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star and director confirm that the sequel's ending was meant to pay homage to a classic 1988 film starring Sigourney Weaver and Harrison Ford.
, who returns to Runway magazine as a senior editor when the publication struggles to adapt to the digital age. Brought back to help stabilize the brand during a PR crisis, Andy finds herself once again working for the terrifying Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), whose influence is beginning to fade. The film also sees the return of Emily Blunt as Emily Charlton and Stanley Tucci as Nigel Kipling.
In interview with Streep, who reprises her role as Miranda, and director David Frankel, the two reveal how the film's ending drew inspiration from the romantic comedy Working Girl. While the movie became known for its portrayal of the fashion industry and the two endings are similar, The Devil Wears Prada 2's conclusion is a little more open-ended.
Streep explained how she believed that the reveals that the characters are frozen in time and left with no real direction about what their next moves are. It also depicts how, despite how talented or ambitious someone might be, in a place like New York City, they're just another person trying to achieve their goals.
To me, that pull-away, yes, it's a nod to Working Girl, but when you pull back on the city, and you see those three little people, it's replicated in every building. Everybody's going through the same sort of suspension in time. They're just like insects in a display case. Are they going to sustain? Is this going to last? Because it's precarious, this little solution that they find at the end of this movie. It's fantastical, it's like a deus ex machina comes in from outer space, this solution that they find. But, is it going to last?
Frankel, who also directed the first movie, confirmed that the final shot deliberately pays tribute to Working Girl. The Weaver and Ford film ended with a sweeping shot of New York City and left the characters with many directions to go in. Similarly, The Devil Wears Prada 2 also closes with a wide view of the city, with the characters uncertain about what the future might hold.
They're all still in it together. There's still room on the raft off the Titanic. And that's the raft, right?
, a secretary from Staten Island, who is determined to break into the corporate world. After discovering that her boss, Katherine Parker (Weaver), has taken credit for her business idea, Tess decides to step in and take control of the situation by teaming up with an investment broker, Jack Trainer (Ford).
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Working Girl was a huge hit. The film secured six Academy Award nominations. It was up for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Griffith), two for Best Supporting Actress (Weaver and Joan Cusack, who played Cynthia), and won Best Original Song, Let the River Run (by Carly Simon).
The Devil Wears Prada 2 is playing in theaters now.
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Miranda Priestly
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Andy Sachs
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