The Devil Wears Prada (Music from the Motion Picture)

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Mitchell said at a launch today: “What took them so long to ask me?! It is truly a Faustian tale, with Miranda as the devil….I can’t wait to get my hands on the music, on the fashion, on a runway.” The piece is billed as a new production of the piece, having been reworked and recrafted. Hathaway prepared for the part by volunteering for a week as an assistant at an auction house where she was "put through the wringer" according to Weisberger, who adds that Hathaway supplemented that by asking her many questions about working for Wintour. [27] Frankel recalls that she was nervous through most of the shooting, particularly when working late, since Raffaello Follieri, her boyfriend at that time, preferred strongly that she not do so; [8] she was also having health issues due to a cyst. [2] The director said she was "terrified" before starting her first scene with Streep, who had begun her working relationship with Hathaway by saying first "I think you're perfect for the role and I'm so happy we're going to be working on this together" then warning her that was the last nice thing she would say. [46] Streep applied this philosophy to everyone else on set as well, keeping her distance from the cast and crew members unless it was necessary to discuss something with them. [36] [33] Hathaway suggested taking the kiss between Andy and Nate out of the scene where he makes her a grilled cheese sandwich. "I just don't think it's right…just doesn't feel like we're at that point in our relationship", Grenier recalls her saying. "There's too much history." [9] Tucci praised Field's skill in putting ensembles together that were not only stylish but helped him develop his character:

The show will open first at Theatre Royal Plymouth for a preliminary run from 9 July 2024, with a West End season to then follow from 24 October 2024 at the Dominion Theatre, currently playing host to the award-winning Grease revival. A special gala event will raise money for World Aids Day and the Elton John Aids Foundation on 1 December 2024. For Streep, the most significant thing about the film was that "[t]his was the first time, on any movie I have ever made, where men came up to me and said, 'I know what you felt like, this is kind of like my life.' That was for me the most ground-breaking thing about Devil Wears Prada—it engaged men on a visceral level," she told Indiewire. [6] Popular culture and society [ edit ] Weisberger's novel had been translated into 37 different languages, giving the movie a strong potential foreign audience. The international box office would ultimately deliver 60% of the film's gross. "We did our European premiere at the Venice Film Festival", Gabler says, where the city's gondoliers wore red T-shirts with the film's logo. "So many people around the world were captivated by the glossy fashion world. It was sexy and international." [6]Like many instant classics, Prada benefited from perfect timing", Variety's 2016 article observed, attempting to explain the film's enduring appeal. "It marked the beginning of the democratization of the fashion industry—when the masses started to pay attention to the business of what they wore." It credited the movie with helping stir interest in Ugly Betty, an American adaptation of the Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea, which debuted months after the film's release. [8] Bresnan, Conor (October 16, 2006). "Around the World Roundup: 'Prada' Parade Continues". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 8, 2007. Frankel, who had worked with Patricia Field on his feature-film debut Miami Rhapsody as well as Sex and the City, knew that what the cast wore would be of utmost importance in a movie set in the fashion industry. "My approach was to hire her and then leave the room," he joked later. [49] While only Valentino Garavani appeared onscreen, many other designers were helpful to Field. [50] Frankel recalls that Prada's decision to assist Field "helped her break the ice". [9] Into the Woods". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015 . Retrieved November 28, 2015.

a b c Lamphier, Jason. "Playing Devil's Advocate". Out. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007 . Retrieved January 1, 2021. Quinn, Anthony (October 6, 2006). "The Devil Wears Prada (PG) Claws out, dressed to kill". The Independent. Archived from the original on November 8, 2006 . Retrieved June 10, 2018. Though the show takes place at a fashion magazine, its creative team doesn’t seem to have agreed on a style. Is this a sincere story of a young woman’s education — sentimental, professional, sartorial — or a Fashion Week party? An inquiry into toxic workplace culture or an excuse to put an Eiffel Tower (technically, two Eiffel Towers) onstage? This is a show that has tried on everything in its closet. Nothing fits. Smith, C. Molly (June 30, 2016). "The Makeover Ensemble". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved July 9, 2016. The Kardashian Sisters Take a Break From Fertility Concerns by Playing Dress-Up". Thecut.com. February 26, 2018.

