Why the ‘Sex and the City' Movie Cut a Willie Garson Scene

The first 'Sex and the City' movie focused on Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Mr. Big's (Chris Noth) wedding. After all, fans waited six seasons to finally choose each other without saying 'I do.' But stories for other characters were cut for the main story. Sean Palmer addressed his character's cut scene on Kristin Davis' podcast with Willie Garson's Stanford Blatch. Stanford and Marcus Were Supposed to Marry in 'Sex and the City' Getty Sean Palmer Stanford got married to Anthony Marantino (Mario Cantone) in 'Sex and the City 2.' Liza Minnelli officiated the wedding. It was surprising since the supporting characters didn't show interest in each other in the HBO episodes. Palmer, 53, said on 'Am I Charlotte?' Stanford was going to marry Marcus Adant in the first movie before a change. 'I was supposed to be in the film,' he told Davis. 'The film was supposed to start with Willie's and my wedding. And you're supposed to think it was Big and [Carrie].' Palmer said it was 'heartbreaking' that it didn't make the cut. 'I think it was [the show's executive producer John P.] Melfi, and he was like, 'Look, we got a call from the studio and… they don't want tertiary characters,'' the actor said. 'So I think in the film… I'm on Carrie's guest list.' Marcus was a Broadway dancer dating Stanford in the show. Anthony told Stanford that Marcus used to be a sex worker. But that didn't bother Stanford, and their relationship continued. Fans never saw what ended Stanford and Marcus' relationship before he got married to Mario. How 'And Just Like That' Wrote off Stanford's Character Play Garson died at 57 in 2021. The world of 'Sex and the City' continued with the HBO spin-off 'And Just Like That…' Mario returned for the new episodes with his character owning a business called Hot Fellas bread, a bread delivery service where sexy men deliver in shorts. Charlotte's best friend was separated from Stanford. An episode showed Carrie receiving a letter from Stanford. He was away in Japan with a client and decided to stay there. She shared the news with Mario, who was shocked. Stanford left everything to Mario as he pursued becoming a Shinto monk. 'Carrie, for the first time in my life, I felt peace, real peace,' Stanford wrote to Carrie. Mario and Carrie toasted their friend. The spin-off was canceled after three seasons. The franchise didn't get a third movie, and Cantone said on 'The Wendy Williams Show' that he was angry about it. 'I had a lovely role in it,' the actor told the talk show host. 'Willie Garson, who played Stanford, my husband, in it, we had quite a storyline. And you know what? Some of us needed the freaking work! So it's really upsetting.' Mario later found love again with a man named Giuseppe (Sebastiano Pigazzi). He was a poet who also worked at Hot Fellas. So Stanford's story took many turns for different reasons, with his final destination being in Japan.