Meryl Streep was already an icon when she was cast alongside Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada. However, she almost didn’t get her now iconic role.
The 74-year-old movie star played Anne’s boss, Miranda Priestly, and played the editor-in-chief of Runway Magazine so perfectly that she was seemingly made for the role.
However, producer Wendy Finerman recently revealed that someone expressed a surprising concern about Meryl that almost led to her not being cast.
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While in the Hollywood gold On the podcast, Wendy explained that someone believed Meryl didn’t have the sense of humor necessary for the role. While they “knew” Anne was right for the role, there were some concerns about her co-star.
“And Meryl, people thought we were crazy,” Wendy recalled. “I mean, there were people who called me and said, ‘Are you crazy? She’s never been funny a day in her life.’”
Wendy clearly disagreed with her critics. However, she agreed that playing Miranda was “clearly a different world for her.” However, she added that “it was part of the fun of the unexpected.”
If you were expecting a sequel to The Devil Wears PradaWe have bad news for you.
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