A movie about fashion models that joked about not eating to stay thin has completely reversed course for its sequel.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" is the follow-up to the fangirl favorite from 2006, starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. This time around, however, Hathaway did not want the reality of the fashion industry to deter anyone from seeing her film.
'I just know that this movie is for everyone.'
The controversy started when Streep told fashion rag Harper's Bazaar that the models she saw in Milan during production were not only "beautiful and young," but also "alarmingly thin."
"I thought that all had been addressed years ago," Streep told the outlet. She added that Hathaway made the producers promise then and there that the models in the new movie would not be so thin.
"She made a beeline to the producers about it, securing promises that the models in the show that we were putting together for our film would not be so skeletal!"
"She's a stand-up girl," Streep stated.
This put the onus on Hathaway to explain herself to fawning activists during subsequent interviews. At the premiere in New York City, Hathaway told Variety that she had noticed "beautiful models on set," but "a lot of them were more traditionally model-sized."
"I thought the scene would be so much more enjoyable for the audience if we had just a wider range of bodies on display, because all different shapes are beautiful," Hathaway claimed.
The 43-year-old explained that she asked her producers if they thought the scene would be "stronger" if it had "a more inclusive approach to sizing."
At her behest, the producers allegedly made the changes within an hour.
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In an interview with "Good Morning America" on Monday, Hathaway continued her campaign by saying she wanted to correct any "misinformation" about getting thin models fired "because of the size inclusivity."
"That just didn't happen. Nobody lost their jobs. In fact, it created more jobs," she claimed. "It was just about making sure that so many different body types saw themselves in a moment in the script."
Amid the hosts' gushing over her progressivism, Hathaway asked, "Isn't it better when you see so many different types of bodies up there with that?"
"The Devil Wears Prada" had a $27.5 million opening in June 2006, eventually totaling over $326 million against a $35 million budget. The sequel seems football fields away from its original tone, however, which poked fun at the absurdity of models starving themselves.
One memorable scene included Emily Blunt's character telling Hathaway's about her lack of eating in order to stay thin.
"You look so thin," Hathaway's character says at an event.
"It's for Paris. I'm on this new diet," Blunt replies. "It's very effective. Well, I don't eat anything, and when I feel like I'm about to faint, I eat a cube of cheese. ... I'm just one stomach flu away from my goal weight."
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In another red-carpet interview with Etalk, Hathaway again remarked that she relished the ability to utilize "a more inclusive approach to beauty standards" in the new film, repeating the term "traditionally sized."
The actress was met by yet another journalist eager to speak about the issue, revealing that she has been a "size inclusivity advocate for 15 years."
Hathaway boasted to the reporter that she "had seen that there were a lot of traditionally sized models in our movie, and I just know that this movie is for everyone."
Hathaway even spoke on behalf of her producers, saying they were "so embarrassed" when they realized there was a serious lack of body diversity on the movie set. Now moving the timeline to two hours, she said the producers quickly brought in more girls for the scene.
In what seemed like a borderline-forced happy-go-lucky attitude, the actress concluded that everyone feels "happier" when everybody feels "included."
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Three-time Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro had strong words about using humans in the production of his latest film.
Del Toro, a writer and director behind films like "Pacific Rim," "Pan's Labyrinth," and "The Hobbit" movies, was honored with a tribute award recently at the 2025 Gotham Film Awards.
'Every single frame of this film that was willfully made by humans for humans.'
Del Toro accepted the award alongside actors Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi for their work on the 2025 film "Frankenstein."
Del Toro made several emotional comments dating back to when he first read the book that inspired his movie at age 11, before Isaac attempted to turn the acceptance speech into one about diversity and immigration.
"I am proud to be standing here tonight. ... Immigrants, baby. We get the job done," Isaac exclaimed. He is Guatemalan, Elordi is Australian, and del Toro is Mexican.
Elordi then spoke, but neither he nor del Toro added to Isaac's remarks. Soon, music started to play, and the production looked to the next award. That was until del Toro interrupted, deciding that he wanted to add opinionated remarks of his own.
"No, no, no, wait!" del Toro interrupted. "I would like to tell to the rest of our extraordinary cast and our crew that the artistry of all of them shines on every single frame of this film that was willfully made by humans for humans."
"The designers, builders, makeup, wardrobe team, cinematographers, composers, editors," he continued. "This tribute belongs to all of them. And I would like to extend our gratitude and say —" del Toro then paused, seemingly wondering if he should continue.
"F**k AI," he added with a smile.
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During his acceptance speech, del Toro spoke on the inspiration he drew from Mary Shelley, the original author of "Frankenstein."
"Mary Shelley, who made the book her biography, she was 18 years old when she wrote the book and posed the urgent questions: Who am I? What am I? Where did I come from? And where am I going?" del Toro explained. "She presented them with such urgency that they are alive 200 years later through this incredible parable that shaped my life since I first read it in childhood at age 11."
Much of del Toro's appeal comes from his ability to explore complex emotional topics from a unique viewpoints, and those unique thoughts typically come across whenever he is given the chance to speak. Del Toro told the award-show audience that even at a young age, he knew he "did not belong in the world the way my parents, the way the world expected me to fit."
"My place was in a faraway land inhabited only by monsters and misfits."
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This outlook definitely falls in line with his recent work, including when he appeared in the recent video game series Death Stranding.
Working alongside iconic game developer Hideo Kojima, del Toro delivered storylines about life, death, and emotional connection, but this time as an actor.
