Anne Hathaway is returning to ‘The Princess Diaries 3’.
Hours after Deadline exclusively reported that director Adele Lim had joined the threequel, the actress confirmed the news on Instagram.
The video she posted features cuts of Hathaway as a younger version of herself as Mia Thermopolis and Julie Andrews as Queen Clarice Renaldi, both saying “Shut up!” and counting to three.
Lim wrote the screenplay for Disney’s animated film Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) and will be starring in Lionsgate’s R-rated comedy Joy, starring Ashley Park, Cherie Cola, Stephanie Hsu and Sabrina Wu. He made his directorial debut with “Ride” (2023). Lim’s credits also include his roles as writer and producer on One Tree Hill and Lethal Weapon, as well as Star Crossed, where he co-show-executed. She also wrote the romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians, directed by Jon Chu, based on the book by Kevin Kwan.
Hathaway recently co-starred with Nicholas Galitzine in Prime Video’s The Idea of ​​You (2024), where she starred as Solene Marchand. This romantic comedy is based on the book by Robin Lee. Before that, Hathaway appeared as Celine in Mother’s Instinct (2024), Patricia Jessup-Rodem in She Came to Me (2023), and Rebecca in Eileen (2023). are.
Hathaway is also set to star in the sequel to another popular film, Prada (2006). The sequel, which will be written by original author Aline Brosh McKenna, is set to go into production in July.
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Debra Martin Chase will produce Princess Diaries 3. The EP includes Lim’s producing partners Naia Cucukov and Melissa Stack. Flora Gleeson wrote the script.
The first Princess Diaries movie was released in 2001, and Hathaway’s role as Mia Thermopolis, a teenager who discovers she is a princess, was a milestone in her career. . “The Princess Diaries 2: A Royal Engagement” was released in 2004, shortly after Hathaway starred in “Ella Enchanted,” which was made into a movie that same year.
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No other original cast members have yet been confirmed to return for the third installment. Julie Andrews has previously said she doesn’t know where she fits into the trilogy. Garry Marshall directed the first and second films. Meg Cabot and Gina Wendkos wrote the script for the first film, and Shonda Rhimes joined the duo for the second.
