The Devil Wears Pradasequel has added several new cast members to its glittering ensemble — and we know what you’re thinking, a star-studded cast? ForThe Devil Wears Prada 2? Groundbreaking. But in this case, it is groundbreaking, as the high-profile group joinAnne Hathaway,Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci, who are all reprising their beloved roles from the original 2006 film, alongside Kenneth Branagh, who was previously announced to be playing a character witha close connection to Streep’s Miranda Priestly.
Fan-favoriteBridgertonstar Simone Ashley, who is best known for playing leading lady Kate Sharma in Netflix’s regency romance series, is one of the newest additions toThe Devil Wears Prada 2cast, sources told Deadline. Lucy Liu, Justin Theroux, B.J. Novak, and Pauline Chalamet have also joined the call sheet, alongside Broadway stars Helen J. Shen and Conrad Ricamora, as well as comedian Caleb Hearon, per Variety. In the words of Priestly, “that’s all” for now, as their roles have not yet been disclosed, but it sounds like the steely ice queen of the fashion world will need all the help she can get in the upcoming sequel, as she will reportedly be trying to navigate the headwinds decline of traditional magazine publishing.
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The core creative team behindThe Devil Wears Pradaare back for the sequel, with David Frankel returning to direct the follow-up, nearly two decades after he helmed the original Oscar-nominated film. Producer Wendy Finerman is also returning, with Aline Brosh McKenna once again writing the screenplay, which may loosely adapt the second book in Lauren Weisberger’s series,Revenge Wears Prada:The Devil Returns, though Variety previously reported that there will be some new story elements too,with new rivalries emerging.
When Will ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Be Released?
Fortunately for fans of the iconic noughties film, work onThe Devil Wears Prada 2has been moving faster than a glacial pace. 20th Century Studios confirmed at the end of June that production had officially begun, with a trailer expected to follow as we move closer towards its release. The film isslated to hit theaters on August 13, 2025, which, rather aptly, falls the weekend before fashion’s biggest night, the Met Gala. It is also the original release date that Disney had planned forAvengers: Doomsdayprior to delaying the film to Jun 26, 2025.
The Devil Wears Prada 2arrives in the same year as the original film’s twentieth anniversary, making it a significant time for the sequel to take the spotlight. It also opens two weeks beforeVerity, an adaptation of the Colleen Hoover novel, that happens to star Hathaway, meaning she will have two competing films at the box office.The Devil Wears Pradawas among the most successful films of 2006, making backeight times its production budgetand receiving generally positive reviews, so it will be curious to see how the sequel performs in 2026.
Sources:Deadline,Variety
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