Anne Hathaway confirmed on social media Monday that cameras are rolling on The Devil Wears Prada 2, slipping into Andy Sachs’ cerulean sweater for a six‑second clip that teased fans with the caption “Back to werk.” The post landed minutes after Disney’s 20th Century Studios unveiled a first‑look still of Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt striding down Fifth Avenue in trench coats by costume designer Arianne Phillips, signalling that brisk Manhattan exteriors have begun ahead of a European leg that will include Paris Fashion Week sequences.
Production started 30 June under returning director David Frankel, working from a script by original writer Aline Brosh McKenna that pitches Miranda Priestly against Blunt’s Emily, now a luxury‑group executive controlling the ad dollars Runway desperately needs.
Streep, Hathaway, Blunt and Stanley Tucci reprise their roles, joined by newcomers Lucy Liu, Justin Theroux, B. J. Novak, Simone Ashley and Pauline Chalamet. Kenneth Branagh is set to appear as Priestly’s media‑magnate husband, a character created for the sequel.
While plot details remain under wraps, studio insiders say the film draws loosely from Lauren Weisberger’s 2013 novel Revenge Wears Prada but updates the power struggle to the streaming era, with Priestly fighting for print relevance and Andy editing a successful digital lifestyle title. Fashion consultants from Condé Nast and LVMH have been hired to ensure authenticity as the script tackles influencer culture and sustainability pressures now shaping luxury houses.
Set pieces will move from New York to Paris and London in August, echoing the globe‑trotting scale Disney used to relaunch Cruella. Insiders say Phillips has commissioned emerging designers from South Korea and Nigeria to dress a climactic runway showdown, reflecting the industry’s push toward diverse voices.
The studio has staked out 1 May 2026 for global release—exactly 20 years after the original enchanted multiplexes—betting that nostalgia plus fresh commentary on fashion’s digital pivot will draw cross‑generational crowds. Early ticketing data isn’t yet available, but social‑listening firm Talkwalker logged more than 2.3 million mentions in the first six hours after Hathaway’s teaser, outpacing last year’s Barbie sequel announcement.
