Emily in Paris cast 'manifesting' Kim Cattrall for special Netflix cameo
The stars of Netflix's hit rom-com series Emily in Paris are eager for a special crossover cameo, with eyes on Sex and the City's Kim Cattrall to reprise her role as Samantha Jones.
With the second part of season 4 set to premiere next month, cast members including Lily Collins, Lucien Laviscount, Lucas Bravo, Ashley Park, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Samuel Arnold, and Bruno Gouery shared their thoughts with IMDb about potential crossovers, spurred by the shared creator of both shows, Darren Star.
Lily Collins, who plays Emily Cooper, expressed her enthusiasm for a Sex and the City crossover, saying: "I would say the obvious but also genuine answer is gonna be Sex and the City just because naturally I feel like there's a lot of crossover there."
Lucas Bravo, portraying Gabriel, added his hopes for Cattrall's involvement: "We've been talking about earlier about having Kim Cattrall, manifesting her presence on Emily in Paris. But it would imply that there's a substantial role for her to take on, and also [for] her to say yes to that idea."
He continued, sharing his excitement about the possibility: "But I've been floating all day and dreaming about that opportunity and I hope it happens," reports the Daily Star.
The consensus among the cast was that Sex and the City stood out as the "obvious" choice to stage a crossover with, especially given Cattrall's character in the nineties show working in the world of PR, just like Emily in Paris' titular character, Emily Cooper.
Cattrall, known for her long-standing feud with co-star Sarah Jessica Parker, last appeared as PR guru Samantha in the sequel series And Just Like That, albeit briefly in a phone call scene.
Despite insistent requests from HBO and a fervent fanbase eager for