Interview
From Gaga & Madonna to Breakout Stars: Music Supervisor Julia Michels on Crafting “The Devil Wears Prada 2” Sound
Even veteran music supervisors can be stumped. When asked to distill her year-long sprint building the soundtrack for “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” Julia Michels needed time. Her answer—Michael Jackson’s “Working Day and Night”—captures the relentless pace behind a project that demanded she honor a beloved original while redefining what “Prada” sounds like two decades later.
Interview
Producer, Screenwriter
Fashion, Power, and Print Under Pressure: How Screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna Cracked “The Devil Wears Prada 2”
The Devil Wears Prada 2 begins with Anne Hathaway’s reporter character, Andy Sachs, getting fired by text just before taking the stage to accept a prestigious journalism award. A few days after the movie opened, a Washington Post editor watched her colleagues win a Pulitzer Prize for a story she’d worked on before being laid off via email. In this David Frankel-directed sequel, which opened to a whopping $77 million, the realities of a shrinking print media industry co-exist vividly alongside the still-glamorous New York City fashion world.
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Costume Designer
From Cerulean to Crimson: Costume Designer Molly Rogers Redefines Power Dressing in “The Devil Wears Prada 2”
Costume designer Molly Rogers honors legacy and reinvention while dressing Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway in “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”
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Actor
Simone Ashley on Stepping Into Miranda Priestly’s World in “The Devil Wears Prada 2”
Twenty years after “The Devil Wears Prada,” Miranda Priestly has a new first assistant—and Simone Ashley is ready for the pressure. Starring alongside Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci, Ashley brings a cool, confident edge to “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” embracing fashion, fame, and a fearless new chapter in New York City.
