Karan Johar Reviews Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway’s The Devil Wears Prada 2: ‘This Sequel Speaks Of Our Times’

Filmmaker Karan Johar has often spoken about his admiration for The Devil Wears Prada, a film he has re-watched countless times over the years. So when The Devil Wears Prada 2 finally arrived nearly two decades later, the excitement was inevitable! The film, starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt, was released in theatres on May 1, and Karan Johar has now shared his thoughts about the film, calling it deeply rooted in today’s times.

Karan Johar Reviews The Devil Wears Prada 2

Karan Johar took to his Instagram to share his review of The Devil Wears Prada 2, the much-anticipated follow-up to the iconic original starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. “Nostalgia is powerful…. It keeps the present hopeful … my memory of watching #devilwearsprada is embedded in my heart… I walked

out more in love with Meryl Streep (if that was possible) and understanding the pursuits of Miranda Priestly .. even though she was a tough leader, even though she was aesthetically judgemental and raising eye brow elitist to a fault…. But I understood her for her chase to attain excellence and perfection…. I wondered how I would feel revisiting Andy, Nigel, Emily and Miranda,” he wrote.

Karan Johar wrote that the sequel cleverly blends humour with a sharp commentary on the current media landscape. “Right at the top let me not compare the two films as the first has a massive heads up of cumulative nostalgia…. This sequel speaks of our times, the (sadly) emerging irrelevance of serious journalism …the digital overdrive Mania that is eating into the beauty of print… the powerlessness of the artistically powerful forces at the hands of corporations… the need for consolidations over ideations… all that in a Comedy? Yes… that’s the solid strength of Part 2 it makes you think of the travesty of our times,” he added.

KJo wrote that Meryl Streep’s character Miranda Priestly is ‘more vulnerable’, while Anne Hathaway’s character Andy Sachs is ‘more hopeful’ this time around. “Nigel is more amiable and Emily is just wonderful! I ate my popcorn and sat back on my red hot seat and went back to my 33-year-old self who believed that visions can’t be replaced by vendors!!! That’s all,” he wrote.

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About The Devil Wears Prada 2

While the film hit the theatres on May 1, special paid previews began from the evening of April 30. Returning after 20 years, The Devil Wears Prada 2 stars Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci. Two decades on, things are different at Runway. They are joined by many new cast members including Kenneth Branagh, Simone Ashley, Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu, Patrick Brammall, Caleb Hearon, Helen J. Shen, Pauline Chalamet, B. J. Novak, and Conrad Ricamora. Tracie Thoms and Tibor Feldman also reprise their roles as Lily and Irv from the original film.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 is directed by David Frankel and written by Aline Brosh McKenna.