DOpe years of rumors on a possible sequel, “The devil wears Prada 2” is official. Disney will distribute the film in May 2026 And the original cast returns almost complete: Meryl Streep In the role of the implacable Miranda Priestly, Anne Hathaway again in the role of Andy Sachs, Emily Blunt And Stanley Tucci reconfirmed. The only one – and at all sad – absence is that of Nate CooperAndy’s ex -boyfriend, who will no longer play a role in the plot. The truth? We will not miss it at all. More than a boyfriend, A handbrake pulled. His Inability to accept female ambition made him One of the most detestated characters in the film And that’s why his absence has generated a certain satisfaction among fans.
The devil wears Prada 2Born Cooper: man’s stereotype intimidated by female success
In the first film, Nate Cooper – interpreted by Adrian Grenier – played the role of Andy cook’s boyfriend. A guy hetero Basic Which claims that he does not understand anything in fashion and not having time for such frivolities. Nate played a marginal role (fortunately) in the narrative development of The devil dresses Pradabut it was enough for become annoying and for embody the nightmare of career women: the typical man unable to hold the change of the partner. Andy’s character grows, evolves and faces the challenges of a new and difficult world like that of fashion publishing. What do he do? Instead of supporting it, makes them weigh every step with that annoying air from “You are no longer the girl I fell in love with”.
The devil wears Prada 2: the absence of Adrian Grenier
Even the actor who played him, Adrian Grenierdistanced himself from him in an interview on EW!. The actor admitted to find born “A patriarchal and immature character”who sees his girlfriend as his extension, not as an autonomous individual. Andy was discovering who he was, but but Born could not accept it. He didn’t want a growing partner: he wanted The reassuring girl of firstthe one that did not question his ego. «I may have been immature like him at the time, so I personally could not see his defects. But after a little reflection I came to make the truth in that perspective “confessed Grenier.
The choice to eliminate it from the sequel is more than a narrative decision: It’s a message. Not all stories need a love interest. Especially if that love interest is symbol of a fragile male modelannoyed by female success. Andy did Too much road to go back. And born, let’s face it, it was A character designed for another timenot for 2025.
Toxic boyfriends in the cinema: from Erin Brockovich to The revenge of blondes
It is not the first time that cinema offers us men like this. Let’s think about the partner of Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich. A good man, for heaven’s sake, who takes care of his children while she resolves a cause of millions of dollars. But After a few months he begins to feel the effort And he asks her to choose: «O me or the job», why “I’m not a waitress”. In short, A man unable to hold what Erin had done for eight years with three children and 25 dollars on the current account.
In La La Land, Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) AMA My (Emma Stone), but his insecurity leads him to sabotage their bond When her career takes off more than hers. And then there is History of a wedding Where Nicole’s success (Scarlett Johansson) becomes the breaking point with Charlie. And in The revenge of blondes, Warner Huntington III discharge Elle Woods Why He does not consider it “quite serious” for Harvard. All films with a happy ending, demonstrating that The problem is not the power of women, but the fragility of those who do not know how to live with it.
The devil wears Prada 2 Free Andy (and all of us)
The return of “The devil dresses Prada” without born it is confirmation of a new narrative: the one where A woman no longer has to ask for permission to change, grow or aspire to something more. Andy is Survivant to Miranda Priestlyhe met the contradictions of powerlearned to choose. It is time that it is also free from those who had never been able to really stand next to her. For this reason, in 2025, the news that Nate will not be there It is far from an absence. It is a liberation.
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