Almost twenty years after ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ turned into a pop culture phenomenon, the sequel is finally happening. Anne Hathaway just got her hands on the script, and her first reaction? She wanted to know what Meryl Streep thought. That’s the first thing she asked: “Did Meryl read it yet? What did she think?”Anne shared this bit during a fan event in Tokyo, one of the first big moments for ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’.
Anne Hathaway reacts to ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ script
For the unversed, Anne Hathaway is back as Andy Sachs for ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’, but she’s not alone. Meryl Streep is in, too. Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci are returning as well — so the whole crew’s back together. Per Games Radar, Anne and Meryl were in Tokyo on April 6 for a fan event and talked about stepping back into these roles after all these years.Anne was pretty honest about her reaction to the new script. Before she even thought about her own part, she wanted to know if Meryl had read it. “My first thought was, ‘Did Meryl read it yet? What did she think?’”When she found out Meryl had already read it and loved it, her excitement shot up. In her words, “Well this has to be amazing. And I read it and it was beyond what I hoped for. I think over the years we’ve all wondered what Miranda, Andy, Emily and Nigel were up to and I guarantee you, anything we thought of did not come close to what (writer) Aline Brosh McKenna has come up with for all of us. And it was a joy to make it.”
‘The Devil Wears Prada’: Prequel recap and what to expect from the sequel?
For those who have missed the first movie, here’s a rundown. In ‘The Devil Wears Prada’, Hathaway’s Andy Sachs was the fresh-out-of-college journalist who ended up as Miranda Priestly’s assistant. At first, Andy didn’t care about fashion and felt lost under Miranda’s impossible standards. But that job changed her: her style, her attitude, even her values.The heart of the story was Andy’s struggle: ambition versus her own beliefs, career versus relationships, power versus staying true to herself. Miranda pushes her to the top, but Andy eventually realizes she’s losing who she is. So she walks away, choosing herself over the job.‘The Devil Wears Prada’ was a huge hit and people still love it as one of the best workplace dramas out there that handles hierarchy and glamour together.Now, the sequel brings everyone back, from Hathaway, Streep to Blunt, Tucci. The original creative team is back, too. The story picks up years later, with the media world totally changed. Andy returns to Runway, while Miranda fights to keep the magazine alive in a digital age. Emily, who used to be the frazzled assistant, is now a major player in the luxury fashion world.Per Entertainment Weekly, this time, the story digs into the fall of print media, the rise of influencers and branding, and how power shifts in fashion and journalism. So it’s not just a sequel; it’s a reflection of how the real world has changed.The trailer has already racked up millions of views. It’s full of high fashion, runway shows, and jet-setting, but there’s more tension this time around. There’s a battle to save Runway magazine, a clash between Miranda and new industry leaders, Andy stepping back in with more power, and Emily’s transformation into a big name.Per EW, in the film, Andy might even be working on a story that could expose Miranda, setting up a showdown between the two. The trailer recently dropped a new song, ‘Runway’, by Lady Gaga and Doechii, which has a fresh, modern vibe.Directed by David Frankel and written by Aline Brosh McKenna (the same team as the original), ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ lands in theaters May 1, 2026.
