It is 16 years since The Devil Wears Prada became a hit movie, and of course, that means that a sequel has been discussed on a number of occasions. However, even though fans may be up for seeing the comedic interpretations of the stresses of the fashion world return to the big screen, one person who is adamant it won’t happen is star Anne Hathaway.
The Devil Wears Prada starred Hathaway as the put-upon journalist Andrea Sachs, who bags herself a position as the assistant of the difficult and hyper-critical Miranda Priestly, played by the always phenomenal Meryl Streep. Andrea finds that the strain of the job turns her into someone she doesn’t like and eventually quits to save her relationships with friends and family, giving the movie the moral of not becoming so lost in a career that you lose the people in your life.
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With the movie earning over $326 million at the box office, a healthy ten times its estimated $35 million budget, it is not surprising that thoughts on a sequel have been passed around, especially after the original novel’s author Laura Weisberger wrote the follow-up novel Revenge Wears Prada in 2013. However, it seems that the lead stars of the movie have not been inclined to jump back into the characters’ high-end shoes, and speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Hathaway doubled down on her belief that there will never be a sequel. She said:
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For a while, there was a question of how it would be possible to do a sequel to The Devil Wears Prada without retreading the same story or undoing some of the character development and message of the movie. The answer to this seemed to become apparent when Revenge Wears Prada was released by author Lauren Weisberg seven years later. The blurb of the novel offered the possible plotline, which involved Andy attempting to keep her life afloat without crossing paths with Miranda again. The blurb reads:
While this could easily give the sequel talks a kick-start, there has still been no movement on a new theatrical installment. Whether that is from the lack of interest from its stars, the somewhat mixed reaction to the story of the sequel novel, or simply that the original movie ended in a complete and rounded way that a sequel would undo its message, it seems that the Devil will probably not be wearing Prada again on the big screen anytime soon.
