Meryl Streep Reveals Miranda's True Inspiration

0:00On April 5th, Meryl Streep just dropped a bombshell about her iconic role in the Devil Ware's Prada. Twenty years after the movie hit, she told Stephen Colbert on his late show that Miranda priestly wasn't based on Anna Winter, like everyone thought. Instead, she channeled Mike Nichols and Clint Eastwood. She broke it down like this. Nichols brought that sly, commanding vibe from their sets together on films like Silkwood and Harburn. Eastwood added the quiet power, where you'd lean in to catch his whisper, from working on, the bridges of Madison County, put them together, and boom, that's Miranda. Fans lit up over her Cerulean blue sweater, a direct nod to that famous scene with Anne Hathaway. It's custom from Jay Crew, turning heads and sparking nostalgia all over social media. Looking back, Streep said the original flick got slapped with the chick flick label back in 2006, scraping for budget. Because she pointed to hits like Barbie and Mamma Mia, showing women-led stories crushed it now, budgets and all.

1:00With the Devil Ware's Prada two-dropping in theaters, May 1st, Streep's timing feels perfect, rewriting the script on Hollywood's old rules. Pop culture, powered by AI, this is entertainment and celebrity news today.