Why actors don’t want to see more

The devil wears prada, the 2006 film that made so many fashionistas dream of a sequel will not be seen. Some cast members chose to leave it at that to preserve the original work.

In Hollywood, movies that hit theaters often deserve sequels, even if we don’t really expect them. This will soon be the case Joker The second part of which will be released in October 2024. But for success to be there (again), the second creation must provide a solid enough storyline to not risk disappointing early fans. Apart from the enormous production resources and investments required to attract audiences, artists must also be prepared to reinterpret their famous characters. But it also happens that they refuse. Despite the enormous success of The devil wears prada

At the box office (the film is currently No. 2 on Netflix’s top-grossing films), Emily Blunt and the rest of the cast don’t want to reopen this chapter. runway. And the actress explained this refusal.

The devil wears prada : No “momentum” for the sequel

Talking with Josh Horowitz for his podcast Happy Sad Confusedno starsOppenheimer admitted that his co-stars were “OK” So American comedy by David Frankel (Marley and me) is not ongoing. And to begin the explanation to the actress nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress: “Sometimes things need to be saved and saved in this bubble, and that’s okay“, she explained. According to other quotes collected by the magazine peopleactress of without sound explained that there had never been “Actual velocity” In this sense.

A Meryl Streep joke

During the exchange, Emily Blunt also referenced a joke made by her co-star Meryl Streep in 2012. The sarcastic and biting Miranda Priestly’s interpreter was doing the interview at the time Access Hollywood Just after receiving the Golden Globe for Best Actress for her role in Iron Woman. “They asked her if she would do a sequel and she said, ‘Yes, if I don’t want to lose weight. ‘Weight'”, Emily Blunt laughed. Already in 2018, the British-American actress explained people Nor did she think another film would be considered, but would be up for it if the rest of the cast was too. Deep down though, the desire wasn’t really there: “I almost hope that doesn’t happen because I think when you make a sequel it all diminishes how special the original is.

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