The Devil Wears Prada 2’s stacked cast could be a bad omen
Gird your loins.
The cast announcement for The Devil Wears Prada 2 is jam-packed with talent, but I’m nervous.
I was 10 years old when I first saw the film in a Croydon cinema with my friend and her mother, and I was completely hooked.
I’ve seen the film again countless times since then, constantly tuning into re-runs on telly, and finding it a comfort to stream when I’m feeling poorly or dreadfully hungover.
When it was announced that the film was set for a sequel, after nearly 20 years, I was ecstatic and quietly hopeful that it would be at the same calibre as the noughties movie.
My optimism was because the original cast, including Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci, are reprising their roles, and much of the creative team from the original has signed back on with David Frankel returning to direct and Wendy Finerman returning to produce.
The sequel seems to be in pretty safe hands, so the latest announcement that Simone Ashley, Kenneth Branagh, and Lucy Liu have been confirmed as cast members should be music to my ears.
Unfortunately, it’s anything but.