Speaking on the games, del Toro said he believes in the importance of "paradoxical creation" and said it is "essential to art."
The beauty of the game, he added, was that Kojima had both "the weirdest mind and the most wholesome mind," which shaped his storytelling.
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Progressive writers should stay away from the "James Bond" series, according to one of the industry's most celebrated actresses.
For years, critics have wondered how long it would take for the iconic macho character to become a feminist version of himself or be portrayed by a woman entirely.
Even actor Pierce Brosnan, who portrayed the spy four times between 1995 and 2002, suggested the iconic character should be played by a female because he would find it "exhilarating."
"Get out of the way, guys, and put a woman up there," Brosnan said in September 2019.
Now, Brosnan's own co-star is telling him the beloved character cannot be played by a woman, ever.
'James Bond has to be James Bond; otherwise it becomes something else.'
During an interview for the upcoming film "The Thursday Murder Club," Brosnan was asked to reflect on what the Bond character means to him after all this time.
However, it was his recent co-star and revered actress Helen Mirren who stole the headlines and put her foot down on the character.
At 80, Mirren plays a retired spy in her new movie and was asked by outlet Saga if the female spy is a "better portrayal" of the world of espionage than 007 is.
"So many women have worked in that world. She's a manifestation of a reality, that's for sure," Mirren said, before dropping the hammer on the reporter. "More realistic. But not so much fun as Bond! I'm such a feminist, but James Bond has to be a guy. You can't have a woman. It just doesn't work."
Mirren added that if you turn Bond into a woman, the movie franchise would shift entirely.
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"James Bond has to be James Bond; otherwise it becomes something else," Mirren declared.
Brosnan, on the other hand, seemingly reversed his commentary from 2019 and stated he is "so excited to see the next man come on the stage."
"I adore the world of James Bond. It's been very good to me," the 72-year- old continued, explaining that he is just a member of the audience now. "It's the gift that keeps giving."
Despite Brosnan's apparent change in opinion, the Bond franchise creators have been much less forgiving to the media when it comes to what gender James Bond can be.
About five months after Brosnan's feminist comments, sentiments of a she-Bond were shut down by Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, relatives of the original spy movie producer, Albert R. Broccoli.
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"He can be of any color, but he is male," Barbara Broccoli told Variety in December 2019. "I believe we should be creating new characters for women — strong female characters. I'm not particularly interested in taking a male character and having a woman play it. I think women are far more interesting than that."
The series flirted with a change in 2021's "No Time to Die," actor Daniel Craig's last foray as the lead character. Actress Lashana Lynch became 007 in Bond's absence during the film, meaning technically 007 was a woman, but the character of James Bond was not.
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The Walt Disney Company announced that production has begun on the sequel to the 2003 film "Freaky Friday," which starred Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis.
"Production on the sequel to Freaky Friday — the studio’s hit comedy from 2003 starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan — began today in Los Angeles. The film will be released in theaters nationwide in 2025," according to the Disney.
'Tess and Anna discover that lightning might indeed strike twice.'
"Curtis and Lohan reprise their roles as Tess and Anna Coleman. Other returning cast members from the original film include Mark Harmon, Chad Michael Murray, Christina Vidal Mitchell, Haley Hudson, Lucille Soong, Stephen Tobolowsky, and Rosalind Chao. They are joined by Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons, Manny Jacinto, and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan," the announcement notes.
In the original movie, the Curtis and Lohan played a mother and daughter who awoke one day to the shocking discovery that they had switched bodies, though by the conclusion of the film, they go back to normal.
"A sequel to the beloved 2003 film with a multigenerational twist, the film picks up years after Tess (Curtis) and Anna (Lohan) endured an identity crisis. Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover that lightning might indeed strike twice," the Walt Disney Company noted.
The announcement indicated that Curtis is a producer and Lohan is an executive producer.
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On June 7, “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, hit theaters. Fans have been eagerly anticipating the release of the fourth installment in the Bad Boys franchise.
Jason Whitlock was one of those in line to see the film.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t even make it through the entire movie.
“I wanted to leave three minutes in, maybe two minutes in. I left the movie maybe an hour and five minutes in,” he says, adding that it was just “too stupid” for him.
There was “no hidden message” and “nothing that offended me,” but “it was so removed from reality.”
“I finally hit the eject button and left,” he sighs. “'Bad Boys,' bad movie from my perspective.”
However, the rest of the “Fearless at the Movies” team — Anthony Walker, Kevin Donahue, and Shemeka Michelle — also saw the movie.
Shemeka agrees that the film was “removed from all reality,” but she also thought it wasn’t any different from other unrealistic action films, like “Jurassic Park” and “The Woman King.”
“It’s not real, but it's so action packed that it’s interesting — that's how it was for me,” she says, adding that “it was fun to watch.”
“If you haven't seen all the other Bad Boys movies, then this one would seem just dropped out of the blue,” but “the action” and “the storyline” is “right on par” with the other Bad Boys films, adds Anthony, noting that the “vulgarity was a little too much for [him].”
For Kevin, who’s never seen any of the Bad Boys movies, “It was like a Chuck Norris-Arnold Schwarzenegger Rambo movie from the '80s mixed with 'Fast and the Furious.'”
“I hated it at the very beginning,” he says, “but then I kind of sat back, watched, and just appreciated it for what it was.”
To hear more of the crew’s analysis — including Lawrence’s heart-attack scene — watch the clip below.
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