Released in 2006, The Devil Wears Prada not only became one of the most iconic movies of the early 2000s, but it also skyrocketed the careers of Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt.
Now, more than 18 years after it hit screens, it’s been revealed that the sequel has officially begun filming! Plus, original cast members are returning.
Is there going to be a The Devil Wears Prada 2?
News broke in July 2024 that a sequel to The Devil Wears Prada was in the early stages of development at Disney. Now it’s been confirmed that the film will release on 1 May, 2026.
With confirmation that production is now underway, it’s also been revealed that of the original cast, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Anne Hathaway and Stanley Tucci are reprising their roles, while Kenneth Branagh has also joined the project.
The news of the sequel comes after a 2022 interview with Anne Hathaway where she told The View that she didn’t think it would be possible.
“I don’t know if there can be [a sequel],” she said. “I just think that movie was in a different era. Now everything’s gone so digital and that movie is centred around the concept of producing a physical thing and it’s just, it’s just very different.”
The original The Devil Wears Prada film was a huge success, both at the box office and on the awards circuit. The movie grossed US$326.7 million worldwide, as well as earned leading actress Meryl Streep, AKA Miranda Priestly, a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination.
The film is based on a 2003 novel of the same name by Lauren Weisberger, and follows Andy Sachs, a young woman who moves to New York City to become a writer, but instead finds herself as an assistant to the “tyrannical editor-in-chief of a major fashion magazine”, Runway.
The Devil Wears Prada became a cult classic, and in the years following its release, fans have wondered and speculated about a potential sequel.
Emily Blunt spoke with Entertainment Tonight about the rivalry between her character and Meryl Streep’s character in the film. “Why are Meryl and I so mean to each other in every movie we do?,” she said. “We always have beef with each other. I don’t know what it is. Let’s hope we remedy it. I’m not sure.”
The three main actresses, Meryl, Anne and Emily, have also kept the film in the public eye, even appearing on stage at the 2024 SAG Awards, where they performed a short skit in reference to their characters.
What is The Devil Wears Prada 2 about?
The storyline for the sequel will follow “[Miranda] Priestly as she navigates her career amid the decline of traditional magazine publishing and faces off against Blunt’s character, now a high-powered executive for a luxury group with advertising dollars that Priestly desperately needs,” according to Variety.
The script has been written by Aline Brosh McKenna, who was the screenwriter of the original film as well as countless other blockbusters such as 27 Dresses, Laws of Attraction and Morning Glory.
In addition, the film’s original director, David Frankel, and original producer, Wendy Finerman, are also returning for the highly anticipated second instalment.
To refresh your memory, the original cast also featured Simon Baker, Adrian Grenier, Gisele Bundchen, Tracie Thoms, Rich Sommers and Daniel Sunjata.
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