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The Devil Wears Prada 2: bitchy one-liners, devious double-crossing and Lady Gaga
Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway shine in frothy sequel that smartly comments on struggling media industry
TL;DR
- The sequel "The Devil Wears Prada 2" has achieved significant box office success.
- It reunites Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly and Anne Hathaway as Andy Sachs, two decades after the original film.
- The film explores the struggles of the print media industry, with "Runway" magazine on life support due to declining readership and advertising.
- Andy Sachs returns to "Runway" to restore its credibility after a PR crisis, encountering industry-wide issues like layoffs and consolidation.
- Miranda Priestly is portrayed as having mellowed but still struggles with modern sensibilities, while Emily Blunt's character has become more assertively vile.
- The plot involves a tech billionaire's son threatening to replace staff with AI, leading Andy and Emily to devise a plan to save the magazine.
- The film features numerous celebrity cameos, including Lady Gaga, Tina Brown, Law Roach, Marc Jacobs, Heidi Klum, and Karl-Anthony Towns.
- The ending sees Miranda, Nigel, and Andy back at "Runway," hinting at a potential third installment.