'The Devil Wears Prada 2' Filmmakers on How They Nailed the Fall of Fashion Magazines

About this episode

Amy Odell interviews the director and screenwriter of 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' about the film's production and themes.

WARNING: This episode contains SPOILERS for 'The Devil Wears Prada 2.' This is my full interview with 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' director David Frankel and screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna. After talking to them both when I was writing 'Anna: The Biography,' I couldn't wait to hear about how they put this movie together after TWENTY YEARS. Who and what were they skewering? Did the film get too close to its source material, Anna Wintour? How did Lady Gaga enter the picture? And... will there be a THIRD movie?! CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 2:43 How the sequel finally got made 5:17 Miranda's backlash: the fast fashion puff piece explained 8:14 How Miranda Priestly changed in 20 years 9:36 The new assistants and the new workplace 12:20 Every cameo, explained 31:43 Emily Blunt and the evolution of Emily Charlton 39:52 Will there be a third film? LINKS & RESOURCES: ▸ Subscribe to the Back Row newsletter: https://www.backrow.net/subscribe ▸ Read my book, Anna: The Biography: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Anna/Amy-Odell/9781982122638 ▸ Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/instamyodell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Amy Odell

Guests: David Frankel, Aline Brosh McKenna

Topics covered

• fashion magazines
• film production
• sequel analysis
• character evolution
• Hollywood cameos
• fast fashion

Keywords

• The Devil Wears Prada 2
• David Frankel
• Aline Brosh McKenna
• fashion magazines
• Hollywood
• sequel
• Anna Wintour
• Lady Gaga
• Emily Blunt

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Devil Wears Prada 2, Anna: The Biography

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