Everyone wants to be them.
Ahead of the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2 on May 1st, Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour posed together for a special cover of Vogue magazine – both wearing Prada, naturally.
Annie Leibovitz photographed the duo for the film, and Greta Gerwig spoke to them about the upcoming sequel, the future of fashion, life in their 70s (Streep, Wintour, and Leibovitz are all 76), and more.
Streep plays Miranda Priestly, the ruthless editor-in-chief of the fictional Runway magazine, who famously drew inspiration from Vogue mogul Wintour. The 2006 film is based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Lauren Weisberger, one of the fashion legend’s former assistants.
So, as Streep told Gerwig, sourcing Miranda’s designer wardrobe for the film proved difficult. “In the first movie, we couldn’t find any clothes because everyone was afraid of Anna. No one gave us any clothes.”
But Wintour made a grand appearance at the film’s premiere at Prada, telling Gerwig, “No matter how far Miranda is from me, it’s such an honor for Meryl to play her. Who wouldn’t think that isn’t the most special gift?”
Still, media executives admitted to being nervous about the upcoming sequel.
“When I heard rumors that this new movie might be made, I called Meryl and asked if it was true. I was hoping she would let me know if it was okay,” she recalled.
“She hadn’t read the script yet and said she’d call me back. And that’s what she did. She read the script. She called me back and said, ‘Anna, I think it’s okay.’ She told me very little about what was going on in the movie, but I trusted her implicitly. ”
However, Streep and Wintour are in no rush to swap jobs in real life.
When asked if she had ever considered a career as an actress, the editor of Vogue magazine replied, “No way. I have no talent. I have no talent at all. I can’t sing, dance, act, I’m no good with my hands, I can’t cook, and I definitely can’t sew.”
Meanwhile, Streep balked at the idea of running a “multinational company” like Vogue, let alone having the necessary wardrobe.
“I was scared of shoes,” she joked.
