Disney confirms the return of iconic steeped in history, the OG fashion movie and a sacred homage to the fashion world: The Devil Wears Prada to make a return.
The Devil is back with the Cerulean Blue Belt!
The fashion world could hear every fashion enthusiast millennial scream as Disney confirmed to bring back a sequel to the legendary movie The Devil Wears Prada with its iconic original cast in their reprise role. The return of Meryl Steep, Anna Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci in their reprise roles has taken the internet by storm. The Devil Wears Prada was directed by David Frankel, and he is rumoured to be returning to take on the creative direction, maintaining the original essence of the movie. The OG screenwriter of the film, Aline Brosh McKenna, is also set to return to write the script for the sequel.
What does the internet have to say about the return of The Devil?
In recent Reddit threads about The Devil Wears Prada, the conversation about the villain for the first story has shifted from Miranda Priestly to Andy’s boyfriend, Nate. Nate is considered and talked about to be the “red flag” and the real villain of the movie for being a stubborn boyfriend who was not supportive of his girlfriend’s career and not putting in effort.
Comments about the return of the “Cerulean Blue Belt” have been trending on all social media platforms. It has been speculated that the sequel with pivot around the decline in the career of Priestly as she struggles to navigate her career among the decline of conventional magazine publishing and the resistance she faces with her former assistant Emily, who is now a high-powered executive with a luxury group with marketing and advertising dollars.
Is Anna Hathaway a part of the sequel?
Anna Hathaway, known for her roles in movies The Princess Dairies, Love Sex & Other Drugs, and The Idea of You, played the nominal leading character in the first film and was globally appreciated for her character, Andy Sachs. Hathaway has yet not confirmed or denied her involvement in the sequel. Netizens argue that the role of Miranda is pivotal for the success of the sequel. If need be, the role of Andy Sachs is still considered to be disposable.
However, the recent appearance of the trio, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Anna Hathaway, hinted otherwise. The trio even enacted a little sequence from the first film, and the internet spoke about it for days after. Clearly, the craze of The Devil Wears Prada is unparalleled.
The new angle of the sequel?
The internet speculates that in the next chapter of the movie, Miranda Priestly struggles to keep up with the evolution of the print media magazine industry, and Emily returns as a senior executive at a renowned advertising firm, posing a challenge to the ambitions of Priestly for the magazine. The iconic trio of Streep, Hathaway and Blunt was seen reuniting at the SAG Awards which fuelled the speculations about the film further. No release date has been hinted at, and with the D23 Expo of Disney on the horizon, the netizens are eagerly waiting to pick up some hints regarding the next chapter of the story.
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again will not be repeated again.
In other news, another cult favourite film, Mamma Mia, starring the same Meryl Streep, released its sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again in 2018 was a significant disaster, bearing a $402 million hit. However, The Devil Wears Prada will avoid that mistake as the sequel’s success depends on having Miranda Priestly in her element as the editor-in-chief of the Runway magazine. One of the biggest mistakes of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again was the absence of Meryl Streep’s character in its sequel, but the scriptwriter of The Devil Wears Prada will not repeat this mistake.
The original film is adapted from a novel by Lauren Weisberger, and it is rumoured that the storyline is also inspired by the real-life editor-in-chief of the famous fashion magazine Vogue, Anna Wintour and the part of the year that she threw the Met Gala to pay her homage to the legendry designers and the art of fashion. The Devil Wears Prada bagged Meryl Streep a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination. The film did exceptionally well at the box office for its time. It was budgeted at $41 million and it crossed over $327 million internationally.
