Linda Holmes

Hello, Isabella.

Hello.

Thank you for having me.

Oh, of course.

The Devil Wears Prada was based somewhat loosely on a novel by Lauren Weisberger, and it starred Anne Hathaway as Andy Sachs, a young woman who wants to be a serious magazine writer but lands a job as the second assistant to the imperious, nasty, impossible-to-please Miranda Priestley, played by Meryl Streep.

Miranda is the editor of Runway, a high-end fashion magazine.

Stanley Tucci played Nigel, Miranda's unappreciated second-in-command, and Emily Blunt played Emily, Miranda's miserable first assistant.

In the original movie, Andy ended up leaving Runway, but The Devil Wears Prada 2 finds her as a mid-career, laid-off reporter who gets an unexpected opportunity to lead the features department at Runway.

This puts her back in Miranda's orbit and Nigel's, and as it turns out, Emily's as well.

Runway is in trouble for a few reasons, not the least of which is that it seems to be at the mercy of a publishing industry nepo baby played by B.J.

Novak.

This puts Andy in the perhaps unexpected position of being on the same side as Miranda, sort of, and on the side of the magazine and journalism and maybe beauty.

Like the original film, the sequel is directed by David Frankel and has a screenplay from Aline Brosh McKenna.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 is in theaters now.

Ronald, I'm going to start with you.

How'd you like it?

That's great.

I am so glad to hear how much you liked it, Isabella.

How about you?

How did you like it?