Overview

• Dolce & Gabbana confirmed to the Associated Press that Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci were filmed in character at the brand’s Milan show for inclusion in the sequel.
• Simone Ashley joined the pair at the event as a new cast member, appearing alongside them during the runway presentation.
• Streep met Vogue’s Anna Wintour backstage in a widely shared moment that echoed the character’s long‑noted link to the real‑life editor.
• The Spring–Summer 2026 collection shown—which emphasized pajamas and sleepwear styled as daywear—was captured for the movie, according to AP reporting.
• The sequel, from returning writer Aline Brosh McKenna and director David Frankel, is in active production in New York and Milan and is slated for a May 1, 2026 theatrical release, with Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt among the returning stars.