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While Meryl Streep is reprising 1 of her astir iconic characters successful The Devil Wears Prada 2, her complaint has accrued rather a spot successful nan 20 years since nan original.
The 3x Oscar victor precocious revealed that she primitively turned down nan sequel to nan 2006 adjustment of Lauren Weisberger’s book, noting that “it took maine this long” to summation nan assurance to discuss connected her salary offer.
“I publication nan script. Script was great,” she said connected Today. “And they called maine up and they made an offer, and I said, ‘No, not going to do it.'”
Streep continued, “I knew it was going to beryllium a hit, and I wanted to spot if I doubled my ask. And they went correct distant and said sure. And I thought, I’m 50, 60 — it took maine this agelong to understand that I could do that.”
Following her instantly classical capacity successful nan first film, Streep said, “They needed me, I felt. … I was fresh to retire. But, you know, that was a lesson.”
In summation to Streep’s Runway editor Miranda Priestley, The Devil Wears Prada 2 sees nan fashionable return of Anne Hathaway’s Andi, Emily Blunt arsenic Emily Charlton and Stanley Tucci arsenic Nigel Kipling.
Tracie Thoms and Tibor Feldman will besides reprise their roles from nan original 2006 Aline Brosh McKenna-helmed film, pinch Kenneth Branagh, Simone Ashley, Lucy Liu, Justin Theroux, B.J. Novak, Pauline Chalamet, Rachel Bloom, Patrick Brammall, Conrad Ricamora and Lady Gaga besides joining nan cast.
