Meryl returns to Miranda Priestly
Meryl Streep is back in character — she’s discussed returning as Miranda Priestly for The Devil Wears Prada 2 in Vogue’s May 2026 coverage alongside Anna Wintour, a high‑visibility moment for fashion cinema. (x.com) The social post drew measurable engagement, registering tens of thousands of likes and more than a million views, which shows how much mainstream fashion coverage still drives popular conversation. (x.com)
Meryl Streep did not just confirm a sequel in a press release this week; she showed up as Miranda Priestly next to Anna Wintour on Vogue’s May 2026 cover, with Vogue saying the two discussed the new film in a joint interview moderated by Greta Gerwig. That pairing lands because Miranda Priestly was never a random movie boss. Lauren Weisberger’s 2003 novel was written after she worked as an assistant to Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour, and the 2006 film turned that fashion-office lore into a mainstream hit. The first movie was not a niche fashion film that people later rediscovered. Box Office Mojo lists more than $326 million in worldwide box office for the 2006 release, which is why a sequel arriving nearly 20 years later still has studio-scale weight. The new movie is already locked in, not just rumored. 20th Century Studios says The Devil Wears Prada 2 opens in theaters on May 1, 2026, with Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci all returning. The sequel is also bringing back the original creative team that made the first film work. 20th Century Studios lists David Frankel as director and Aline Brosh McKenna as writer again, which means the studio is treating this as a direct continuation rather than a loose reboot. Vogue’s cover adds another layer because Anna Wintour had never appeared on the cover of Vogue before this May 2026 issue, according to Fashionista’s report on the release. After 37 years shaping the magazine from the editor’s chair, she used her first cover to stand beside the actor who made her fictional double famous. The styling was built to underline that mirror effect. Fashionista says Annie Leibovitz photographed the cover, Grace Coddington styled it, and both Wintour and Streep wore Prada, with Streep explicitly dressed as Miranda Priestly rather than as herself. That is why this week’s image traveled so fast: it collapsed three things into one frame. It was a sequel tease, a Vogue event, and a wink from the real editor who spent two decades being compared to the character. Now the sequel has a cleaner setup than nostalgia alone. The movie reaches theaters on May 1, 2026, and its biggest marketing image so far puts Miranda Priestly back in the room with the woman who helped inspire her in the first place.
