The Devil Wears Prada 2 will be strutting into cinemas soon after a long 20-year wait for fans – and now we know why. The sequel to the hit 2006 comedy-drama film, directed by David Frankel, reunites Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep in their iconic roles as Andy Sachs and Miranda Priestly, respectively.
The film sees Miranda struggling to keep Runway relevant in a new media landscape, with Andy returning to the fashion magazine to help navigate the crisis.
The pair will have help from Miranda's long-time right-hand, Nigel (Stanley Tucci), and her former assistant, Emily Charlton (Emily Blunt), who is now a high-powered luxury brand executive and has the resources to keep Runway afloat.
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At the European premiere of the film, attended by Digital Spy, director David Frankel explained why it had taken two decades to come to fruition, despite the global success of the original film.
"We're doing a lot of publicity for the movie now, so the common question we're asked is why did it take 20 years and why now?" he began.
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"And the truth is, for almost two decades, we just didn't have a good enough idea. There was no way anyone could convince us to meet with Meryl Streep to pitch her a bad idea. I mean, would you?"
He continued: "Then a couple of years ago, Aline Brosh McKenna, my creative partner and screenwriter extraordinaire for both films, and the author of a seemingly endless stream of quotable dialogue, including a rather famous speech about a particularly beautiful shade of blue.
"Aline realised that the world of fashion and journalism had changed dramatically since we shot the first movie in 2005, and wouldn’t it be fascinating to see how these characters we still love manoeuvre through this new, challenging landscape.
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"So here we are, which is kind of surreal, but I'm glad we waited. This reunion with our movie family, both in front of and behind the camera, has been nothing short of joyful."
Alongside the returning main cast, The Devil Wears Prada 2 stars a host of new cast members, including Kenneth Branagh, Lucy Liu, Justin Theroux, and Bridgerton star Simone Ashley.
Tracie Thoms, Tibor Feldman, Patrick Brammall, Caleb Hearon, and Helen J Shen complete the star-studded lineup.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 is released in cinemas on 1 May.
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