Emily Blunt Teases a Sequel toDevil Wears Prada: 'There Is Stuff Churning Around'

Mar. 15, 2025

Emily Blunt at the Red Sea International Film Festival on Dec. 5.Photo:AMMAR ABD RABBO/Red Sea Film Festival/AFP via Getty

AMMAR ABD RABBO/Red Sea Film Festival/AFP via Getty

Sequel talks forThe Devil Wears Prada? Groundbreaking.Emily Blunt, who played Emily the sharp-tongued assistant of Miranda Priestley (Meryl Streep) in the original 2006 film, gave fans some hope that theAnne Hathaway-led comedy might have a sequel in the works.“There (are) rumblings,” Blunt, 41, told the crowd at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Dec. 5, perThe Hollywood Reporter. “There is stuff churning around. But I don’t know if I can confirm anything. But we would all be delighted.”Emily Blunt in ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ in 2006.Barry Wetcher/20th Century Fox/Kobal/ShutterstockThough Blunt wouldn’t elaborate on the potential “rumblings,” her formerPradacostar and real-life brother-in-lawStanley Tuccirecently told PEOPLE that he’s game to reprise his role as the savvy Nigel.“If it does happen, I can only say that I’ll be happy,“Tucci, 64, told PEOPLE in October. “I don’t really know. I haven’t [heard] about the plot or anything. I really haven’t.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In July, reports came out that aDevil Wears Pradasequelwas in development at Disney, nearly 20 years after the original. According toPuck News,writer Aline Brosh McKenna, who adapted Lauren Weisberger’s novel into the original film’s screenplay, is attached to the sequel project.Producer Wendy Finerman, who worked on the original, as well as director David Frankel, are both in talks to return, according toDeadline.Back in February, Blunt had a different take on a potential sequel, sharing on theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast that thecast is “good” without making a sequel. “Sometimes things should be cherished and preserved in this bubble and it’s okay.“As for Hathaway, 42, she joined Blunt and Streep, 75, on stage in February at the SAG Awards, where they had a mini reunion.In April 2024, Hathaway toldExtrathat she “wouldn’t hold out too much hope” for a sequel after tellingE! Newsthat previous month that she didn’t “think a continuation of that story is probably ever gonna happen.”

Sequel talks forThe Devil Wears Prada? Groundbreaking.

Emily Blunt, who played Emily the sharp-tongued assistant of Miranda Priestley (Meryl Streep) in the original 2006 film, gave fans some hope that theAnne Hathaway-led comedy might have a sequel in the works.

“There (are) rumblings,” Blunt, 41, told the crowd at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Dec. 5, perThe Hollywood Reporter. “There is stuff churning around. But I don’t know if I can confirm anything. But we would all be delighted.”

Emily Blunt in ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ in 2006.Barry Wetcher/20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock

Barry Wetcher/20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock

Though Blunt wouldn’t elaborate on the potential “rumblings,” her formerPradacostar and real-life brother-in-lawStanley Tuccirecently told PEOPLE that he’s game to reprise his role as the savvy Nigel.

“If it does happen, I can only say that I’ll be happy,“Tucci, 64, told PEOPLE in October. “I don’t really know. I haven’t [heard] about the plot or anything. I really haven’t.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

In July, reports came out that aDevil Wears Pradasequelwas in development at Disney, nearly 20 years after the original. According toPuck News,writer Aline Brosh McKenna, who adapted Lauren Weisberger’s novel into the original film’s screenplay, is attached to the sequel project.

Producer Wendy Finerman, who worked on the original, as well as director David Frankel, are both in talks to return, according toDeadline.

Back in February, Blunt had a different take on a potential sequel, sharing on theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast that thecast is “good” without making a sequel. “Sometimes things should be cherished and preserved in this bubble and it’s okay.”

As for Hathaway, 42, she joined Blunt and Streep, 75, on stage in February at the SAG Awards, where they had a mini reunion.

In April 2024, Hathaway toldExtrathat she “wouldn’t hold out too much hope” for a sequel after tellingE! Newsthat previous month that she didn’t “think a continuation of that story is probably ever gonna happen.”

source: people.com