‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Makes An Unusually Strong Case For A Legacy Sequel
Two decades after the original film, 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' revisits its iconic characters in a legacy sequel that capitalizes on nostalgia while diverging from the source material's follow-ups. The film reteams Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway as Miranda Priestly and Andy Sachs, now navigating new personal and professional challenges in the evolving fashion world. Unlike previous attempts to continue the story through novels, this sequel is an original cinematic endeavor not based on any of Lauren Weisberger’s book sequels.
- ▪The Devil Wears Prada 2 is a legacy sequel arriving 20 years after the 2006 original, reuniting Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway.
- ▪The film is not based on any of Lauren Weisberger’s sequel novels, instead using only her original characters.
- ▪A subplot in the movie explores the ethics of writing a tell-all book about a powerful editor, mirroring Weisberger’s real-life experience.
- ▪Disney is producing the sequel through its 20th Century Studios division, part of its broader strategy to exploit acquired IP.
- ▪The original film, while not initially seen as sequel-worthy, was a major commercial success that revitalized Streep’s career and launched Hathaway’s stardom.
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