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The Devil Wears Prada 2 explained: the release driving the conversation

“The Devil Wears Prada 2” opens like a knockoff of itself, with sight gags calling back to the mean quips in the 2006 hit: near-identical teal belts, a gala hailing the less-than-innovative theme “Spring Florals” and a red carpet that’s actually cerulean.

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The Devil Wears Prada 2 explained: the release driving the conversation
“The Devil Wears Prada 2” opens like a knockoff of itself, with sight gags calling back to the mean quips in the 2006 hiCredit · The New York Times

“The Devil Wears Prada 2” opens like a knockoff of itself, with sight gags calling back to the mean quips in the 2006 hit: near-identical teal belts, a gala hailing the less-than-innovative theme “Spring Florals” and a red carpet that’s actually cerulean. The Devil Wears Prada 2 has emerged this Friday as one of the stories drawing attention in Hong Kong.

Key facts

  • “The Devil Wears Prada 2” opens like a knockoff of itself, with sight gags calling back to the mean quips in the 2006 hit: near-identical teal belts, a gala hailing the less-than-innovative theme “Spring Florals” and a red carpet that’s actually cerulean.
  • The best looks from ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ press tour.
  • Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt embraced method dressing without going overboard at red carpet premieres and other press tour stops for ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2.’.
  • There seem to be as many billionaires in the script for “The Devil Wears Prada 2” as magazine assistants.
  • But enough about what “The Devil Wears Prada 2” has to say about the economy.

What we know

Going deeper, the best looks from ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ press tour.

On the substance, Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt embraced method dressing without going overboard at red carpet premieres and other press tour stops for ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2.’.

Beyond the headlines, there seem to be as many billionaires in the script for “The Devil Wears Prada 2” as magazine assistants.

More precisely, But enough about what “The Devil Wears Prada 2” has to say about the economy.

It is worth noting that Voices Granderson: What the audience has learned since the first ‘Devil Wears Prada’ May 1, 2026.

By the numbers

At this stage, Charlize Theron’s stylist outs herself as the real-life Emily from ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ April 30, 2026.

On a related note, the film franchise chooses to ignore original author Lauren Weisberger’s own 2013 follow-up novel “Revenge Wears Prada,” although I’d love to see a threequel that follows her lead and gives Blunt’s hilariously frosty Emily the center stage as she does in her third book, “When Life Gives You Lululemons.”

Going deeper, before ‘Prada 2,’ the evolution of Meryl Streep in 10 performances April 30, 2026.

On the substance, before ‘Prada 2,’ the evolution of Meryl Streep in 10 performances.

The wider context

On a related note, my personal version of “The Devil Wears Prada” would be closer to a grindhouse flick.

Going deeper, Granderson: What the audience has learned since the first ‘Devil Wears Prada’.

On the substance, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci, Emily Blunt and an icy Meryl Streep return for a sequel that's less about fashion, more about the horrors of keeping a magazine alive.

Beyond the headlines, Woe, said bridge is guarded by three trolls: fellow assistant Emily (Emily Blunt), tastemaker Nigel (Stanley Tucci) and the devil herself, Streep’s silver-haired Miranda, whose saintly last name is an ironic joke.

More precisely, Gone are the days when Miranda and Nigel could casually tell their deep-pocketed publisher Irv (Tibor Feldman) that they’re junking a $300,000 photo shoot because it failed to reach their lofty standards.

The bottom line

  • The best looks from ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ press tour.
  • There seem to be as many billionaires in the script for “The Devil Wears Prada 2” as magazine assistants.
  • My personal version of “The Devil Wears Prada” would be closer to a grindhouse flick.
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