Film shooting secrets

1. The costume budget for The Devil Wears Prada is over $1 million

Fashion, but at what cost? for years, The devil wears prada It remains the most expensive film in history for its costume budget. And for good reason, American costume designer and stylist Patricia Fieldwho also worked in cult series Sex and the City And Emily in Paris

, Put together a five-star wardrobe that’s completely ready to rock Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) and young Andrea Sachs (Anne Hathaway).

If many houses deliberately refused to appear in the film in order not to spoil their relations with certain “real” magazines, others agreed to play the game. Among them, especially us Channel, Marc Jacobs, Calvin Klein Or Valentino, whose clothes seen on the catwalk at the fashion show greatly increased the cost of the film. Famous Editor-in-Chief of runway Also reportedly wearing an Egyptian-inspired necklace from a New York jewelry house Fred Leighton$100,000 worth of…

2. The pairing of Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway almost never existed

It’s hard to imagine any actress other than Anne Hathaway in the role of assistant to the tyrannical Miranda Priestly. And yet… the production of the famous film wanted to recruit at first Rachel McAdamsThen his interpretation of rust at the height of his popularity Regina George In essential Lolita in spite of me (2004). But, after the enormous success Teen ComedyRachel McAdams now decides to accept roles in films mainstream And at that moment, in the middle of shooting, found himselfFamily spirit (2005).

Invited to the jury table with famous drag queen RuPaul during the thirteenth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Anne Hathaway says she struggled to play Andrea, only being the ninth choice in the production. Despite being considered too immature by casting management due to her experience in the Disney stables, the young actress stood her ground. Juliet Lewis (Yellowjackets) and Claire Danes (Hometown), who also auditioned for the role ofAndrea Sachs.

3. Meryl Streep stayed in her role from start to finish

“My dear, this is the last time I am nice to you” tells Meryl Streep about Anne Hathaway at the beginning of filming. to get into character Miranda PriestlyInspired by the serenity of the American actress, actor and director Clint Eastwood And the body of the American model Carmen Dell’Oreficewas inspired by the technology of acting method. One way to understand your role is to fully immerse yourself in your character, even outside the film set, to best embody it…

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Claiming to have found the actress intimidating, Meryl Streep confessed to the media Entertainment Weekly in 2021 that the film depressed her: “It was horrible! I was unhappy in my dressing room. I heard them all laughing. I was so sad! I said to myself: ‘This is the price you pay for being the boss!’ This is the last time I tried this method.“

4. Meryl Streep did not film the Paris scenes with Anne Hathaway

At the end of the film The devil wears pradaActresses Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway flew to Paris to attend Fashion Week. But, due to budgetary reasons, certain sequences were almost never shot. Indeed, the production, whose budget exceeded 41 million dollars, did not allow these scenes to be captured in the French capital.

Finally convinced of the project, part of the team still went to Paris…except for Meryl Streep, who seemed to want a hefty salary for a feature film. The interior of the Ritz on Place Vendome is replaced by the lavish sets of the St. Regis Hotel in Manhattan, while the parade scenes are filmed on location in Queens, New York.

5. The author of the book The Devil Wears Prada had a role in the film

Before becoming a cult film directed by the American in 2006 David Frankel, The devil wears prada is a literary work published in 2003 by an American author Lauren Weisberger. Narrated in the first person, this bestseller, translated into 27 languages, tells the story of a writer who, just months after graduating from university, gets her first job as an assistant to Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief. Vogue American.

Despite the rumors, Lauren Weisberger always denied being inspired by the journalist, even today many doubts remain. In David Frankel’s film, the author also plays a small role: the nanny of Miranda Priestly’s twins. Details we can enjoy when the film airs on Netflix from February 7, 2024.

The Devil Wears Prada (2006) by David Frankel, with Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep, available February 7, 2024 on Netflix.