But now, Michael Patrick King, who directed the four ladies in the two S&TC blockbusters, and who was an executive producer on the HBO series, has put the rumors to rest.
He told reporters during the Television Critics Association press tour, “My Carrie started at 33, and I took her to 43. I didn’t even want to know who her parents were. The idea of going back in time…and making her less evolved — the idea of going backward — is not something I’m interested in doing.”
It was rumored that the prequel would follow the plotline of S&TC author Candace Bushnell’s novels, "The Carrie Diaries," and "Summer in the City."
The gossip blogs had Blake Lively playing a younger Samantha, Selena Gomez as a possible Charlotte, Emma Roberts as Miranda and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s younger sis Elizabeth tagged to play Carrie.
But with King’s firm refusal to indulge the rumors, it seems that the public will never see the fab four’s early days projected on the silver screen. Well at least for now. If the recent batch of lackluster summer movie plotlines proves anything it’s that when it comes to Hollywood, never say never.
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