Cynthia Nixon Discusses Scrapped 'Sex and the City' Scene Styled After 'Psycho'

Cynthia Nixon revealed a unique filming approach for a 'Sex and the City' scene that was ultimately cut due to its stark deviation from the show's typical style.

• Cynthia Nixon shared details about a deleted scene from 'Sex and the City' that mimicked Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho' in style.
• The scene involved Miranda eating chocolate cake in a frenzied manner, with rapid cuts and potentially black and white footage.
• Executive producer Michael Patrick King vetoed the scene, citing its inconsistency with the show's usual filming approach.
• The scrapped scene was part of an episode where Miranda struggles with her cake addiction and ends up destroying the cake.
• Nixon expressed a desire to see the original cut of the scene, highlighting its dramatic departure from the series' norm.

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