Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt Are Back: First ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Trailer Drops 20 Years Later
The fashion world is officially stepping back into the spotlight. A new trailer for The Devil Wears Prada 2 has been released, giving fans their first real look at the long-awaited sequel. The footage has quickly spread online and has sparked strong reactions from longtime fans of the original film.
The new preview shows Anne Hathaway’s Andy Sachs crossing paths again with Emily, played by Emily Blunt. The two once worked side by side at Runway magazine, and their reunion makes it clear that time has passed, but old dynamics still linger. In one moment from the trailer, Emily comments on Andy’s growth, saying, “You’ve changed. You’re much more confident.” She quickly follows it with a familiar bite, adding, “You kept those eyebrows, though, didn’t you?”
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The trailer also teases appearances from Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly and Stanley Tucci’s Nigel, including scenes tied to a Met Gala-style event. The story hints at a fashion industry that looks very different from the one audiences saw nearly 20 years ago.
Ahead of the trailer’s release, Streep, Hathaway, Blunt and Tucci spoke with Vogue about returning to the world of Runway. Streep compared the experience to revisiting something personal from the past. “It was like going into the back of your own closet and finding something, thinking, Oh, I wonder if this still fits?” she said.
Blunt shared a similar feeling and said stepping back into Emily’s role felt natural. “It felt a lot like coming home,” she said. She also joked about how easily the character came back to her. “This character seems to be the glove that fits rather too easily for me. She’s a lunatic. Maybe I should question myself on that.”
Both actors also addressed the huge attention the sequel received while filming in New York last summer. According to Vogue, crowds gathered daily and social media was flooded with photos and videos from the set. Blunt said the level of interest reflects how much media and culture have changed. “All of this attention and obsession with the quick consumption of this movie before it’s even out is emblematic of how our industry and our lives have changed,” she said.
Streep said she was surprised by how intense the reaction was. “It felt jubilant,” she said, recalling how little attention the original film drew during production. She added that the excitement reached another level during large fashion scenes, with fans even dressing up as Miranda Priestly.
The sequel moves the story forward into 2026. Miranda is now dealing with the decline of print media, while Emily has become a powerful executive at a luxury fashion brand. Andy returns to Runway after years spent traveling as a reporter, and that background plays a role in how the character dresses and carries herself.
Costume designer Molly Rogers explained to Vogue that Andy’s style reflects her personal growth. “You see her come back to Runway from her reporting job and she’s figuring herself out again, professionally and emotionally,” she said. Hathaway added that Andy’s wardrobe evolution was written directly into the story.
“We had to explain how somebody who, working as a writer in these times, could have a fabulous wardrobe,” she said, noting that Andy spent years thrifting and traveling.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 is set to be released in theaters on May 1 by Disney’s 20th Century Studios. Along with the original cast, the film includes Kenneth Branagh, Simone Ashley, Lucy Liu, Justin Theroux, B.J. Novak and Pauline Chalamet. David Frankel returns as director, with Aline Brosh McKenna once again writing the script. The film is produced by Wendy Finerman.
The trailer leans hard on nostalgia, but it also seems aware that the fashion world and media landscape have changed. If the sequel balances sharp humor with something new to say, it could work well. What do you think about The Devil Wears Prada 2 and the trailer so far? Share your thoughts in the comments.