Stanley Tucci Would Be 'Happy' to MakeDevil Wears PradaSequel: 'We Would Have One of the Best Times Ever' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Stanley Tucci on June 14, 2023 in London (left); Tucci in ‘The Devil Wears Prada’.Photo:David M. Benett/Hoda Davaine/Dave Benett/Getty; Barry Wetcher/20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock

David M. Benett/Hoda Davaine/Dave Benett/Getty; Barry Wetcher/20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock

Stanley Tucciis all for reprising his role inThe Devil Wears Prada.

In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE, the actor, 63, opens up about once again starring as art director Nigel Kipling after it was announced earlier this year that a sequel to the 2006 film is reportedlyin development.

“If it does happen, I can only say that I’ll be happy,” says Tucci, who is working withS.Pellegrinoto launch his ownnamesake cheese “cake.”

“I don’t really know. I haven’t [heard] about the plot or anything. I really haven’t,” thefather of fivecontinues.

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Anne Hathaway (left) and Stanley Tucci in ‘The Devil Wears Prada’.Barry Wetcher/20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock

Barry Wetcher/20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock

After landing a role as a junior assistant for Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), the editor-in-chief ofRunway, a fictional high-fashion magazine, Andy struggles to meet the demands of her job while maintaining her relationship with her boyfriend and coworkers, including Emily (Emily Blunt) and Tucci’s Nigel.

According toPuck News, the plot ofThe Devil Wears Prada 2would potentially follow Priestly, who is still the head ofRunway, as she learns to navigate an increasingly digital magazine industry.

The follow-up film could also potentially follow the plot of the book sequel,Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns, released in 2013. That story takes years after the original and sees Andy and Emily come together as top magazine editors when Miranda comes sneaking back into Andy’s life.

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Anne Hathaway (left), Meryl Streep, and Emily Blunt in ‘The Devil Wears Prada’.Barry Wetcher/20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock

When asked if reuniting with Streep, 75, Hathaway and Blunt, both 41, forThe Devil Wears Prada 2would be “fun,” Tucci tells PEOPLE another feeling comes to mind.

“I don’t think fun would be the word,” he admits, adding: “I think we would have one of the best times ever.”

“I’ve made many movies, I’ve probably made close to 100 movies, and I don’t even know how many television episodes, but that experience was one of the greatest experiences I’ve ever had,” Tucci continues.

“It was just this perfect combination of people, from [director] David [Frankel] to Meryl to Annie, and Emily, who’s nowmy sister-in-law,” adds the star. “It’s just great.”

Stanley Tucci on Sept. 3, 2016 in Deauville, France.Francois G. Durand/Getty Images

Francois G. Durand/Getty Images

While no casting news have been confirmed forThe Devil Wears Prada 2just yet, one project that Tucci does have lined up — and is excited for — is the release of his next book,What I Ate in One Year: (and Related Thoughts).

Detailing how the project came to be, Tucci says, “I didn’t know what to write. The publishers wanted me to write something, but after I wrote the first book, I was like, ‘I don’t know what to write,’ and my wife, who’s a literary agent, said, ‘Just write what you eat in one year,’ and so I did.”

“You start writing and stuff just comes out, because every time you write about food, it’s a personal experience and it brings up other personal experiences or it brings up related memories from your childhood, about people who are no longer here anymore or friends who are but you don’t see, and then writing about eating with the kids, cooking for the kids, my older kids, my little kids, I guess it shows the passage of time and love and loss through the prism of food,” he continues.

What I Ate in One Year will be released on Oct. 15. The Devil Wears Prada2has yet to receive a release date, but the original is available for streaming on Max, Hulu and Prime Video.

source: people.com