It's always fun when one of the biggest and best streaming services on the market makes a proper splash by adding a massive release, fresh from cinemas. That's absolutely the level of hype appropriate for the film that Disney+ just announced it'll be adding on 29 July, a day before it's even available to digitally rent or buy: The Devil Wears Prada 2.
The sequel that we didn't even really realise people wanted came to cinemas earlier this year, and scored some pretty impressive box office numbers – scoring some $677 million dollars, according to some reports. That made it a huge success, which means it's even better news that Disney is adding it for free.
Crucially, I think most fans would agree, The Devil Wears Prada 2 managed to thread the needle by reuniting all of the most important members of the original cast. That means, of course, Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep, but also the all-important supporting members, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt. They're all here and seem to be having the best time of their lives.
Once again, the movie sees Hathaway playing Andy Sachs, and once again it opens with her coming to fictional magazine Runway with a new job. This time she's returning to the fold to be the new Features Editor, and she's looking to make a splash without (hopefully) annoying her old boss Miranda (Streep).
The print media not exactly having the best time (I wouldn't know a thing about that, of course), the movie circles around the idea of how Andy can help Runway retain its position as an icon of the magazine world. It's a fun little concept, but the real joy is, like in the first movie, all in the interactions between Miranda and the whole rest of the world.
Streep is basically chewing the scenery here, in the best way, and Emily Blunt outdoes herself, too – they get to have all the fun. If you loved the first movie, this is an automatic must-watch, as far as I'm concerned, so you either need to get Disney+ or check that your subscription will still be active in late July.
