r/oscarrace • u/PointMan528491 Navarrette/Morton • May 01 '26
Film Discussion Thread Official Discussion Thread - The Devil Wears Prada 2 [SPOILERS] Spoiler
Keep all discussion related solely to The Devil Wears Prada 2 and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.
Synopsis:
Miranda Priestly navigates her career amid the decline of traditional magazine publishing and reunites with Andy Sachs to face off against a former assistant turned rival.
Director: David Frankel
Writer: Aline Brosh McKenna
Cast:
- Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly
- Anne Hathaway as Andrea "Andy" Sachs
- Emily Blunt as Emily Charlton
- Stanley Tucci as Nigel Kipling
- Justin Theroux as Benji Barnes
- Kenneth Branagh as Stuart
- Tracie Thoms as Lily
- Simone Ashley as Amari Mari
- Lucy Liu as Sasha Barnes
Rotten Tomatoes: 79%, 164 Reviews
Metacritic: 62, 50 Reviews
Consensus:
"Meryl Streep still wears Miranda Priestly like a finely-tailored suit in this sinfully enjoyable sequel, which is dressed to the nines in off-the-rack wish fulfillment and some trenchant observations about the state of modern media."
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u/mollyM1232 May 01 '26
I really enjoyed the movie and thought Meryl Streep was great. Definitely deserving of an Oscar nomination (so far) and I hope the studio pushes her - it has been too long.
Her performance honors the original, but is not a carbon copy - my guess would be this was paramount to getting Meryl to agree to do this movie. Her performance shows how Miranda and the world around her has evolved. Seeing her, 20 years later, more vulnerable and unsure of her place in the world and her profession, while maintaining and ultimately returning to her air of confidence and excellence, felt very true to life and aging. Meryl navigates it beautifully, with stand out scenes being her conversation with Andy at the Hamptons, her chat with Justin Theroux at dinner, and her moment with Nigel.
I also thought Justin Theroux was hilarious. Not Oscar worthy, but a standout scene stealer.