A candid review of The Devil Wears Prada 2
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What are the hosts' initial thoughts on The Devil Wears Prada 2?
Hello and welcome to Shameless, the pop culture... Keep it. Happy Monday! It was almost like the sound of pecan came out of my mouth. It was pecast. Not an AI podcast. Oh, the pop culture podcast for smart people who love dumb stuff. You're joined, as always, by Melbourne writers Michelle Andrews, that would be me, and Zara McDonald, that would be you. Hello, Michelle Andrews, and hello, producer Eilish Gilligan. Hey. Happy Monday, you guys. Coming up on today's show... Let's be real. We thought we were pushing it when we did a whole episode on The Devil Wears Prada 1 a couple of weeks ago. We were not pushing it. It's actually one of our most popular episodes of the year. It is. Then we all went and saw The Devil Wears Prada 2.
Not Spawn. Not Spawn, not Spawn, not Spawn. Just vibes. Yeah, and I wasn't expecting this to happen. No, none of us. We're as shocked to be here as you all are.
But I left that cinema and I thought, I wonder if I'm going to have a hard time pitching to Michelle and Eilish that not only do I think I preferred this to The Devil Wears Prada one, I now want to do an entire review of this movie. So we are here, the three of us, to do a review.
How does the box office performance of The Devil Wears Prada 2 compare to its predecessor?
And it didn't take much convincing for either of us. It didn't take convincing. And I have never in my life been stricter with off mic chatter. I have not uttered even a word to either of you about this film.
I haven't added anything. Gil told me she liked the scene where Meryl Streep said she liked working.
Okay. You two need to stop breaking the rules. The listeners give us their time. The least we can do is give the listeners the organic chat. Well, it was quite funny. You weren't there. Gil and I tried. And do you know what happened?
Do I have a soldier out there? You have a soldier. Who was my soldier? Who threatened to text.
Oh!
Oh, Rhiannon Joyce. Belly. Belly. Miss Belly. Belly was like really mad and was like, I'm going to Michelle. Good.
What criticisms have emerged regarding the film's portrayal of characters?
I had to tell someone.
Tell anyone but Zara McDonald. We have a spot every week to discuss this shit. It's literally in our calendar. It's how we all get paid every week. The least you can do is save it for the fucking listeners.
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Just letting you know that up top. Well, you couldn't love anything in this world more than you love the Devil Wears Prada one. Including my daughter. Yeah.
Yeah.
How do the hosts feel about the character development of Miranda Priestly?
I love the Devil Wears Prada one more than my daughter.
I don't think that's controversial.
No, no, no. As far as films are concerned, Devil Wears Prada won. Absolutely top of the tree. I love it so much. I had a high bar to clear when it came to this film. And I don't regret going. I definitely don't regret going. No way. This film did not clear that bar at all. It was a fun night. I'm glad I spent that ticket money with Mitch.
We're going to get into the why, but before then, shall we get into the how it's doing?
Okay, yeah, box office. So The Devil Wears Prada 2 has- May I take a sip of water while you do this? Go for it. Has already made $233 million. That's USD. Sorry, Donald. Thank you. Worldwide. So it made that in its opening weekend alone. If we're talking AUD, we're looking at $323 million. That's according to The Guardian.
What role do celebrity cameos play in The Devil Wears Prada 2?
Apparently, it cost $100 million to make. So, I mean, you need to factor in marketing costs, yada, yada, yada. We're doing very fucking well. Yeah.
Marketing costs for this would have been pretty astronomical, as you say. But that is incredibly strong results from the first weekend. As per The Guardian, women made up about 76% of the ticket buyers, according to post-track exit polls.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the hosts' initial thoughts on The Devil Wears Prada 2?
0:33–1:45
2
How does the box office performance of The Devil Wears Prada 2 compare to its predecessor?
1:45–2:35
3
What criticisms have emerged regarding the film's portrayal of characters?
2:35–3:35
4
How do the hosts feel about the character development of Miranda Priestly?
3:35–4:33
5
What role do celebrity cameos play in The Devil Wears Prada 2?
4:33–5:35
6
How does the film address contemporary themes in the fashion industry?
5:35–7:05
7
What are the hosts' final ratings for The Devil Wears Prada 2?
7:05–8:15
8
What discussions arise about a potential third installment of The Devil Wears Prada?
8:15–43:02