The official news comes from Disney, which has just confirmed that a sequel to the iconic 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada is in the works. “Groundbreaking!”
The Oscar-nominated film starred Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci and Adrian Grenier. Fox 2000 Pictures, the studio behind the original film, is now owned by Disney through its acquisition of 20th Century Fox in 2019.
According to some reports, the main writers and producers of the first film are in talks to make the sequel as well. The Devil Wears Prada writer Aline Brosh McKenna, as well as the film’s original director David Frankel and original producer Wendy Finerman will be involved in the making of The Devil Wears Prada 2.0.
But now let’s talk about what interests us most. The cast!
It is currently unclear whether all of the original cast will return. For now, only the presence of Maryl Streep and Emily Blunt seems official.
Anne Hathaway, who played the protagonist Andy Sachs, in recent years has given her fans nostalgic moments of references to the film, showing off looks worthy of Runway. There was also a Devil Wears Prada reunion at this year’s SAG Awards, with Meryl Streep, Hathaway and Blunt presenting an award as a trio on stage.
But despite this, the actress’s return is still highly in doubt.
It is well known, in fact, that on various occasions both Blunt and Hathaway tried to dampen the enthusiasm towards a possible sequel to the film, which could have almost ruined its memory. Just in a March interview with E! News Anne Hathaway said she “didn’t think a continuation of that story is probably ever gonna happen.”
Yet here we are, waiting for more details on the making of the film and the developments of the stories of its iconic characters.
Plus, some plot details have already been revealed: The sequel will focus on Miranda, who must navigate the decline of the once-prosperous magazine publishing industry to prove that everyone still wants to be her. The story will obviously involve his former assistant, Emily, who is now the head of one of the luxury brand conglomerates published and advertised by Runway.
It cannot be ruled out that the sequel to Lauren Weisberger’s book on which The Devil Wears Prada is based, entitled Revenge Wears Prada, could also serve as inspiration.
