This ‘Devil Wears Prada' cast member is not returning for the sequel
Adrian Grenier will not be reprising his role as Nate Cooper in the sequel to the 2006 comedy-drama classic, Entertainment Weekly reported on Monday.
Meanwhile, original stars Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci are confirmed to be returning for the sequel, which started production on Monday.
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8 Adrian Grenier in 'The Devil Wears Prada.'
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The Post has reached out to Grenier's rep for comment.
In 'The Devil Wears Prada,' Grenier, 48, plays a chef and Andy Sachs' (Anne Hathaway) college boyfriend. But as Andy advances in career at Runway magazine, their relationship falls apart. Nate later chooses a new job as a Boston sous-chef over Andy after she quits Runway.
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8 Anne Hathaway, Adrian Grenier in 'The Devil Wears Prada.'
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8 Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt in 'The Devil Wears Prada.'
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In a 2021 interview with Entertainment Weekly, Grenier opened up about fans labeling Nate the real villain of the film.
'When that whole thing first came out, I couldn't get my head around it. I didn't understand it,' the actor admitted. 'Perhaps it was because I wasn't mature as a man, just as Nate probably could've used a little growing up. I was just as immature as him at the time, so I couldn't see his shortcomings.'
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8 Adrian Grenier arrives at the 23rd Annual Harold and Carole Pump Foundation Gala in Aug. 2023.
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'But,' the 'Entourage' alum added, 'after taking time to reflect and much deliberation online, I can realize the truth in that perspective. Nate hadn't grown up, but Andy had…. she needed more out of life, and she was achieving it. He couldn't support her like she needed because he was a fragile, wounded boy…. on behalf of all the Nates out there: Come on! Step it up!'
8 Anne Hathaway, Adrian Grenier in 'The Devil Wears Prada.'
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Disney's 20th Century Studios confirmed Monday that 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' started filming.
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The studio, as well as Hathaway, 42, and Tucci, 64, announced the news with a teaser clip of two red pump heels.
'The Devil Wears Prada 2. Now in production. 👠👠,' the Instagram caption read.
Director David Frankel and writer Aline Brosh McKenna are returning for the sequel, while Kenneth Branagh is reportedly joining the cast as Miranda Priestly's (Streep) husband.
The sequel, according to Variety, will follow Miranda 'as she navigates her career amid the decline of traditional magazine publishing and as she faces off against Blunt's character, now a high-powered executive for a luxury group with advertising dollars that Priestly desperately needs.'
8 Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway in 'The Devil Wears Prada.'
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8 Meryl Streep in 'The Devil Wears Prada.'
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8 Stanley Tucci in 'The Devil Wears Prada.'
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The hit 2006 film was loosely based on Lauren Weisberger's book of the same name, written about her experience as an assistant to longtime Vogue editor Anna Wintour.
Streep portrayed the Wintour-esque editor of Runway magazine, while Anne Hathaway and Blunt's characters played her overworked assistants.
'The Devil Wears Prada 2' does not have a release date.
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