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Adrian Grenier could person made a cameo successful “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” but location simply “wasn’t time” to make it happen.
David Frankel, who directed nan original 2006 movie and returned 20 years later for nan highly anticipated sequel, told Entertainment Weekly his thought to concisely characteristic nan “Entourage” character fell isolated arsenic nan movie was afloat complete little than a period earlier its May 1 merchandise date.
“I had an thought astir sneaking him into a cameo, and, successful nan end, it was conscionable excessively precocious successful our accumulation schedule to make it happen,” Frankel explained.
Speaking to Page Six successful March, Grenier theorized why he wasn’t invited to reprise his domiciled of Nate Cooper, nan erstwhile occurrence of Anne Hathaway’s Andrea “Andy” Sachs.
“Obviously, it was a disappointment that I didn’t get nan telephone to beryllium successful nan sequel, but I besides understand there’s immoderate backlash pinch Nate, nan character, truthful that mightiness person thing to do pinch it,” he shared.
Grenier said he “of course” would person loved to return alongside Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci and Meryl Streep — but he isn’t holding a grudge.
Despite not being asked back, he said, “We’re each fans of nan movie, whether aliases not we’re successful it.”
Grenier besides hinted that his omission from nan film“just leaves room for a spinoff” astir his character.
In 2006’s “The Devil Wears Prada,” Andy’s narration pinch Nate suffers arsenic she prioritizes nan demands of her hard-to-please boss, Miranda Priestly (Streep), nan editor-in-chief of nan fictionalized manner mag Runway.
Nate fundamentally forces Andy to take betwixt him and her activity — and you tin astir apt conjecture which measurement she goes.
Grenier besides poked nosy astatine not being asked back for “The Devil Wears Prada 2” successful a caller Starbucks commercial.
“You mightiness person seen nan headlines — I wasn’t asked to beryllium portion of a definite sequel,” he says, deadpanning to nan camera. “But I’m good. Really. It’s each bully energy.”
The character past toasts to Nate, who has been branded nan existent villain of nan first movie for being unsupportive of Andy, and continues, “He wasn’t perfect.”
Grenier later jokes, “I mean if they call, I’m free.”
Frankel addressed Grenier’s Starbucks commercialized elsewhere successful nan Entertainment Weekly interview, saying he was “thrilled” to spot nan character being “really funny and truthful self-effacing.”
He added, “I emotion nan humility and nan drama of it!”
“The Devil Wears Prada 2” hits US theaters connected May 1.
