Sources are telling us that Bridgerton actress Simone Ashley has joined the cast of 20th Century Studios’ The Devil Wears Prada 2 opposite core members Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci and new addition Kenneth Branagh.
The sequel to the 2006 movie follows Streep’s Anna Wintour-like fashion editor who is facing the headwind decline of the print industry. Her former assistant Emily Charlton is now a big-time executive in fashion circles, and the two compete for ad revenue. Branagh is the husband to Streep’s ice queen Miranda Priestly.
Original director David Frankel is back, along with Aline Brosh McKenna, the writer who adapted the first movie from the New York Times mega bestseller by Lauren Weisberger. The author took inspiration from her former boss Wintour for the novel. Cameras are rolling on the sequel.
The Devil Wears Prada minted $125 million U.S./Canada and over $326 million worldwide. The picâs original producers Forrest Gump Best Picture Oscar winner Wendy Finerman, and Karen Rosenfelt are also returning. The Devil Wears Prada was nominated for two Oscars: for Streep as Best Actress and Patricia Field’s Costume Design.
Ashley starred in 11 episodes of Netflixâs Bridgerton as Lady Kathani âKateâ Bridgerton/
Kathani âKateâ Sharma. She also starred in Disney’s The Little Mermaid as Indira, with that movie grossing close to $570M around the world. The British actress also starred in the Netflix series Sex Education.
Ashley is repped by CAA, Independent Talent Group, Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Myman Greenspan Fox.
