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After dodging questions about The Devil Wears Prada for years, Anna Wintour is finally sharing her true thoughts on the comparisons between her and Meryl Streep\u2019s Miranda Priestley.<\/p>\n
The 2006 film was based on Lauren Weisberger\u2019s novel of the same name, which was inspired by her own experiences working as an assistant to the Vogue\u00a0editor-in-chief. Prada followed Anne Hathaway\u2019s Andy Sachs, an aspiring journalist, who lands a job at the fictional prestigious magazine Runway, working as an assistant to cynical editor Miranda Priestly.<\/p>\n
More from The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI went to the premiere wearing Prada, completely having no idea what the film was going to be about,\u201d Wintour said to New Yorker\u00a0editor David Remnick during a recent episode of The New Yorker Radio Hour\u00a0podcast<\/a>. \u201cAnd I think that the fashion industry were very sweetly concerned for me about the film, that it was going to paint me in some kind of difficult light.\u201d<\/p>\n Remnick chimed in to suggest, \u201cCartoonish,\u201d to which Wintour agreed, adding, \u201cYes, a caricature.\u201d<\/p>\n However, the fashion icon said that once she watched the Oscar-nominated film, her reaction was quite different from what she was anticipating.<\/p>\n \u201cFirst of all it was\u00a0Meryl Streep, which, fantastic,\u201d Wintour said. \u201cAnd then I went to see the film, and I found it highly enjoyable. It was very funny. Miuccia [Prada] and I talk about it a lot, and I say to her, \u2018Well it was really good for you.’\u201d<\/p>\n She added that the film \u201chad a lot of humor to it. It had a lot of wit. It had Meryl Streep. I mean, it was Emily Blunt, [and] they were all amazing. In the end, I thought it was a fair shot.\u201d<\/p>\n The Devil Wears Prada ended up being a box office success, grossing\u00a0$326 million worldwide, not adjusted for inflation, as it had an estimated $40 million budget. Nearly two decades later, a sequel is currently in dev<\/a>e<\/a>lopment <\/a>with stars Streep, Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci returning. The film is set to hit theaters in May 2026.<\/p>\n Over the years, whenever Wintour was asked about the movie and Miranda Priestley similarities, she was typically dismissive. She even told the BBC<\/a> last year, while attending the gala performance of the musical version of Prada, that it was \u201cfor the audience and for the people I work with to decide if there are any similarities between me and Miranda Priestly.\u201d<\/p>\n Wintour also recently announced that she will be stepping aside as the editor-in-chief of American\u00a0Vogue<\/a>, but will continue as chief content officer for Cond\u00e9 Nast, as well as global editorial director of\u00a0Vogue. Chloe Malle has since been tapped<\/a> as the new U.S. editorial director for\u00a0Vogue.<\/p>\n Best of The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for THR’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n