The film

The devil walking around Milan

In cinemas today, the sequel to the film starring Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci and Anne Hathaway, which is a little moralising and a little boring

by Cristina Battocletti

29 April 2026

A vent’anni di distanza, arriva il sequel de Il Diavolo veste Prada con gli stessi protagonisti

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Versione italiana

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Translated by AI

Versione italiana

Twenty years on, the "Runaway" newsroom returns with the wicked and cynical editor Miranda (Meryl Streep) and her right-hand man Nigel (Stanley Tucci) facing a new emergency amidst the imperium of Fashion and the crisis of the print media. The Devil Wears Prada 2, which is set to be the new box-office smash of the season, confirms the same team, from the actors - Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci - to the director, David Frankel, with important additions a host of new characters, including Kenneth Branagh, Simone Ashley, Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu, Patrick Brammall, Caleb Hearon, Helen J. Shen and B.J. Novak. While Tracie Thoms and Tibor Feldman reprise their roles as 'Lily' and 'Irv'.

The plot

The first to be affected by the demise/disruption of the mainstream media is Andy (Anne Hathaway), a former 'Runaway' intern, who since the first version of The Devil Wears Prada has made her way into investigative journalism. But just as she receives an important award she loses her job. Fate extends her hand and she is called back to 'Runaway' with the task of bringing the investigation to the temple of fashion. She finds the same conditions of vassalage from subordinates that she had experienced in her time and, in a world dominated by likes, savours lukewarm victories, which do not move Miranda, until she has her revenge in the Italian capital of Fashion.

L’inossidabile Miranda e i suoi fedeli

Milano

NY, home of the newspaper, is always in the foreground, but there is also room (a lot) for the challenging and edgy beauty of Milan. And not only in its traditional venues, such as the Duomo and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. There is the Brera Academy, where the fashion show takes place, Palazzo Clerici, the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Palazzo Parigi, Villa Arconati, the Quadrilatero della Moda, Piazza dei Mercanti, via Filodrammatici, the former Metropol cinema, now a fashion show venue for a major Italia brand.

As they toured, only last year, the city was paralysed by the crowds of admirers and hearts with traffic diversions attached.

Fortunately, the interior of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper Museum was recreated in a studio theatre, as any lighting used during filming would have damaged the original painting.

There is also a trip to Como, adored by foreigners, to Villa Balbiano.

Torna, dopo 20 anni, il sequel del Diavolo veste Prada
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Pregi

The best of the film lies in Meryl Streep's acting in the birignao of more or less well-known characters from culture that are the same the world over. Twenty years ago, on set, Streep deliberately avoided socialising with Emily and Anne. Now the bonds have become close and the poor Hathaway is forced to play the same naive, heartbroken ingénue, even though she won the Pulitzer-like prize for investigative journalism. It's quite unlikely that she hasn't woken up a bit. Then there is the appearance of Lady Gaga with a new song, entitled Runaway. She, briefly portrayed, is always superb with her goddess head from Mars.

Difetti

The screenplay is still by Aline Brosh McKenna, but whereas the first version was a direct adaptation of Lauren Weisberge's book, this one, with the characters gone, takes different paths and here come the problems. The plot tries to deal with a serious crisis, such as that of the mainstream media, which is not only occupational but also political, in a moralising and superficial manner, detracting from the comedy, which would have been an excellent genre to portray the theme. The dialogue on the subject demonstrates a lack of in-depth knowledge of the sector, the result of hearsay that could have been easily corrected with some insiders.

The Marks

The film would like to challenge the overpowering power of fashion brands and tycoons over journalism on its knees, but reaffirms it by giving contentions to all brands. In fact, the she-devil and her surroundings dress extremely visible brands, sometimes associated with the face of their patrons. By no means is Prada there.

Conclusioni

This writer has often watched the clock, but if you liked The Devil Wears Prada first version you will find your favourites again, and for the fashion victims there is something to be inebriated about: Hathaway has 'undergone' more than 47 costume changes, Miranda 28. Moreover, let's hope that the revenue that the avalanche of tourists will bring to Milan with the worldwide viewing of the film will serve to help the citizens left behind with the exponential increase in the cost of living.

And above all, going to the cinema is always good for you. Who knows, seeing the trailer for another film might make you want to go back.

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Luogo: Milano
Lingue parlate: inglese, francese
Argomenti: cinema, mitteleuropa, balcani
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