Sequel Is in the Works
Original screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna is in talks to pen the follow-up
It is one of my very favorite Meryl Streep star vehicles (for which she scored Oscar nomination)
The Devil Wears Prada writer Aline Brosh McKenna is penning a would-be follow-up to the hit film that is being developed and produced by Wendy Finerman.
While no deals are done, a follow-up to the 2006 coming-of-age comedy has long been talked about, with Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Anne Hathaway recently reuniting on stage for this year’s SAG Awards.
No deals for the cast are in place. Disney, which would be the studio behind the film following the acquisitions of the original Devil studio Fox 2000, had no comment.
The film grossed a massive $326 million at the worldwide box office and earned Streep an Oscar nomination.
For the sequel, there is a possible plot where Priestly is still the head of Runway but the magazine has endured the financial headwinds of contemporary publishing and is in a diminished state.
Blunt’s one-time assistant would now be an executive at a luxury brand conglomerate that advertises with Runway.
While promoting her recent film, The Idea of You, Hathaway told E! she was doubtful about the possibility of a sequel, saying, “I don’t think a continuation of that story is probably ever gonna happen.”
