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The Devil Wears Prada is a 2006 American comedy-drama film directed by David Frankel and produced by Wendy Finerman. The screenplay, written by Aline Brosh McKenna, is based on the 2003 novel by Lauren Weisberger. The film stars Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci, Simon Baker, Emily Blunt and Adrian Grenier. In 2003, 20th Century Fox bought the rights to a film adaptation of Weisberger's novel before it was completed for publication; the project was not greenlit until Streep was cast in the lead role. Principal photography lasted 57 days, primarily taking place in New York City from October to December 2005. Additional filming was done in Paris, France. After premiering at the LA Film Festival on June 22, 2006, The Devil Wears Prada was theatrically released in the United States on June 30. The film received positive reviews from critics, with Streep's performance receiving widespread critical acclaim, thus earning her numerous awards and nominations, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical and nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. Hathaway and Blunt also drew favorable reviews and various nominations for their performances. The film grossed over $326 million worldwide, against its $41 million budget, and was the 12th highest-grossing film worldwide in 2006. Although the film is set in the fashion world, and references well-known establishments and people within that industry, most designers and other fashion notables avoided appearing as themselves for fear of displeasing US Vogue editor Anna Wintour, who is widely believed to have been the inspiration for Priestly. Wintour later overcame her initial skepticism, saying she liked the film and Streep in particular. Plot Andrea "Andy" Sachs is an aspiring journalist who has recently graduated from Northwestern University. Despite her unfamiliarity with the fashion industry, she is hired as a junior personal assistant to Miranda Priestly, the editor-in-chief of Runway magazine. Andy plans to put up with Miranda's excessive demands and humiliating treatment for one year in the hopes of using her connections from Runway to find a job more focused on journalism. Andy initially fumbles with her job and fits in poorly with her gossipy, fashion-forward co-workers, especially Miranda's senior assistant, Emily Charlton. After a dress trial meeting in which Miranda berates her in front of the entire team, Andy approaches Nigel, Runway's art director, to teach her about the fashion industry. He helps her select stylish clothes to wear to work. Noticing Andy's changed appearance and commitment, Miranda begins to give her more responsibility and complicated tasks to handle. Slowly but surely, Andy becomes more glamorous and absorbs the Runway philosophy. She gradually outperforms Emily, who is consumed with the thought of attending Paris Fashion Week as Miranda's assistant and, in preparation for the event, attempts extreme diets that are dangerous to her health. When Emily shows up to work while sick and forgets important details about the guests at a charity benefit, Andy steps in to save Miranda from embarrassment. Miranda then selects Andy to be her assistant at the Paris Fashion Week instead of Emily. When Andy calls to inform her, Emily is hit by a car. While visiting her in the hospital, she informs her of Miranda's changed plan, which infuriates Emily. Andy's boyfriend, Nate, is angered that Andy has become what she once ridiculed, and they break up. In Paris, Miranda reveals to Andy that her husband has filed for divorce. Later that night, Nigel tells Andy that he has accepted a job as creative director with rising designer James Holt. She spends the night with an attractive writer, Christian Thompson, who tells her that Jacqueline Follet will replace Miranda as editor of Runway. Andy attempts to warn Miranda; to Andy's shock, Miranda dismisses her. At a luncheon later that day, Miranda announces Jacqueline as the new creative director to Holt, leaving Andy and Nigel stunned. Later, she explains to Andy that she already knew of the plot to replace her and sacrificed Nigel to keep her job. Andy is repulsed, but Miranda alleges that Andy already did the same to Emily by agreeing to go to Paris. Not wanting to become ruthless like Miranda, Andy abruptly leaves and quits her job. When Miranda tries calling her, Andy tosses her phone into the Fontaine de la Concorde. Some time later, Andy meets up with Nate, who tells her he has a new job as a sous-chef in Boston, and they agree to keep in touch. The same day, she has an interview at a major New York publication company. The editor recounts that when he called Runway for a reference, Miranda told him that Andy was the biggest disappointment she ever had as an assistant, but he would be an idiot not to hire her. After getting the job, Andy calls Emily and reconciles with her by offering her the clothes she obtained in Paris. While walking past the Runway office building, Andy makes eye contact with Miranda and waves at her. Although Miranda does not acknowledge Andy, she smiles to herself once she is seated in her car. Cast Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly Anne Hathaway as Andrea "Andy" Sachs Emily Blunt as Emily Charlton Stanley Tucci as Nigel Kipling Simon Baker as Christian Thompson Adrian Grenier as Nate Cooper Gisele Bündchen as Serena Tracie Thoms as Lily Rich Sommer as Doug Daniel Sunjata as James Holt James Naughton as Stephen Colleen Dengel as Caroline Priestly Suzanne Dengel as Cassidy Priestly David Marshall Grant as Richard Sachs Tibor Feldman as Irv Ravitz Rebecca Mader as Jocelyn Alyssa Sutherland as Clacker Ines Rivero as Clacker at elevator Stéphanie Szostak as Jacqueline Follet David Callegati as Massimo Paul Keany as St. Regis Doorman Cameos Valentino Garavani Giancarlo Giammetti Carlos de Souza Bridget Hall Lauren Weisberger as the twins' nanny Robert Verdi as a fashion journalist in Paris who interviews Miranda Heidi Klum Jen Taylor as Lou Nigel Barker Production When we made it I was naive. I know now how rare it is to find situations where the stars align. Director David Frankel and producer Wendy Finerman had originally read The Devil Wears Prada in book proposal form. It would be Frankel's second theatrical feature, and his first in over a decade. He, cinematographer Florian Ballhaus, and costume designer Patricia Field, drew heavily on their experience in making Sex and the City. Frankel recalls the whole experience as having high stakes for those involved, since for himself and the others behind the camera it was the biggest project they had yet attempted, with barely adequate resources. "We knew we were on very thin ice," he told Variety for a 2016 article on the film's 10th anniversary. "It was possible this could be the end of the road for us." Weisberger is widely believed to have.... Discover the Charla Hathaway popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Charla Hathaway books.