"The Devil Wears Prada 2" projected to earn $180 million worldwide in weekend opening

Deadline is reporting that The Devil Wears Prada 2 is on track to earn upwards of $180 million worldwide in its opening weekend. Domestic predictions put it at $73-80 million. That's a lot of money, and while it's a sequel, it's rather staggering for a leading lady who will turn 77 in two months. 

I hate to harp on the age thing, but it really is remarkable. Not unlike the somewhat unexpected success of the original movie back in 2006, we just don't see female-driven films as consistently at the top of the box office, much less those led by women over 55. Also like the last film, I hope that the financial and possibly critical success of the sequel (the review embargo is lifted later today) will, as director Michael Hoffman (The Last Station) was quoted as saying, will render Meryl "besieged with offers." 

The scripts for which she could realistically star are likely fewer than twenty years ago, but maybe not. Perhaps some of them are just sitting in a drawer somewhere waiting to be green-lit when the right star decides to lend her box-office clout to the project. It's exciting to look forward to that possibility. Because like you all know, I most enjoy when we get to see Meryl in new and complex roles. 

Americans can already see the movie tomorrow (April 30). Due to my own personal schedule, I'll be attending "opening night" on Friday. Expect my review to be posted by the next morning. 

Happy watching!

"The Devil Wears Prada 2" premieres in New York City

Meryl was in attendance for the world premiere of The Devil Wears Prada 2 at Lincoln Center in New York City tonight. 

She was of course joined by other members of the cast, in particular the three other mains of Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci. 

The whole crew looks great, although Blunt's dress is a little out there for me. I was actually able to watch a bit of the red carpet on Disney+. It was nice to be able to start it late and fast forward through a bunch of fluff. Red carpet interviews are always so tedious. 

I think there is a review embargo for the movie in place until maybe next Wednesday. But maybe we'll gets some "reactions" on Twitter, for example, even if they're not full-on reviews. It'll be nice just to get some minor feedback on how the sequel holds up. 

The press tour has been far more extensive than I thought it would be, as far as Meryl's participation is concerned. They started in Mexico City, went to Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, now New York, will be headed to London next and then L.A. Meryl said in an interview today that she'll be in a body bag by the time it's all done. They're really pushing this hard, and I hope it pays off at the box office. Of course I already have plans to see it opening night on May 1. Can't wait!

Final trailer for "The Devil Wears Prada 2"

20th Century Fox has released the final trailer for The Devil Wears Prada 2:

I realize they don't want to give away the plot too much, but we did get a little more sense of what the thrust of the movie is. Miranda/Runway has a scandal, Andy is brought in to help cover it up in some way, and her friends urge her to write a sort of tell-all exposé on her. They're cutting so many clips into the trailer that it's a little tough to tell how good this is going to be as an actual movie. Of course they have to include some throwbacks to the original movie, but that can only be interesting to a limited degree. Emily seems the most like her original character. Miranda seems more open or light in some way. Hard to put a finger on exactly. They did seem to show quite a bit more of Anne Hathaway in this final trailer as well. 

I maintain that Meryl would not have been particularly interested in revisiting this character and world had the script not at least been decent. We'll never going to fully know until we see it, which is only in three and a half weeks! I really hope this isn't a huge disappointment. I'm counting on the movie being a boost to Meryl's upcoming project opportunities. I think as long as it's not complete shit there is enough good will carrying over from how popular the first film was for people to get their butts into the theater at least one or two times. Can't wait! 

Netflix picks up "The Corrections"

I am actually kind of shocked to see this news today. Of all the projects in the pipeline for Meryl (The Corrections, Useful Idiots, the Joni Mitchell biopic, Mamma Mia! 3), I would've guessed that The Corrections was the most likely to have fallen by the wayside. We have heard zero about it since it was first announced with Meryl being attached way back in September of 2024. Until today. 

Netflix has announced that they have picked up the series, with Cord Jefferson (director and writer of American Fiction, which won him an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay) attached to direct all episodes. As previously announced, author Jonathan Franzen is penning the script based on his 2001 best-selling novel. Streep is listed as one of the executive producers, which is unusual for her. With the announcement of a streamer being attached, as well as a director, this is about as close as it gets to being a sure thing until we actually see pics of her on set. 

It's interesting that Netflix is making a concerted push to produce "prestige projects." Their new VP, Nora Skinner (who came over from HBO in 2024), has apparently been deliberately focusing on this type of project acquisition for the streamer. The next thing to watch for is casting updates! 

If I were to guess, I would think filming for this would be late fall or early 2027, as much of the story takes place around the Christmas holidays.

Story tagline from Deadline:

Based on Franzen’s National Book Award-winning novel, The Corrections is a sharply comic portrait of a Midwestern family whose three unmoored adult siblings desperately resist their mother’s wish for one last Christmas together – each undone by the delusional ambitions that were supposed to save them from becoming their parents.

Streep and Hathaway begin worldwide press tour for "The Devil Wears Prada 2"

It was perhaps a bit dumb of me to think that Meryl wasn't going to do like weeks and weeks of promotion for the upcoming Devil Wears Prada sequel. I had in my mind that she'd do some press junkets and a handful of talk shows in the U.S. in the week or two leading up to its May 1 wide release. As if this isn't like one of the biggest (if not the biggest) movie events of the year. How wrong I was. 

Meryl and her co-star Anne Hathway began what is going to be a month-long whirlwind of press and premieres in Mexico City yesterday. They follow that with Seoul, Shanghai, New York and London. I don't know if Meryl's ever done that global of a campaign before. I know she was in Japan for Mamma Mia!, but she's also never quite been in a position where is quite this much anticipation for a film, due to the original's iconic status in popular culture at this point. Already people are talking about the fashion and how great Meryl looks. I have to agree, particularly as a healthcare provider who works daily with patients over 75. It's remarkable to me how good Meryl's posture is, how youthful her gait pattern is, and how adeptly she seems to be able to navigate wearing heels. That's pretty rare for someone who turns 77 in two months. 

Of course, with the month of April likely filled with responsibilities for the promotion of Prada, Useful Idiots never got underway. I'm getting pretty pessimistic about at this point. Sigourney Weaver, who was cast alongside Meryl had been quoted as saying they were making it in the beginning of 2026. That window has passed. I suppose they could commence filming in May after Streep is done with the Prada tour. Things could get tight if the Joni Mitchell biopic comes to fruition and Cameron Crowe wants to film this year as well. But I could see that starting late summer or early fall. And then there's also Big Little Lies season 3, which could start anywhere from this fall to early 2027 (and while it seems to me that 2027 might be more likely I have to admit my prediction have been poor as of late so it's anyone's guess at this point). The Corrections is probably dead at this point, but again, who knows? What a wonderful problem to have when there are all these announced projects and we're wondering when Meryl might be able to fit them in! I just would really like her to star in a couple of new/original projects soon, which is why I'm pining for Idiots/Joni/Corrections.  

Time will tell. Until then, enjoy these stills of the beautiful co-stars on their press tour.