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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Catherine Shoard

Gaga, Dior and $24 tweezers: how The Devil Wears Prada 2 turns rags to riches

Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep, Lady Gaga, Anne Hathaway and Stanley Tucci attend the world premiere of The Devil Wears Prada 2 in New York on 20 April.
‘Everybody wants this’ … Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep, Lady Gaga, Anne Hathaway and Stanley Tucci attend the world premiere of The Devil Wears Prada 2 in New York on 20 April. Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for 20th Century Studios

For a film that serves as a commentary on the perilous economics of today’s media landscape, it’s fitting that promotion for The Devil Wears Prada 2 has been so frank about its finances.

Speaking ahead of the New York premiere, Meryl Streep revealed she initially turned down the role of withering fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly in the 2006 original in a bid to extract more money from its producers.

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