The Devil Wears Prada 2: Lady Gaga's Cameo Has THIS Meryl Streep Connection

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Meryl Streep revealed that she personally reached out to singer-actor Lady Gaga to appear in The Devil Wears Prada 2, sharing that a direct phone call helped bring the collaboration together, according to People. 20 years later, this sequel marks a long-awaited return for Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. The story follows Miranda Priestly as she navigates the decline of traditional print media. Also, Andy Sachs returns to the fold as Runway's new Features Editor after her career in investigative journalism is upended by mass layoffs. Another familiar face that fans are excited about to see is of Lady Gaga, who plays a popstar. Meryl has now made new revelations about Gaga's casting and its everything fans had hoped for.

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During an appearance on Heart Breakfast, Streep, 76, spoke about how Gaga, 40, came on board for the sequel. "That was me. Thank you. You're welcome," she said, responding to co-star Emily Blunt's surprise. "I called her from Islington because I was out to dinner with Tracy. And I thought, I might as well try her." In the movie, Gaga plays a pop star who gives a performance in Milan

"I just said, 'Would you do this? Because it's going to be really good.' And she said, 'Yeah!'" Streep added. Blunt, 43, also praised Gaga, saying, "I think she's a creative storm," while referring to the singer's recent performances, including her MAYHEM Ball tour. Director David Frankel also spoke about Gaga's role in the film during an interview with Back Row, confirming that she will play a pop star. "We wrote a pop star into the sequence," he said. "They're doing this whole show in Milan, and there was this one line in the script where a pop star does a performance," according to People.Frankel said the studio initially suggested that the film did not necessarily require a major pop star cameo. "And I said, 'No, no, no, we need a pop star.' And they said, 'Well, we only think one person is worth tapping in the movie and it's Gaga,'" he recalled.

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He added that the opportunity aligned well as Streep had recently met Gaga at the SNL50 show, where they connected and discussed working together. With Disney's permission, Frankel then asked Streep to reach out to Gaga. "That's how the ball got rolling," he said. "And Gaga was super excited and wrote songs for us and the timing was kind of perfect, because we were shooting in Milan the week that she was performing in Milan," according to People. Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway are returning as Miranda Priestly and Andrea Sachs in the sequel to The Devil Wears Prada. After 20 years, the iconic characters come back with renewed energy, fresh conflicts, spicy drama and of course, evolved fashion. The Devil Wears Prada 2 releases in theatres worldwide on May 1.