Blazy or Lazy: ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Trailer

BREAKDOWN

Story Hook: Is this a reversal of fortunes? Anne Hathaway’s Andy is now the editor of Runway while Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly is a softened icon—and possibly her equal. There’s not much of a story hook in this trailer, just nostalgia overworked into bargain bin theatrics.

Visual Impact:That same industrial gloss that made the 2006 original a fashion fantasy is back—and mounted here as one of the sequel’s biggest draws. Stitched, spiked and sashayed.

Performance Promises: Emily Blunt feels just like she did in the original—like her character’s dial was never turned off. She’s calibrated, commanding, and brings the static. It’s the most exciting moment in the trailer. But the narrative seems misaligned. Sure, we need callbacks, but Stanley Tucci’s Nigel was Andy’s champion. Miranda’s betrayal of him was the last straw. So it feels odd that he’d see her and reference TJ Maxx. It was his tutelage that transformed Andy from frump to fab.

Pertinents: The film reunites the original main cast with director David Frankel and writer Aline Brosh McKenna, and introduces an all-new Runway of characters 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 first film.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 is produced by Wendy Finerman and executive produced by Michael Bederman, Karen Rosenfelt and Aline Brosh McKenna. The film debuts exclusively in theaters May 1.

Verdict:The trailer promises couture-level nostalgia, but the thread count on story feels low. With the original cast back in stilettos, it should sizzle—but the emotional logic feels… off the rack. Tucci referencing TJ Maxx? Miranda softened? Nigel forgetting his history with Andy? Something about this dream reunion reads like a misfit sample: tailored for applause, not for truth. If the full film finds the right balance between evolution and reverence, it could strut. But if it stays this over-pressed and underpinned, it might just fray.