What's Inside?
- Cast including Hathaway, Streep, Blunt and Tucci show interest, but say audience response and box office will decide future direction.
- Director David Frankel stays cautious yet open, calling characters rich enough to continue if story and timing align naturally.
- Emily Blunt hopes for stronger shared storyline with Stanley Tucci, while new cast imagines expanding Runway’s future dynamics further.
Two decades is a long time in Hollywood. Yet The Devil Wears Prada has never quite faded from conversation. Now, with The Devil Wears Prada 2 finally on screens, the chatter has shifted again. This time, it is not just about nostalgia or fashion moments. It is about what comes next. The sequel reunites familiar faces while pushing their stories forward, and early audience buzz has only sharpened one question. Could a third film arrive sooner than expected? The answer, for now, sits somewhere between hope and hesitation, shaped as much by box office reality as by the cast’s clear affection for these characters.
Is The Devil Wears Prada 3 Happening After the Sequel?
Right now, there is no official confirmation that The Devil Wears Prada 3 is in development. Even so, the tone from those involved feels far from closed.
Anne Hathaway, who returns as Andy Sachs, made it clear that the future depends on how audiences respond. “I hope so, I feel like there’s more road to explore,” Hathaway said. “But, we’ll probably have a better idea of that [when the film comes out].”
That sense of cautious optimism reflects how the sequel itself came together. Few expected the story to continue after 2006. Yet here it is, with Andy stepping back into Runway as a senior editor, sharing space once again with Miranda Priestly and Nigel Kipling. Emily Charlton, now positioned at Dior, adds a fresh dynamic that hints at untapped storylines.
The shift from adaptation to original storytelling also matters. While the first film drew from Lauren Weisberger’s novel, the sequel stands on its own script by Aline Brosh McKenna. That creative freedom opens the door to future chapters without being tied to existing material.
What Have the Cast Said about The Devil Wears Prada 3?
If enthusiasm alone could greenlight a film, a third installment might already be underway. The core cast has been refreshingly open about wanting to return, though not without a sense of timing.
Meryl Streep put it plainly: “I hope they don’t wait 20 years!” Stanley Tucci followed with his usual dry humor, saying, “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,” before adding that a sequel could happen “if they exhume us” from the grave. Still, beneath the jokes, he admitted that “it could be fun.”
Emily Blunt’s interest comes with a specific wish. Her on-screen chemistry with Tucci remains a fan favorite, and she wants more of it. “We love what we got to do, but we didn’t get enough to do together,” she said, noting they wanted “a little more to chew on together” in the second movie. She tempered expectations, though, adding, “We believe in letting a lot of time sizzle between these movies.”
At the sequel’s New York premiere, she doubled down with a more playful demand. “If we do another one, they better have us joined at the hip,” she said. “I love him.”
Even newer cast members have joined the conversation. Caleb Hearon joked about a 2046 release, while Simone Ashley quickly pushed back: “It’s not going to take 20 years. It’s not!” Their co-star Helen J. Shen echoed the excitement, with the trio imagining a future where their characters take over Runway together.
What Does Director David Frankel Think about The Devil Wears Prada 3?
Director David Frankel is not rushing to promise anything, but he is not shutting the door either. His perspective reflects both experience and surprise at how long it took to return to this world.
“Let’s see what happens,” he said. “It’s show business. It’s anybody’s guess. We said no 20 years ago, and here we are.”
He stopped short of committing to another film, yet his reasoning leaves space for one. “I don’t want to say yes now. They are very rich characters, they’re amazing actors, there’s great screenwriting, so I could imagine that these characters might live on.”
That may be the clearest takeaway. Nothing is certain, but nothing feels finished either. The sequel has revived a story that never really lost its cultural edge. If audiences respond the way early reactions suggest, Runway’s doors may not stay closed for long.
