'The Devil Wears Prada' sequel adds Lady Gaga, joining Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway

Lady Gaga has reportedly joined the sequel of The Devil Wears Prada, starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. The development began circulating after pictures of her on the set of the movie, which began filming in June, surfaced. Details of her role are currently being kept under wraps.

Along with Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway, The Devil Wears Prada 2 will also see the return of Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci, in addition to new cast member Kenneth Branagh, as the husband of Streep's character Miranda Priestly. Release date for the film, which arrives 19 years after the original, has been set as May 1, 2026. 

Set in the world of fashion glamour, the first film, based on Lauren Weisberger’s 2003 novel of the same name follows aspiring journalist Andrea “Andy” Sachs, played by Anne Hathaway, who is hired as an assistant to the difficult and demanding Miranda Priestly, editor-in-chief to the glossy fashion magazine Runway. 

Priestly is loosely based on the editor-in-chief of Vogue, Anna Wintour, under whom Weisberger briefly worked as an assistant. 

The announcement of the sequel comes just days after Wintour has decided to step down from her position after 37 years. Released in 2006, the film was critically acclaimed for its writing and stellar performances. Over the years, it has cemented an iconic cult-status for itself, and has had a lasting impact on popular culture.

Though the plot details of the sequel are yet to be disclosed, it is expected to be centered on Miranda Priestly navigating her career amidst the decline of the traditional publishing industry. This time she faces off against Blunt’s character Emily, her previous assistant-turned-high-powered executive for a luxury group with advertising funds that Priestly desperately needs. It is unclear how Hathaway’s Andy Sachs factors into the story, as her character had quit her job as Priestly’s assistant and taken up a job in a newspaper agency by the end of the first film.

David Frankel and Aline Brosh McKenna, who directed and wrote the original film, will be returning for the sequel alongside producer Karen Rosenfelt.

Gaga, who made her acting debut in Robert Rodriguez's Machete Kills, fetched strong critical acclaim for her performances in films such as A Star is Born (with Bradley Cooper) and director Ridley Scott's House of Gucci. She was last seen in Joker: Folie à Deux, opposite Joaquin Phoenix.

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