<P> It was in mid-2007 that the plans for making the movie were announced again . This reportedly resulted after Cattrall's conditions being accepted along with a future HBO series . In May 2007 the project was halted after HBO decided it was no longer in a position to finance the movie on its own . The project was pitched within the Time Warner family (owners of HBO) and was picked by sister concern New Line Cinema . </P> <P> In February 2009 it was officially announced that a sequel would be made including all four actresses and writer - director Michael Patrick King . </P> <P> The film was prominently shot in New York between September--December 2007 . The locations included a number of places around Manhattan and a certain portion was shot in Steiner Studios and Silvercup Studios . The shooting was continually interrupted by paparazzi and onlookers with the security and police authorities employed in order to control the crowd . Efforts were taken to keep the film's plot secret, including the shooting of multiple endings . As a defense strategy, scenes shot in public or in presence of number of extras were termed by Ryan Jonathan Healy and the main cast as "dream sequences ." </P> <P> As in the TV series, fashion played a significant role in plot and production of the movie . Over 300 ensembles were used over the course of entire film . Patricia Field, who created costume designs for the series, also undertook the job in the film . Field has stated that she initially was ambivalent to do the film, for monetary and creative reasons . Field rose to fame particularly after designing for the series from 1998 to 2004, wherein she popularized the concept of using designer clothes with day - to - day fashion . </P>

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