Anne Hathaway Urges Prada 2 Producers Not to Cast 'Alarmingly Thin' Models
Anne Hathaway Urges Prada 2 Producers Not to Cast 'Alarmingly Thin' Models
Anne Hathaway pressed The Devil Wears Prada 2 producers to avoid models who are alarmingly thin, with Meryl Streep backing the call as filming in New York sparks body-image conversations.
As The Devil Wears Prada 2 moves toward release, Anne Hathaway reportedly confronted the film’s producers about the fashion-era look on display in the project’s showcase. Meryl Streep recalled Hathaway’s decisive moment, saying she “made a beeline to the producers about it” and secured commitments that the models involved in the film’s fashion-forward sequences would not be so skeletal. The exchange highlights a broader shift in Hollywood around how bodies are portrayed on screen.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 is slated for a May 1 debut, with Streep, Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci all reprising their iconic roles. Filming took place across New York this past summer, underscoring the city’s ongoing role as a cinematic and fashion hub. The conversation surrounding the film arrives at a moment when online discourse increasingly scrutinizes the aesthetics of emaciation and the impact it has on impressionable audiences.
Joins the debate is a wave of public commentary about body image in entertainment. For example, conversations sparked by voices like Jameela Jamil on social media illustrate a pushback against the normalization of extreme thinness in media portrayals of women. The Prada 2 episode, centered on casting choices, echoes a larger industry-wide reckoning about how beauty standards are constructed and who gets to set them.
Ultimately, Hathaway’s stance signals a growing insistence on healthier representation in high-profile productions. By challenging the sourcing and presentation of models in major film projects, the actors are steering attention toward responsible casting and a more inclusive, varied depiction of beauty in fashion-forward storytelling.
