Adrian Grenier, who played Nate, the toxic boyfriend of Anne Hathaway’s up-and-coming fashion writer Andy in “The Devil Wears Prada,” recently told Page Six that “it was a disappointment” he wasn’t asked to return for “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”
“We’re all fans of the movie, whether or not we’re in it,” he said. “Obviously, it was a disappointment that I didn’t get the call to be in the sequel, but I also understand there’s some backlash with Nate, the character, so that might have something to do with it. But I think that just leaves room for a spinoff.”
When asked if he thought the fan backlash to Nate was the reason he wasn’t asked to return for the sequel, Grenier said, “As opposed to what?” He added, “Either way, it’s a disappointment, and either way, it leaves room for a beautiful spinoff in which Nate has his own film.”
Based on the 2003 novel by Lauren Weisberger, “The Devil Wears Prada” was released in 2006 and followed Hathaway as Andy Sachs, an overachieving college graduate who becomes the assistant to the tyrannical fashion media mogul Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep. Grenier’s character, Nate, was largely hated in online circles for being a flaky, unsupportive boyfriend to Andy during her turbulent time working at Runway Magazine. Other cast members include Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Simon Baker and Tracie Thoms.
“The Devil Wears Prada 2,” which hits theaters on May 1, follows Andy and Miranda as they compete against their former co-worker Emily in a declining print journalism industry. Streep, Hathaway, Blunt and Tucci once again lead the cast, joined by franchise newcomers Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu, Lady Gaga, Amanda Morrow and B.J. Novak. “The Devil Wears Prada” director David Frankel returns to direct the sequel. Aline Brosh McKenna and Weisberger, who wrote the original film, also penned the sequel.
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