Sarah Jessica Parker struts onto the streets of Manhattan on the first day of filming for “Sex and the City 2.”
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SJP looks awfully excited to be back.
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SJP waits for filming to begin in a white Halston Heritage dress, one of many clothes by the label, for which Parker is the new president and chief creative officer, that appear in the film.
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Still beaming on the first day of filming, SJP walks in front of a crowd that’s gathered to watch the “SATC 2” hoopla.
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Parker, as Carrie, hails a cab in her gold shades, sparkly Christian Louboutins and a $198,000 necklace that sold out shortly after movie posters debuted.
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Parker films a scene with Chris Noth (aka Mr. Big).
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Cynthia Nixon looks happy to see her girls as she strolls onto the set.
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An early photo of Samantha, Miranda, Carrie and Charlotte together again. Director Michael Patrick King walks out of the shot on the left.
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Kristin Davis, looking particularly Charlotte-like, films the hordes of fans watching the movie being shot.
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A crew member tends to Sarah Jessica Parker’s hair as she waits, in another designer outfit, to film more scenes from the film.
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Carrie and Mr. Big film a scene on a sun-soaked street.
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Another moment between Carrie and Mr. Big
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A few days later, Sarah Jessica Parker and Cynthia Nixon walk through Greenwich Village as they film another scene from the film.
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In the same location, Parker waits for a crew member to place her mark on the sidewalk.
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Blast from the past: Carrie looks very ’80s in her off-shoulder sweatshirt and tightly curled hair. Is this outfit part of the film’s mega ’80s flashback?
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Ah, the infamous ’80s scene…Sarah Jessica Parker waves to fans dressed like Madonna in her “Like a Virgin” era.
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SJP meets up with Kristin Davis, dressed as a very preppy ’80s Charlotte.
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Cynthia Nixon arrives on the Midtown Manhattan set as ’80s Miranda, juggling law books and stacks of papers.
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Kim Cattrall films a scene as ’80s Samantha, demonstrating that she still had her edge, even in her younger days.
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Kim Cattrall waves to the cameras as she sits in a “Sex and the City 2” directors chair, wearing her vintage Samantha garb, which also seems to include snakeskin/fishnet leggings and bright red, patent-leather boots.
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Bette Midler also joined the ladies on the set that day.
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Here, Midler films a scene with Parker in front of The Plaza.
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Back in the present day, SJP smiles for the camera as she films a few scenes sporting a much more casual ensemble.
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Kim Cattrall fluffs her hair as she walks to the set.
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Kristin Davis shimmers in all green as she makes her way through the New York City streets.
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A laughing Cynthia Nixon looks at ease in lace-up heels.
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Parker and Nixon film another scene together.
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Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall and the actress who plays Charlotte’s daughter film a scene at an outdoor cafe.
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A glimpse at the swarm of photographers who gathered to capture the making of “Sex and the City 2.” Here, they take pictures of Sarah Jessica Parker as she prepares to act in a scene.
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Kim Cattrall and Miley Cyrus film a scene at the Ziegfeld Theatre in which Samantha and the teen popstar show up wearing the same outfit.
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Samantha takes the fashion faux-pas in stride.
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She and Miley even mug for the cameras.
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The ubiquitous Paparazzi gave fans a lot of early peeks at plotlines in the film, but one scene they didn’t manage to spoil was Samantha’s non-existent wedding. According to Kim Cattrall, the wedding dress she’s sporting here was just a ruse to fool the photographers.
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