"Sex and the City 2" shooting heads to Morocco

October 21, 4:23 PMMovie Locations Travel ExaminerDebi Willis

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Sarah Jessica Parker at 2009 NYC screening
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Sarah Jessica Parker, her six-year-old son James Wilke and the child’s nanny were photographed leaving her Greenwich Village townhouse on Monday afternoon en route to the airport for a flight to Morocco.  While the trip’s main purpose is to continue shooting the Sex and the City sequel, it may have doubled as a birthday treat for James, who will turn seven on October 28.

Wouldn’t the newly redone La Mamounia – the 18th century palace of Moroccan Prince Moulay Mamoun and a film location for Alfred Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much –  provide an excellent venue for his birthday celebration? 

Parker’s actor-husband Matthew Broderick, the couple’s twin daughters, Marion and Tabitha (born four months ago with the help of a surrogate) and quite likely another nanny or two have presumably remained at home in New York City.  It appears shooting in “the City” where this entertainment franchise is primarily set wrapped last week with highly publicized scenes in which Penelope Cruz, Liza Minnelli and Mylie Cyrus are reported to make appearances.  Us magazine provides a quick clip of some of the movie's New York City filming in the video at the end of this article.

According to Life & Style magazine, the Moroccan scenes will be shot in the cities of Erfoud, Rabat and Marrakech.  The film’s style guru, Patricia Field, told People magazine, "[We're shooting] there for about six weeks.  You'll probably see belly dancers and Bedouins!"  The Moroccan film location was decided upon after Dubai officials denied the production access to shoot there, fearing the resulting movie would be too racy for Middle Eastern standards and would reflect poorly on the country.

Sex and the City 2 is schedule for release on May 24, 2010, and according to Chrissie Russell, a writer for Ireland’s Independent, it is likely not the last we will see of Carrie Bradshaw and friends:

Producers are already so confident that the second movie will be a hit that there's talk of making it a trilogy despite the fact the rumours persist that the four leading ladies loathe working together and are only in it for the big pay packet.

As the above-referenced Hitchcock film so aptly noted, “Que sera, sera.”