Meryl Streep Was “Imitating” Two Directors For ‘Devil Wears Prada’ Character Instead of Anna Wintour
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The Oscar winner played Miranda Priestly in the 2006 film and reprised her role in the upcoming sequel.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment While most people assume Meryl Streep was channeling Anna Wintour for her Devil Wears Prada character, the Oscar winner says she was actually “imitating” two top Hollywood filmmakers. The actress — who first played cynical fashion editor Miranda Priestly in the 2006 film and later reprised her role for the upcoming sequel — made a recent appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert , where she revealed that she actually drew inspiration from Mike Nichols and Clint Eastwood for the role. “I was basically imitating Mike Nichols that whole time,” Streep told the host. “If Mike Nichols and Clint Eastwood had a baby… it would be Miranda Priestly.” Related Stories TV 'The Corrections' Series Starring Meryl Streep Lands at Netflix Movies Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep on Navigating 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' Filming Frenzy: "We Needed Police Barriers and Crowd Control" This may come as a surprise to some fans, as many have likened Priestly to Wintour since The Devil Wears Prada was based on Lauren Weisberger’s novel of the same name, which was inspired by her own experiences working as an assistant to the former editor in chief of Vogue (Wintour now serves as chief content officer for Condé Nast and global editorial director of Vogue ). Streep explained that Nichols’ commanding directing style, mixed with sly humor, helped form her character’s tone. “The command on the set. And Mike would do it sort of with a sly humor,” the Mamma Mia! star said. “And Miranda, she knows that what she’s saying is sort of snide, but she knows it’s kind of funny too. And that little way of doing things, people take as mean, but it’s funny. I think it’s funny.” As for Eastwood, Streep was influenced by the filmmaker’s calmness while also being authoritative. “Clint wo...
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