The Devil Wears Prada 2: Meryl Streep credits Barbie, Mamma Mia for increasing budget
Meryl Streep highlights the increased budget for The Devil Wears Prada 2 amid changing perceptions of female-centric films. The actor credits the success of hits like Barbie and Mamma Mia for ultimately changing the narrative associated with “chick flicks.”
Three-time Oscar-winning actor Meryl Streep opens up about the budget allotted to ‘chick-flicks’. The actor attributed his success to films like barbie And mama mia To increase the budget of the devil wears prada 2.
Street, in an interview on Late Show with Stephen ColbertTalked about the money spent by studios on films designated as “chick flicks”.
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“Twenty years ago, it was classified as a chick-flick and that designation has not worn well. Subsequently barbie (2023) and mama mia (2008), and other films that completely surprise studios that people want to see them. Because women are at the center of their story,” she said.
“So, they weren’t… We had to struggle with our budget and that was true. I think I talked to Greta (Gerwig) about that, that it was a little truer with Barbie compared to what they spend on other movies. In this movie, honey, they spent money,” the actor continued.
Twenty years after making their iconic turns as Miranda Priestly, Andy, Emily and Nigel – Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci return to the fashionable streets of New York City and the glamorous offices of Runway magazine in the eagerly awaited sequel to the 2006 film. the devil Wears Prada.
The film reunites the original lead cast with director David Frankel and writer Aline Brosh McKenna, and introduces an all-new cast of characters, including Kenneth Branagh, Simon Ashley, Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu, Patrick Bramall, Caleb Heron, Helen J. Shen, and BJ Novak.
Tracy Thomas and Tibor Feldman also reprise their roles as Lily and Irv from the first film. the devil wears prada 2 Set for theatrical release on May 1, 2026.