The Satan Wears Prada 2 scribe Aline Brosh McKenna is a-OK with the numerous eyes on David Frankel’s extremely anticipated sequel.
Addressing the viral set pictures which have proliferated on the web, the pic’s authentic screenwriter spoke with IndieWire amid manufacturing in regards to the hubbub across the mission, saying it’s “an honor” to have so many viewers eager to see its improvement.
“Folks will stand outdoors only for a glimpse of those actors and these characters that they love as a result of seeing them in wardrobe has actually excited folks, particularly because it’s a style film,” McKenna advised the publication. “We knew there can be a whole lot of curiosity. I personally hadn’t skilled this stage of individuals popping out [to the set], nevertheless it’s the world we stay in.”
She continued, “In some ways, we’re chatting with a special world than we did in 2006 … It stems from like a professional need to see these characters once more. So long as everybody’s protected, what an honor that persons are nonetheless .”
McKenna added that she might relate to audiences’ pleasure: “I acquired just a little squeal once I noticed them in costume the primary time. I used to be like, ‘Oh my God!’ It was like my son’s bar mitzvah or one thing. I felt like I needed to take photos!”
At present filming throughout New York Metropolis, the unfold of the pictures — for each The Satan Wears Prada 2 and different latest productions — has led to on-line disagreements in regards to the utility of such content material, together with whether or not it spoils the eventual moviegoing expertise.
First-look photographs, which came to visit the weekend, confirmed Manhattan abuzz with anticipation as followers sought glimpses of the return to their beloved high-stakes style world. Returning principal solid Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt had been all spot gallivanting round famed metropolis haunts, together with the Met, which remodeled its exterior to host a Gala-esque fete showing within the sequel.
New faces becoming a member of the 2026 film embody Simone Ashley, Pauline Chalamet, Helen J. Shen, Lucy Liu, Justin Theroux, B.J. Novak, Rachel Bloom, Patrick Brammall and Kenneth Branagh, who will painting husband to Streep’s Anna Wintour-inspired Miranda Priestly.
The unique movie, based mostly on Lauren Weisberger’s 2003 novel of the identical title and praised for its chopping satire, centered on Andy Sachs (Hathaway), a journalism graduate who lands the job “1,000,000 women would kill for” as junior assistant to the esteemed editor-in-chief of a high fashion journal. The sequel, which can hit theaters Could 1, is anticipated to hint Miranda’s perspective as she battles the decline of the print business.
