LOS ANGELES, April 29 (UPI) -- Fan service is not limited to comic book and Star Wars movies. The Devil Wears Prada 2, in theaters Friday, is as empty a sequel as any other franchise, and defangs its "devil" in the process.
20 years after her internship at Runway Magazine, Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) is an award winning journalist. But, in 2026 awards don't keep journalists employed so she takes a job as features editor at Runway.
Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) is still the editor in chief and Nigel (Stanley Tucci) still the art director she trusts. But, a recent scandal jeopardized Miranda's authority.
So now Miranda belittles Andy's writing instead of her fashion sense. The publisher made Andy the bad guy by hiring her without consulting Miranda, and Miranda dresses Andy down as the CEO's latest whim.
Some of Miranda's abuses have been curbed by HR. Streep does some physical comedy adjusting to things for which she used to humiliate assistants.
