Meryl Streep Negotiated Pay as 'Devil Wears Prada 2' Opens
Sequel reunites Streep, Hathaway, Blunt and Tucci as the film confronts magazine decline and is eyed for roughly a $100 million opening.
DeadlineMeryl Streep Rejected 'Devil Wears Prada 2' Before Offer Doubled
Daily Beast‘Devil Wears Prada’ Star Reveals Her Bold Demand for Film
Los Angeles TimesReview: The hellishly hot trend in 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' is pink slips for the media industry
New York Post‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ review: Heavier, solid sequel proves Miranda Priestly is still in vogue
Overview
The Devil Wears Prada 2 opens in wide release on May 1 and is being eyed for a roughly $100 million opening, according to reporting.
Meryl Streep said on Today that she originally turned down the 2006 film and only accepted after producers agreed to double her pay demand.
Director David Frankel said procuring a blockbuster budget for a female-led film was "difficult" and that the sequel's budget mostly went to the cast.
The 2006 film grossed more than $325 million, and the sequel reunites original stars Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt alongside a cast including Kenneth Branagh, Justin Theroux and Lady Gaga, reviewers reported.
Critics were divided, with some praising its darker, more melancholic take on the decline of magazines and others calling the story overdressed, and box office around the May 1 opening will test its commercial case, critics said.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources appear neutral in this coverage: they report Streep's direct quotes and casting facts without sustained evaluative language. Editorial touches (e.g., "instantly classic performance") are minor; most emphasis is source content—Streep's comments about negotiating pay and the returning cast—so the narrative remains factual and balanced.