Overview

• Bystander photos and video from Aug. 27 show Hathaway slipping on a New York stoop after a heel snapped or caught, then popping up, smiling and saying, “I’m fine.”
• The clip spread widely online, and on Aug. 28 she reposted it on Instagram alongside her famous Princess Diaries fall with the caption, “Twenty years later, still falling for you.”
• Outlets note it remains unclear whether the stumble was part of a scene or an unscripted mishap, though filming continued without reported delays.
• Production on the sequel is underway in New York with Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci returning under director David Frankel and writer Aline Brosh McKenna.
• The film is slated to open May 1, 2026, as set-watcher buzz and frequent paparazzi costume shots continue to fuel attention around the shoot.