Meryl Streep says The Devil Wears Prada was called a chick flick: ‘That label has not worn well after Barbie, Mamma Mia’
Nearly two decades later, The Devil Wears Prada isn’t just a film people remember — it’s one they keep going back to. Meryl Streep also earned widespread attention for her performance as Miranda Priestly, and now the actor is all set to reprise her role for the sequel. During an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Meryl talked about the film and how much the industry and its attitudes towards a film like that, has changed over the last two decades. Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt in a still from The Devil Wears Prada. What Meryl said Meryl said that the first film was barely given any budget, and added, “I mean, 20 years ago it was categorised as a ‘chick flick’, and that designation has kind of not worn well, you know? That designation has kind of not worn well after Barbie and Mamma Mia and other films that completely catch the studios by surprise that people want to see them because they have women in the center of the …
