Whereas taking pictures “The Smashing Machine,” Dwayne Johnson pitched himself to affix co-star Emily Blunt in “The Satan Wears Prada 2” as a personality “who knew vogue” and “was cool.” Johnson and Blunt mirrored on the self-pitch throughout Leisure Weekly’s “Awardist” podcast on Nov. 19.
Johnson stated, “I pitched myself. I instructed her when she was taking pictures,” to which a tongue-in-cheek Blunt added, “He tried.” Blunt joked that Johnson’s character could be somebody “who’s nice at strolling in heels.” Johnson clarified, “Dimension 15 heels.”
Blunt concluded, “It is best to see him in a pair of heels. Scorching,” as the 2 laughed.
“The Satan Wears Prada 2” is the extremely anticipated sequel to the 2006 dramedy, which noticed Anne Hathaway’s Andy Sachs navigate the cutthroat world of excessive vogue journalism because the assistant to Meryl Streep’s indomitable editor-in-chief, Miranda Priestly. twentieth Century Studios is about to launch the long-awaited sequel subsequent yr, with Blunt reprising her position as Emily Charlton alongside Hathaway and Streep.
The sequel can even see the return of Stanley Tucci as Nigel Kipling, Tracie Thoms as Lily and Tibor Feldman as Irv Ravitz, in addition to David Frankel returning to the director’s chair. New to the solid are Kenneth Branagh as Miranda’s husband and Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu and Simone Ashley as authentic characters. It’s additionally confirmed that Girl Gaga can have a small position within the movie. “Truly, the position Dwayne was going for,” Blunt joked concerning the pop star’s upcoming half.
Particulars concerning the sequel’s story, written by the unique movie’s screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna, are beneath lock and key. Blunt stated that she “was thrilled” with the script, however candidly responded to questions on particulars, “You’re attempting to get me to speak concerning the film and I can’t let you know something.”
Blunt stood her floor when requested concerning the standing of her character, who remained Priestly’s loyal senior assistant on the finish of the primary movie. “I can’t let you know,” Blunt stated. “I’ll actually be killed.”
Johnson did chime in that the movie’s fanfare was immense, with large crowds attempting to get a glimpse of its New York Metropolis set. “Emily would ship me these movies. She was form of in her automotive, ready to step out on set in New York Metropolis, out within the streets, she was like, ‘Have a look at this!’” Johnson stated. “It was wild. Like, pop star stage sighting.”
Evidently, curiosity concerning the movie is rampant, however followers must wait till it releases in theaters on Might 1, 2026.
