Disney is working on a sequel to "The Devil Wears Prada."
"Devil Wears Prada" gave us a glimpse into the demanding world of the fashion industry, a dream job for many women. Although it's been a long time since the film premiered, a sequel is in the works. The follow-up to the highly successful 2006 film, featuring Meryl Streep as the formidable editor-in-chief of Runway magazine, Miranda Priestly, is currently being developed at Disney. Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt are set to return as her overworked assistants, Andrea Sachs and Emily Charlton.
Screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna ("Crazy Ex-Girlfriend," "Your Place or Mine") from the first movie is in talks to write the sequel. Although it is unclear which members of the original cast will make a comeback, the plot is said to follow Priestly as she manages her career in the face of traditional magazine publishing's decline and competes with Blunt's character, who is now a powerful executive for a luxury group with advertising dollars that Priestly sorely needs.
"The Devil Wears Prada" took home a Golden Globe for best actress and made $326.7 million worldwide as a box office hit. Patricia Field's costume design was nominated for an Academy Award as well. The cast of the movie, which includes Miranda, Andy, and Emily, has continued to make it current by getting back together at the SAG Awards and reliving some of the classic scenes.
“We just had a joy bomb of a time on that movie,” Blunt told Hathaway during the conversation. “I don’t know if any of us knew it was going to become what it did. It’s quoted to me every week. It will be the movie that changed my life.”
The stage musical adaptation of "Devil Wears Prada," which stars Vanessa Williams in Miranda Priestly's signature dark shades, is starting rehearsals ahead of its October West End debut. This news coincides with rumors of a sequel to the film. Three-time Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell directed and choreographed the production, singer-songwriter Shaina Taub wrote the lyrics, and Kate Wetherhead wrote the book. Elton John composed the original score for the show.