Emily Blunt Says There Are “Rumblings” For ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Sequel; Sings Praises Of Oscar Contender ‘Emilia Pérez’ & Joy Of Awards Season With ‘Oppenheimer’

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Emily Blunt has hinted that a sequel to 2006 hit The Devil Wears Prada, reuniting her with key cast Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci , could be on the cards. “There’s rumblings, there’s stuff turning around, but I don’t know if I can confirm anything completely… but we would be all delighted to work together again,” said Blunt, in response to question on a potential sequel in a conversation event at Saudi Arabia‘s Red Sea Film Festival.

Looking back at that early period in her career, Blunt said the success of the film and the impact it had on her trajectory as an actor had been unexpected. “I just didn’t know anything back then.

I remember my agent calling me on the opening weekend and saying, “It made this’. I was like, ‘Is that good?’ When we were filming it, we were weeping with laughter every day.

We thought we were making something funny… but I didn’t know that it would become this thing that would catch fire in the way that it did… it’s quoted to me every week now.” Blunt suggested her role as Emily Charlton, the scheming senior assistant of toxic fashion publication editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly (Streep) had changed perceptions of her as an actress. “Playing that character, who was so insane, it paved the way for people to see me more as a character actor rather than someone who should just be in period drama… a lot of British people are just subjected to wearing a garnet or a crown at some point.” The A Quiet Place and Sicario star was talking ahead of receiving an honorary career award at the festival’s opening night ceremony later on Thursday.