meets Samantha (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte (Kristin Davis), and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) in the heyday of Studio 54. The movie then jumps to the present, two years after the events of the first film. At the Connecticut same-sex wedding of Stanford Blatch (Willie Garson) and Anthony Marantino (Mario Cantone), Liza Minnelli appears in a cameo and sings Beyonce's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)". The four friends now have lives that are more stressful than before: All are married except for Samantha, who is now 52 and trying to keep her libido alive while dealing with menopause; Charlotte's two children are a handful; and Carrie's marriage to Mr. Big (Chris Noth) has settled down, though they differ on how to spend their spare time: she wants to still go out, he would prefer to stay home and watch television.[2][3][4]

Samantha is approached by an Arab sheik to devise a PR campaign for his business, and he offers to fly her and her friends on an all-expenses-paid luxury vacation to Abu Dhabi. While in Abu Dhabi, Carrie runs into her former lover, Aidan (John Corbett), and agrees to a dinner date. In a moment of passion, the two kiss. Carrie deals with the question of whether or not to tell Big. Samantha tells her to sleep on it while Miranda reflects on the events of the previous film, when her husband, Steve (David Eigenberg), told her about his affair and how, while it helped clear his conscience, was something that she was not so sure she wanted to know in retrospect given the months it took her to recover. Carrie opts to call Big from Abu Dhabi to tell him. Previously, in the television series, Carrie had an affair with the then-previously-married Big while dating Aidan, ending their relationship.[2][3]

Meanwhile, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda run up against a culture clash in the Middle East, as their style and attitudes contrast with Muslim society. This clash, and comedy derived from their defiance, makes for "comic relief."

CAST


DEVELOPMENT

After months of speculation, the cast confirmed in February 2009 that a sequel was in the works. Filming began in August 2009 for a May 28, 2010 release. The release date of May 27, 2010 had been earlier reported.

All four stars, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, and Kim Cattrall will return in the sequel; Chris Noth has also officially signed on to reprise the role of Mr. Big.[5] It has been confirmed that Evan Handler will be returning as Harry Goldenblatt, John Corbett as Aiden Shaw, David Eigenberg will play Steve Brady once more, Willie Garson will return as Stanford Blatch, and Mario Cantone will again play Anthony Marentino, making the original cast almost complete.[6][dead link] In addition Michael Patrick King will be writing and directing again, and Patricia Field will once again take charge of the costumes and wardrobe.[7][dead link]

Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that the budget for this film was USD $95 million[8], exactly $30 million greater than the budget for the first film. Sarah Jessica Parker was paid $15 million for her dual role as a producer and starring as Carrie Bradshaw

FILMING

Filming in New York had been postponed to the end of July as Dubai authorities have refused clearance for filming in the emirate. As a result, production of this segment of the film will be in Morocco.[10] All four leading ladies and other cast and crew were photographed[11] filming scenes in Morocco in November 2009, where they had originally planned to shoot for 13 days, which had to be extended to almost six weeks.

The sequel officially began filming on September 1, 2009 and continued until the end of 2009. Photos of all four leading women filming scenes around New York together and separately have emerged, featuring present-day scenes as well as a range of looks believed to be flashbacks from the earlier years of Carrie, Samantha, Miranda, and Charlotte's long-standing friendships. Images of Samantha in a wedding dress have also been released.[12] Additionally, scenes featuring prominent characters such as Mr. Big, Magda, Smith, Steve, and the children of Miranda and Charlotte have been filmed and photographed.

CASTING

It has been speculated that Victoria Beckham will appear in the sequel, after she turned down a cameo for the first film in 2007, because of the Spice Girls Tour, though this has yet to be confirmed. In a March 2010 appearance on Alan Carr: Chatty Man, however, Kim Cattrall shook her head while stating that she could not confirm or deny the speculation, suggesting that although there may have been rumors; Beckham, in fact, will not appear in the film.

Oscar-winner Penélope Cruz has been reported to appear briefly as Carmen, a banker.[13]

In September 2009, American singer/actress Liza Minnelli confirmed to several media outlets that she will be appearing in a cameo role. Singer/actress Bette Midler has been photographed on set, and was speculated to play the role of Carrie's mother, which she denied, stating she was on the set to support her daughter who was working on the film's production.

Miley Cyrus will appear in one scene where she appears at the premiere of Smith Jerrod's new film, wearing the same dress as Samantha. On October 17, Oceanup.com posted several pictures of Miley filming the scene.[14]

John Corbett was seen on location in Morocco, confirming his speculated involvement in the film as Aidan.[15]

More recently confirmed was the involvement of newcomers Nicole Porter and Joseph Randle as Carrie and Samantha's assistants respectively

RELEASE

Promotion for the film began in December 2009, when the official teaser poster was released online, featuring Carrie in a white dress and gold sunglasses which reflect a Moroccan backdrop, and the tagline "Carrie On", a similar pun of the lead character's name as "Get Carried Away" from the first film.[17] The same image and tagline was used for the launch of the official Sex and the City 2 website, also launched in December 2009.

The teaser trailer for the film premiered online on December 22, 2009.[18] In March 2010, new promotional stills were released, predominantly featuring scenes from the Moroccan portion of the film.[19] Also in March, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristen Davis and Cynthia Nixon attended ShoWest 2010 in Las Vegas to premiere the full length trailer and discuss the film (Kim Cattrall was in London performing on stage in the West End, and will join the rest of the cast for promotion when stage run ends on May 3).

The full theatrical trailer premiered on Entertainment Tonight and online on Thursday, April 8, 2010[20], featuring current New York City themed hit "Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys as well as Australian R&B/Pop singer, Ricki-Lee's platinum selling hit, "Can't Touch It".

A full scale promotional tour with all key cast members - including television, press conference and print - commenced in early May 2010, and continued throughout the film's release, encompassing many different countries and cities. The New York City premiere of the film was held on 24 May 2010.

CRITICAL RESPONSE

The film has been universally panned with critics and users on the web. Review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 15% based on 71 reviews, with an average score of 3.7 out of 10.[21] By comparison the first film received a score of 49% based on 172 reviews, with an average score of 5.5/10.[22] 7% of Selected top critics gave the film a positive review based on 28 reviews.[23] The critical consensus describes the film as "Straining under a thin plot stretched to its limit by a bloated running time, Sex and the City 2 adds an unfortunate coda to the long-running HBO series."[21] Metacritic gave the film a score of 33% based on a normalized average of 27 reviews indicating generally unfavorable reviews.[24] The film was also criticized for its portrayal of the Middle East. Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter called it "blatantly anti-Muslim"[25] and Hadley Freeman of the UK Daily Mail described the trailers as "borderline racist"

SOUNDTRACK

  1. "Rapture" – Alicia Keys
  2. "Everything to Lose" – Dido
  3. "Language of Love" – Cee-lo
  4. "Window Seat" – Erykah Badu
  5. "Kidda" – Natacha Atlas
  6. "Euphrates Dream" – Michael McGregor
  7. "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Liza Minnelli
  8. "Can't Touch It" – Ricki-Lee
  9. "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" – Alicia Keys
  10. "Love Is Your Color" – Jennifer Hudson and Leona Lewis
  11. "I Am Woman" – Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon
  12. "If Ever I Would Leave You" – Sex and the City Men's Choir
  13. "Sunrise, Sunset" – Sex and the City Men's Choir
  14. "Till There Was You" – Sex and the City Men's Choir
  15. "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" – Shayna Steele, Jordan Ballard, Kamilah Marshall

Taken From : http://en.wikipedia.org
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