Madonna’s “Vogue” soundtracks Andy (Hathaway) and Miranda’s (Streep) return to the “Runway” office in the first official footage from the upcoming sequel.
It’s hell on heels in the first official footage from The Devil Wears Prada 2.
A first official look at Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep‘s highly anticipated onscreen reunion premiered Wednesday online, the same day as Hathaway’s 43rd birthday. The blockbuster sequel’s debut teaser trailer dropped to the sounds of Madonna‘s “Vogue,” which also played a seminal soundtrack role in the David Frankel-directed 2006 original.
The clip (below) begins with the opening notes of Madonna’s hit single, all while a pair of studded red heels clack through an office building.
It’s eventually revealed that the heels belong to Streep’s ruthless Miranda Priestly, who enters an elevator in the fictional Runway magazine office.
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The door briefly stops, as Hathaway enters in character as Andy Sachs, who first appeared in the original film as an aspiring journalist who begrudgingly took a job under Priestley despite having zero interest (or knowledge of) the fashion world.
“Miranda,” Hathaway says to Streep, entering the elevator. It’s a scene that directly references another from the beginning of the first movie: A scared Runway employee exits an elevator that Priestly enters, so as not to disturb her morning ascent to the office.
“Took you long enough,” Streep responds to Hathaway, as the latter puts on a pair of sunglasses to match her in-office attire.
The clip then ends with the names of the returning cast including Streep, Hathaway, Stanley Tucci, and Emily Blunt, all of whom Entertainment Weekly previously exclusively reported would reprise their roles flashing on screen.
The teaser additionally touted the film’s May 1 theatrical release date, which is set to coincide almost 20 years to the day with the original film’s debut.
Wednesday’s teaser follows months of production on the sequel, which began in New York City over the summer, before moving to Europe later this year, where EW learned that Lady Gaga filmed a small role in the film at a fashion show in Milan, Italy.
Though Streep and Tucci were spotted conversing around the same time with legendary Vogue magazine head Anna Wintour on whom the original film’s source novel was based, as writer Lauren Weisberger previously worked under Wintour in Italy, EW later confirmed that Wintour does not have a cameo in the sequel.
While the primary four cast members reprised their roles alongside supporting stars Tracie Thoms and Tibor Feldman, EW exclusively reported that Adrian Grenier would not return for the film, with Evil‘s Patrick Brammall replacing the Entourage actor as Andy’s new love interest.
Behind the scenes, director Frankel, the writer of the prior film, Aline Brosh McKenna, and producer Wendy Finerman also returned to work on the sequel, plot details for which are still tightly under wraps.
New cast members who boarded the sequel include Kenneth Branagh, Simone Ashley, Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu, Caleb Hearon, Helen J. Shen, Pauline Chalamet, B.J. Novak, and Conrad Ricamora.
