The Devil Wears Prada 2 Ending Is A Nod To Sigourney Weaver & Harrison Ford’s Classic ’80s Movie

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The creators of The Devil Wears Prada 2 have revealed the film’s ending was a deliberate nod to the 1988 movie Working Girl, which featured Sigourney Weaver and Harrison Ford.

In The Devil Wears Prada 2, Anne Hathaway reprises her role as Andy Sachs, who is brought back to Runway magazine as a senior editor. The magazine is facing challenges adapting to the modern digital world, and Andy’s return is meant to help navigate a public relations crisis. She once again finds herself working under the demanding Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), whose power is starting to diminish. Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci also return as Emily Charlton and Nigel Kipling, respectively.

I recently read a fascinating interview with Meryl Streep and the director of the movie, David Frankel, in Entertainment Weekly. They shared that the ending of the film, where Meryl reprises her iconic role as Miranda, was actually inspired by the classic romantic comedy Working Girl! While both movies definitely show us a glimpse into the world of high fashion and have endings that feel somewhat alike, they explained that this new ending is a bit more open to interpretation, which I really appreciated.

Meryl Streep shared her interpretation of the ending of The Devil Wears Prada 2, suggesting it shows the characters stuck, unsure of what to do next. She also believes the film illustrates that even talented and driven people can feel lost in a big city like New York, just like everyone else striving for success.

That shot, where the camera pulls back, is definitely inspired by Working Girl. But when you see the city from that distance, with those three figures, it reflects what’s happening in every building – everyone feels stuck, like time has stopped. It’s as if we’re all just being observed, like insects in a museum exhibit.

Will this resolution actually stick? It feels so fragile, this last-minute fix the movie comes up with. It’s completely unbelievable, like a convenient miracle suddenly appears. But the big question is: will it hold up?

As a huge fan of the first movie, I was thrilled to hear director Frankel confirm that the very last shot in the sequel was a deliberate nod to Working Girl. That film famously ended with a beautiful, sweeping view of New York City, leaving you wondering what would happen to the characters next. It was so cool to see The Devil Wears Prada 2 do the same thing – a wide shot of the city, hinting that while this chapter is closing, the characters still have a lot of life and possibilities ahead of them.

Everyone is still involved and has a chance. There’s still space available, like on a lifeboat from the Titanic. And that’s the key point, isn’t it?

The movie Working Girl follows Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith), a secretary from Staten Island, as she strives to succeed in the business world. When her boss, Katherine Parker (Weaver), steals her idea, Tess takes matters into her own hands and partners with an investment broker named Jack Trainer (Ford) to make it happen.

The movie Working Girl was a major success, earning six Academy Award nominations. These included nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress (Melanie Griffith). Two actresses, Sigourney Weaver and Joan Cusack (who played Cynthia), were nominated for Best Supporting Actress. The film ultimately won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, “Let the River Run,” written by Carly Simon.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 is playing in theaters now.

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2026-05-04 01:32