The Devil Wears Prada 2 (what to expect)

Scorecard, New Pod Episode

May 01, 2026

We are in a pickle.

Next week is the opening day for Mortal Kombat II, and it is in IMAX. The first one came out in 2021 and surprised us with how watchable it was. An 85% audience score. But next week is also the opening weekend of The Sheep Detectives, which one of us sent a message asking, “Who the hell is the audience for this movie?” It’s currently at a NINETY FOUR PERCENT on Rotten Tomatoes and is Hugh Jackman’s HIGHEST rated movie EVER on the site. Hugh Jackman has been in BANGERS (sure, some stinkers, but a lot of bangers).

What is life? Because Josh is literally the worst at making decisions, can you all make a decision for us and let us know in the comments of this post which movie we should do for the socrecard next week? Pretty please.

Here’s what we have for you this week:

Concession Stand Scorecard: The Devil Wears Prada 2
New Pod Drop: Project Hail Mary: Spoilers #72

We go to the movies every week to let you know whether the latest films are worth the price of admission and what to expect. Always spoiler-free.

This week’s movie - The Devil Wears Prada 2

Letterboxd Description:

Icons reign forever.
As Miranda Priestly nears retirement, she reunites with Andy Sachs to face off against her former assistant turned rival: Emily Charlton.

Best Watched With

Someone who can tell the difference between Blue and Cerulean, and someone who couldn't care less.

End Credit Thoughts

Four presidents, three popes, two officially designated U.S. recessions, and one global pandemic. That is what has happened in the world between The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026). Two long decades waiting for a sequel we did not know was coming, or needed. We hope no one was holding their breath.

If you were wondering what happened to Andy (Anne Hathaway), Miranda Priestly (oh, we know who she is), Nigel (Stanley Tucci), and Emily (Emily Blunt) after Paris, wonder no more. The Devil Wears Prada fills you in and more. After unfortunate events, Andy and Miranda (no introduction needed) are reunited at Runway after 20 years — yes, the movie is on the same timeline as ours — dropping us back into the cutthroat world of fashion.

At first, the sequel felt heavy-handed with its characters and callbacks, seeming like fan service. Dress size comments, new assistants, different age, but same banter between all the main characters we loved and loathed in the first movie. Not to say it wasn’t enjoyable. Sometimes, fan service gets a bad wrap. If we had The Devil Wears Prada on VHS, we would have burned through the tape from all the rewatches. So yes, the callbacks and inside jokes feel special and are appreciated. However, the entire runtime of this? That can be exhausting, especially from a cultural artifact of this caliber.

But this was not the case with The Devil Wears Prada 2. We had our insider fun, but the new story uses familiar tropes from the first one, with similar consequences to make it seem like a rinse-and-repeat, only to use it against you. We knew we would have fun, but were surprised by how enjoyable, moving, and heartfelt this second installment is. Sequels are tough to do, and can be rough to watch. Not every franchise can be Toy Story. If we learned anything here, it is to never underestimate or ever try to estimate Miranda Priestly.

Everyone came back to reprise their roles and did so in stride. We couldn’t believe we were actually seeing these characters back on the screen after all this time, and even more so, how believable it was that they are still Andy, Miranda Priestly, Nigel, and Emily, just twenty years older. They use the cultural shifts from the 2000s to the 2020s so well. What could be said in the workplace, what shouldn’t have ever been allowed to be said in the past, new trends now, and how fast technology makes us feel old, all of this is well-baked into little moments and woven into the dialogue, creating a time capsule of Runway 2006.

Obviously, the queen Meryl Streep was going to be nothing short of spectacular, but the person who blew us away the most in the reprisal was Emily Blunt. Even after all this time, she nailed all of Emily’s mannerisms, spite, and insecurities as if she’s been method acting since the first movie. Hathaway was great, and we loved seeing Tucci have what seemed like more screen time this go around (14:51 in The Devil Wears Prada, according to Matthew Stewart (Screen Time Central) on X.com).

This movie was on the verge of being a full movie for us. It held us in thought; we talked about it well after on the drive home, and it definitely had the audience cackling, with some really heavy, tear-jerking scenes. If it wasn’t 1000 degrees in our theater, maybe we would have been more primed to cry. We could easily see this one getting the tear ducts working for many.

As far as whether it's worth seeing on the big screen or not…let’s be honest… we knew the theaters would be taking our money the moment they dropped that teaser trailer that literally gave us nothing but the lead actor’s names. You knew before opening this email.

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Project Hail Mary: Spoilers #72

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Eric describes seeing the film twice, praising Ryan Gosling and saying the long runtime never felt slow; both say they laughed and cried, especially when they thought Rocky might die. They highlight Rocky’s effectiveness as a largely practical puppet voiced and puppeteered by James Ortiz, and they discuss how the movie’s length helps build the friendship between Grace and Rocky through comedic and heartfelt moments.

When we discuss that this movie is a full movie, we are talking about the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jimmy V 1993 ESPY Speech rubric⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Did it hold them in thought, make them laugh, and move their emotions to tears?

They praise the film’s hopeful tone—cooperation between governments, a non-malicious threat, and two species sacrificing to save their worlds—along with visuals, music, and specific scenes, then encourage listeners to see it in theaters and tease a future book episode while plugging their newsletter and subscriptions.

00:00 Eric Falls Asleep
01:05 Baby In The Room
02:22 Spoiler Warning Setup

If you have seen Project Hail Mary, here is a chat for us to chat about it :D