Overview

• Speaking to People at Veronica Beard's Icons Party during New York Fashion Week, Chalamet said she initially believed her casting call was a prank until she received dates and look blueprints.
• She praised the 2006 original as “a perfect movie” and said she is “100 percent an Andie Sachs,” joking about having dreams of a Miranda Priestly edge.
• Chalamet highlighted early camaraderie on set, saying she “fell in love” with Simone Ashley and has been bonding with both new and returning castmates.
• Production is underway in New York, with original stars Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci joined by Lucy Liu, Justin Theroux, B. J. Novak and Simone Ashley.
• Director David Frankel returns to helm the sequel, which is slated to open in theaters on May 1, 2026.