The devil is always in the details, which 20th Century Studios is banking on as it prepares to release The Devil Wears Prada 2. It has been 20 years since Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) met her match in Andy (Anne Hathaway) after a long streak of emotional and psychological abuse of her many personal assistants. The Devil Wears Prada (2006), based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Lauren Weisberger, is a fictionalized account based on Weisberger’s own experiences working as an assistant to Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, though Weisberger swears Priestly is not based on Wintour. That film had a budget of $35 million and grossed over $300 million while bringing in Best Actress Academy Award nominations for Streep and Best Costume Design for Patricia Field. Streep won the Golden Globe for Best Actress with the film also securing nominations for Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress (Emily Blunt). While Streep’s performance as Hermes scarf-clad Priestly may have been leading lady-worthy, we would be remiss if we didn’t give credit to the fashion. After all, Prada is right there in the title! 

Though“life imitates art far more than art imitates life,”in The Devil Wears Prada 2 the opposite holds true. Astraditional publishing faces a decline, Miranda Priestly must confront her former assistant, Emily Charlton (Blunt), who is now a high-powered executive with coveted advertising dollars to spend. What would The Devil Wears Prada be without Anne Hathaway’s Andy? While it’s unclear from the trailers and information released to date exactly why Andy is back at Runway, there is talk of a scandal and Miranda can’t wait to be rid of her again. There’s also a trip back to the fashion closet with the clothes being a standout star of the show, along with Stanley Tucci’s Nigel at the reunion of he and Andy two decades later. “Look what TJ Maxx dragged in,” Nigel quips as Andy walks into the office. Miranda Priestly, true to character, either doesn’t remember or pretends not to remember who Andy is. Tracie Thoms and Tibor Feldman will return as Lily and Irv Ravitz, with newcomers including Kenneth Branagh (as Miranda’s husband), Simone Ashley (Miranda’s latest assistant), Lucy Liu, Justin Theroux, B.J. Novak, Pauline Chalamet, Conrad Ricamora, Helen J. Shen, and Caleb Hearon rounding out the cast. The Devil Wears Prada 2 had a production budget of $100 million, significantly higher than the original film. The expanded budget includes the substantial costs of the mandatory high fashion required by a film called The Devil Wears Prada 2. Now playing in theaters nationwide.

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