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4th October 2024
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According to the Film and Television Industry Alliance, The Devil Wears Prada 2 is now in the pre-production phase, categorised as a feature film.
While specifics are still being finalised, filming is scheduled to begin on November 30th, 2024, though the locations for shooting have yet to be confirmed.
The sequel promises to bring back the drama of the original, this time focusing on Miranda Priestly approaching the end of her career.
According to early plot details, Miranda - played by Meryl Streep in the original - faces the decline of traditional print magazines.
Her main competitor? None other than her former assistant Emily Charlton, now a powerful executive at a luxury fashion group.
As the two clash for critical advertising money, the sequel looks poised to explore the shifting landscape of the fashion industry.
David Frankel, who directed the 2006 film, will return to helm the sequel, while Wendy Finerman will once again produce.
The original film, adapted from Lauren Weisberger’s bestselling novel, is loosely based on Weisberger’s own experiences working as an assistant to Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of Vogue.
The 2006 film starred Anne Hathaway as Andy Sachs, a recent college graduate who lands an improbable job as Miranda Priestly’s assistant at Runway Magazine.
Throughout the film, Andy navigates the cutthroat world of fashion while attempting to remain true to herself, despite the pressures of working for the intimidating Miranda.
Although there’s been no official word on the returning cast, fans are already speculating about the return of Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt.
Blunt, who portrayed the sharp-tongued Emily Charlton in the original, recently addressed rumours of the sequel.
Speaking to PEOPLE at the American Institute for Stuttering’s Annual Gala, she feigned ignorance, jokingly asking, “What sequel?” before adding, “Oh my god, I can’t tell you anything!”
Blunt then recalled her character’s iconic eye makeup and made light of her character's memorable line about losing weight due to stomach flu in preparation for Paris Fashion Week.
“I’ve gotta get a stomach flu and some eye makeup in there. I’m hoping for that!” she said, teasing fans about what could be in store for her return to the role.
While Aline Brosh McKenna, the screenwriter who adapted the first movie from Weisberger’s 2003 novel, has been confirmed to be working on the sequel’s script, much of the plot remains under wraps.
However, the hints of Miranda and Emily battling it out in the high-stakes world of fashion already suggest that The Devil Wears Prada 2 will be a film you don’t want to miss.
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