a b c d e f g Miller, Julie (June 29, 2016). "How Meryl Streep Terrified The Devil Wears Prada's Screenwriter". Vanity Fair . Retrieved July 7, 2016. Hilariously fun and fabulously stylish, The Devil Wears Prada tells an inspiring story about discovering what kind of person you truly want to be. In 2003, 20th Century Fox bought the rights to a film adaptation of Weisberger's novel before it was completed for publication; the project was not greenlit until Streep was cast in the lead role. Principal photography lasted 57 days, primarily taking place in New York City from October to December 2005. Additional filming was done in Paris, France. After touring some offices of real fashion magazines, Jess Gonchor gave the Runway offices a clean, white look meant to suggest a makeup compact [36] ("the chaste beiges and whites of impervious authority," Denby called it [57]). Miranda's office bears some strong similarities to the real office of Anna Wintour, down to an octagonal mirror on the wall, photographs and a floral arrangement on the desk. [58] Gonchor later told Women's Wear Daily that he had based the set on a photo of Wintour's office he found online; the similarity led Wintour to have her office redecorated after the movie's release. [59] In 2021, Frankel said Gonchor had actually managed to sneak into Vogue 's offices to get a look at Wintour's. "They got it really, really close", Weisberger said. [9]

Bellafante, Ginia (June 18, 2006). "In 'The Devil Wears Prada,' It's Not Couture, It's Business (With Accessories)". The New York Times . Retrieved June 10, 2018. Ginia Bellefante, former fashion reporter for The New York Times, called it "easily the truest portrayal of fashion culture since Unzipped (1995)" and giving it credit for depicting the way fashion had changed in the early 21st century. [78] Her colleague Ruth La Ferla found a different opinion from industry insiders after a special preview screening. Most found the fashion in the movie too safe and the beauty too overstated, more in tune with the 1980s than the 2000s. "My job is to present an entertainment, a world people can visit and take a little trip," responded Field. [76] Commercial [ edit ] The musical has a score by Elton John (music) and Shaina Taub (lyrics) and book by Kate Wetherhead – with direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell ( Kinky Boots). a b Young, Sage (June 30, 2016). "What Meryl Streep Was Like On 'The Devil Wears Prada' Set, According To Author Lauren Weisberger". Bustle . Retrieved July 7, 2016.

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Moore, Booth (June 30, 2006). "This fashion world exists only in the movies". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 10, 2018. Casting Andy was more difficult. Fox wanted a young A-list actress, and felt Rachel McAdams, then coming off successes in Mean Girls and The Notebook, would help the film's commercial prospects. McAdams turned down several offers to play Andy, telling the studio she was trying to avoid mainstream Hollywood projects for a while. [8] Kirsten Dunst, Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, and Kate Hudson were other actresses considered for the role. [9] In 2008, The New York Times wrote that the movie had defined the image of a personal assistant in the public mind. [127] Seven years later, Dissent's Francesca Mari wrote about "the assistant economy" by which many creative professionals rely on workers so titled to do menial personal and professional tasks for them; she pointed to The Devil Wears Prada as the best-known narrative of assistantship. [128] The next year, writing about a proposed change in U.S. federal overtime regulations that was seen as threatening to that practice, the Times called it the ' Devil Wears Prada' economy", [129] a term other news outlets also used. [130] The Devil Wears Prada may be a pop-culture landmark, but it fails to be a feminist narrative". Firstpost. October 14, 2020 . Retrieved October 10, 2023. The Runway offices are partially corridors in the neighboring Fox building and partially sets. [36]

Friedman, Vanessa (June 30, 2018). "Why We Cover High Fashion". The New York Times . Retrieved September 24, 2020. The film also has been credited with increasing interest in R.J. Cutler's documentary The September Issue, which followed Wintour and other Vogue editors as they prepared the issue for that month of 2007. [8] Writing in The Ringer on the tenth anniversary, Alison Herman observed that " The Devil Wears Prada transformed Wintour's image from that of a mere public figure into that of a cultural icon." Once known primarily as a fashion editor, she was now "every overlord you'd ever bitched about three drinks deep at happy hour, only to dutifully fetch her coffee the next day." Ultimately, the film had effected a positive change in Wintour's image, Herman argued, "from a tyrant in chinchilla to an idol for the post- Sandberg age". [17] Gird your loins! The Devil Wears Prada, a new musical, struts into Plymouth for an exclusive pre-West End season in July 2024! Timberg, Scott (May 31, 2016). "Good riddance to the 'Devil Wears Prada' economy: It's not just exploitative, it's a diversity killer". Salon . Retrieved July 13, 2016.

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Marine, Brooke (July 2, 2019). " The Devil Wears Prada Musical Casts Its First Reading". W . Retrieved October 6, 2019. At the end of January, Streep received her 14th Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, lengthening her record from 13 for most nominations by any actor, male or female. Field received a Best Costume Design nomination as well. [109] Neither won, but Blunt and Hathaway presented the last mentioned award, amusing the audience by slipping into their characters for a few lines, nervously asking which of them had gotten Streep her cappuccino. Streep played along with a stern expression before smiling. [110] Award Amiel, Barbara (July 2, 2006). "The 'Devil' I know". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022 . Retrieved June 10, 2018.