EW interviews Stanley Tucci, Emily Blunt, Anne Hathaway, and Meryl Streep about the future of the fashion-forward franchise.

*Devil Wears Prada 2 *cast can’t wait 20 years for another sequel: ‘I’ll be dead’

EW interviews Stanley Tucci, Emily Blunt, Anne Hathaway, and Meryl Streep about the future of the fashion-forward franchise.

Joey Nolfi

Joey Nolfi is a senior writer at *. *Since 2016, his work at EW includes RuPaul’s Drag Race video interviews, Oscars predictions, and more.

EW's editorial guidelines

April 22, 2026 3:00 p.m. ET

Leave a Comment

Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci in 'The Devil Wears Prada 2'. Credit:

20th Century Studios

- Stanley Tucci tells ** he can't wait 20 years for another *Devil Wears Prada* sequel.

- The actor admits he'll "be dead" if the studio doesn't sign off on a third film for another two decades.

- "We have to do it sooner than that," Tucci says in an EW interview with his sister-in-law, Emily Blunt.

The world can only gird its collective loins for so long.

*The Devil Wears Prada 2* star Stanley Tucci has admitted that the cast can't wait an additional 20 years for another potential sequel. Speaking with *,* Tucci and fellow returning stars from the 2006 original — including Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, and Emily Blunt — reflect on the two-decade waiting period they endured to bring Miranda Priestly and her *Runway* magazine cohorts back to the big screen.

"I don’t think we can do it in another 20 years. We have to do it sooner than that, because I’ll be dead,” Tucci, 65, says as 43-year-old Blunt — his real-life sister-in-law — laughs.

Meryl Streep at the 'Devil Wears Prada 2' premiere.

Hwawon Lee/Anadolu via Getty Images

Streep made similar comments when she and the rest of the cast and crew reunited for a 15-year anniversary interview with EW in 2021, during which they confirmed that a sequel was not currently in development. “I hope they don’t wait 20 years," the Oscar winner, 76, said with a laugh.

"We believe in letting a lot of time sizzle between these movies,” Blunt tells EW in a new interview, which earlier saw Tucci confirm that the cast made a pact not to return for the long-awaited sequel until the four main performers agreed to return together.

"There’s no point in doing it unless it's all four of us," he explains.

'Devil Wears Prada 2' director explains why Adrian Grenier cameo didn't happen

Sydney Sweeney cameo cut from 'Devil Wears Prada 2,' source explains why

Director David Frankel, who also helmed the 2006 film, which made $327 million worldwide and earned two Oscar nominations, says that, in addition to the actors being at different points in their lives, their characters have also grown up since the first movie.

“[Miranda] is under fire the same way her business is under fire. She’s playing defense the entire time. Did we get any more clicks? What’s happening? Who owns this thing? Where is the financing coming from?" he says of the film's central plot, which sees Priestly navigating her legacy and professional future as *Runway* endures a scandal in the wake of a rapidly diversifying digital media landscape, prompting the return of her former assistant, Andy (Hathaway, now 43), to help save the business.

Lady Gaga, Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, David Frankel at 'Devil Wears Prada 2' premiere.

TheStewartofNY/Getty

"Plus, ultimately, she’s 20 years older, and to me that was the fascinating thing," Frankel says. "What’s her legacy? How long does she do it, and where does she go from here?"

***Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our ******EW Dispatch newsletter*****.**

In addition to the aforementioned returning actors, Tracie Thoms and Tibor Feldman reprise their roles in the sequel. New cast additions include Justin Theroux, Kenneth Branagh, Lucy Liu, Rachel Bloom, Simone Ashley, Caleb Hearon, B.J. Novak, Patrick Brammall, and "Runway" soundtrack song performer Lady Gaga in a two-scene cameo.

*The Devil Wears Prada 2* is in theaters May 1.

- Comedy Movies

Original Article on Source

Source: “EW Comedy”