The Satan Wears Prada 2 scribe Aline Brosh McKenna is a-OK with the various eyes on David Frankel’s extremely anticipated sequel.
Addressing the viral set photographs which have proliferated on the web, the pic’s authentic screenwriter spoke with IndieWire amid manufacturing concerning the hubbub across the venture, saying it’s “an honor” to have so many viewers eager to see its improvement.
“Individuals 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 vogue film,” McKenna advised the publication. “We knew there could be numerous curiosity. I personally hadn’t skilled this degree of individuals popping out [to the set], however it’s the world we stay in.”
She continued, “In some ways, we’re chatting with a unique world than we did in 2006 … It stems from like a reputable want to see these characters once more. So long as everybody’s protected, what an honor that persons are nonetheless .”
McKenna added that she may relate to audiences’ pleasure: “I acquired somewhat squeal after 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 footage!”
At present filming throughout New York Metropolis, the unfold of the photographs — for each The Satan Wears Prada 2 and different current productions — has led to on-line disagreements concerning the utility of such content material, together with whether or not it spoils the eventual moviegoing expertise.
First-look pictures, which came to visit the weekend, confirmed Manhattan abuzz with anticipation as followers sought glimpses of the return to their beloved high-stakes vogue world. Returning principal forged 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 embrace 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 “one million ladies would kill for” as junior assistant to the esteemed editor-in-chief of a high fashion journal. The sequel, which is able to hit theaters Might 1, is anticipated to hint Miranda’s perspective as she battles the decline of the print trade.
