Sarah Jessica Parker says her new show, 'Divorce,' is compelling

Record ID: 84476

  • Title: Sarah Jessica Parker says her new show, 'Divorce,' is compelling
  • Date: 5th October 2016
  • Summary: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 4, 2016) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF ACTRESS SARAH JESSICA PARKER POSING FOR PICTURES ON RED CARPET PARKER WITH HUSBAND MATTHEW BRODERICK PARKER SPEAKING TO REPORTER (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTRESS, SARAH JESSICA PARKER SAYING: "I was just, had been interested in this landscape for a while. About four years ago I brought the idea to my partner, HBO was really interested. They felt that this was a story that a lot of people could relate to, but first we needed writers. And we were fortunate enough to have Paul Simms and Sharon Horgan. And I think it's just very compelling to me because I think human beings and relationships are interesting. And the more complex, the more interested I am and the more curious I am to watch people sort it out. Whether they do it well or whether they're a mess is endlessly interesting to me." PARKER WITH ACTOR THOMAS HADEN CHURCH ON RED CARPET CHURCH SPEAKING TO REPORTER (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, THOMAS HADEN CHURCH SAYING: "I think it's ok if you like and dislike both of us. Just try to peel down the middle and that's probably - that's a fair assessment I think." CHURCH, CAST MEMBER CHARLIE KILGORE, CAST MEMBER STERLING JERINS AND PARKER POSING FOR PICTURES (LEFT TO RIGHT) ACTRESS MOLLY SHANNON POSING FOR PICTURES (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTRESS, MOLLY SHANNON SAYING: "I really like it. I love comedy with an emotional base because it makes the comedy funnier when there are true dramatic elements. So I like when stuff is real and not just silly." ACTRESS TALIA BALSAM POSING FOR PICTURES (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTRESS, TALIA BALSAM SAYING: "I think it's like recognition of the nature of people. I think as the show progresses, when you catch on more, there's situations that I think are very comedic and some are sad." CAST MEMBER DOROTHY LYMAN POSING FOR PICTURES CAST MEMBER MADDIE CORMAN POSING FOR PICTURES FORMER 'SEX AND THE CITY' CAST MATES, MARIO CANTONE, PARKER AND CYNTHIA NIXON POSING FOR PICTURES (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTRESS, SARAH JESSICA PARKER SAYING: "I don't know, it's not something that we've had real - come together to have real substantive conversations. But I described it as being not on the table but in the warming drawer." PARKER AND NIXON POSING FOR PICTURES COMEDIAN JERRY SEINFELD AND WIFE JESSICA POSING FOR PICTURES JOURNALIST JANE PAULEY POSING FOR PICTURES VARIOUS OF SHOW POSTER VARIOUS OF EXTERIOR OF SVA THEATER
  • Embargoed: 20th October 2016 02:57
  • Keywords: Sarah Jessica Parker HBO series television Sex and the City Divorce
  • Location: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • City: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Television
  • Reuters ID: LVA00152Q8025
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Actress, Sarah Jessica Parker returned to the small screen for the first time since "Sex and the City" in a new HBO show, "Divorce."
    The star celebrated the dark comedy on the blue carpet in New York on Tuesday (October 4) with the cast.
    Parker plays a middle-aged mother who decides to make a shift in her life by divorcing her husband, played by actor, Thomas Haden Church.
    The actress said she has always been interested in this subject and approached HBO with the idea four years ago.
    "They felt that this was a story that a lot of people could relate to," said Parker.
    "I think it's just very compelling to me because I think human beings and relationships are interesting. And the more complex, the more interested I am and the more curious I am to watch people sort it out. Whether they do it well or whether they're a mess is endlessly interesting to me," said Parker who is also an executive producer on the show.
    Church said the characters are human and flawed, which will make audiences both like and dislike them.
    "I think it's ok if you like and dislike both of us. Just try to peel down the middle and that's probably - that's a fair assessment I think," he said.
    A mini 'Sex and the City' reunion took place on the carpet with former cast mates Cynthia Nixon and Mario Cantone attending the premiere. When asked if a third film was in the works, Parker didn't say no.
    "I don't know, it's not something that we've had real - come together to have real substantive conversations. But I described it as being not on the table but in the warming drawer."
    "Divorce" premieres on HBO on Sunday, October 9.
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