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There was one way we'd agreed to do Devil Wears Prada 2, says Meryl Streep
Key takeaways
- For Meryl Streep, who plays the Anna Wintour-inspired Miranda Priestly, editor-in-chief of Runway Magazine, there was a key condition for taking part.
- "There was one way that we would sign on to do a sequel," she tells BBC News.
- Indeed, the film mirrors real-life developments in the world of journalism - staffing cuts, dwindling print numbers and digital domination.
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Annabel Rackham Culture reporter Walt Disney Studios Meryl Streep returns to her role as Miranda Priestly, the intimidating Runway Magazine editor-in-chief who is said to be modelled on Vogue's Anna Wintour When a Devil Wears Prada sequel was announced, 20 years after the release of the original, the one question on many people's lips was "why?".
For Meryl Streep, who plays the Anna Wintour-inspired Miranda Priestly, editor-in-chief of Runway Magazine, there was a key condition for taking part.
"There was one way that we would sign on to do a sequel," she tells BBC News. "If it spoke to the moment."
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