Why Kyle MacLachlan Turned Down a Position on ‘And Simply Like That’

Kyle MacLachlan had his causes for turning down an opportunity to reprise his iconic function on Intercourse and the Metropolis as Charlotte York’s sexually challenged ex-husband, Trey MacDougal.

“Hear, I might love to come back again and have enjoyable,” MacLachlan, 66, completely informed Us Weekly whereas attending a God’s Love We Ship meal prep occasion at God’s Love We Ship’s New York Metropolis headquarters on Wednesday, June 25.

“And what they steered to me, I mentioned, ‘I believe there must be extra,’” he continued. “So I simply mentioned, ‘I ponder, if the connection that Charlotte and Trey had calls for a bit greater than their first thought.’”

Whereas MacLachlan, who performed reverse Kristin Davis as her character Charlotte’s first husband, didn’t elaborate any additional concerning what the Intercourse and the Metropolis spinoff And Simply Like That writers had in thoughts for his character, he did give Us some perception into the place he believes Trey can be at this time.

“It’d be very fascinating,” he mentioned. “I had steered that Trey has possibly moved to Napa and has a really profitable vineyard and label there — you possibly can see the place I’m going with this. However no, I really haven’t mentioned something but. Regardless. The present’s doing nice. They’re all pretty. And I like them.”

HBO’s iconic Intercourse and the Metropolis debuted on June 6, 1998, chronicling the lives, trysts and relationships of mates Charlotte, Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall) and Miranda Hobbs (Cynthia Nixon) as they lived and beloved in New York Metropolis. The present ran for six seasons earlier than its sequence finale aired on February 22, 2004.

After two subsequent Intercourse and the Metropolis movies, three of the 4 most important characters returned for the present spinoff, And Simply Like That, in December 2021. Whereas Samantha Jones is featured within the present through textual content messages and one temporary onscreen cameo in season 2, Cattrall didn’t return to the display screen amid her ongoing feud with costar Parker.

The present did discover a approach to embrace Samantha Jones — who’s now residing in Paris, to clarify Cattrall’s absence from the sequence — in the latest episode of And Simply Like That. On the Thursday, June 26, episode of the spinoff, Carrie reaches out to Samantha through textual content for intel from throughout the pond on her new grumpy downstairs neighbor — who simply so occurs to be a fellow author —Duncan Reeves (Jonathan Cake).

“They are saying he’s a number of enjoyable. Why?” Samantha writes again. When Carrie explains that “he’s residing below me,” Samantha shortly replies, “I want he was below me.”

Whereas Trey MacDougal is not going to be returning to our TV display screen anytime quickly, MacLachlan did give Us some perception into his newest challenge.

“I’ve a podcast that’s going to be dropping in September known as ‘What Are We Even Doing?’” he revealed. “I’m interviewing younger creatives and attending to know their world, mainly, and the inventive course of that’s essential to them, how they use social media and coming at it from [the] perspective of an previous man.”

When you ask Us, Trey can be proud.

God’s Love We Ship is a non-sectarian NYC-based non-profit that gives free, medically tailor-made meals and vitamin counseling to New Yorkers affected by extreme and power sickness like most cancers, coronary heart illness, and HIV since 1985. Not too long ago, the group delivered its 40 millionths meal. To donate, volunteer or refer a beloved one for meals, go to glwd.org.