Oscar-winning star Kenneth Branagh has officially signed on to appear in the hotly-anticipated Devil Wears Prada sequel, starring alongside the first film’s core quartet of Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci. Although the exact details of his role are yet to be revealed, it is believed Branagh will play Streep’s onscreen husband, who her character Miranda Priestly hinted at having marital troubles with in the first movie. The Devil Wears Prada 2 was first hinted at being in production back in 2024, with original screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna also returning to the helm to pen the film’s script. Although very little is known about the plot, it is believed to once again focus on Streep’s character Priestly as she navigates the changing world of fashion journalism and try to keep her magazine Runway profitable. Blunt’s character meanwhile, will “now be an executive at a luxury brand conglomerate that advertises with Runway,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Stanley Tucci, who is now Blunt’s brother-in-law after meeting her sister on the set of the original film, said he “can’t answer” any questions about the film or his role in it, but admitted “Now Emily is my sister-in-law so it’ll be a very different dynamic. We have talked about it,” in an interview with Entertainment Tonight.
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