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The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) • View trailerFour stars (out of five); rated PG-13, for sensualityAvailable via: Movie theatersBy Derrick Bang The delicious snark isn’t quite as evident, and a greater degree of sentimentality is present, but everything else about this long-awaited sequel is spot-on. When a panicked Andy (Anne Hathaway) confesses that she has nothing appropriateto wear for a weekend gathering at her boss' home in the Hamptons, Nigel (StanleyTucci) comes to her rescue.No surprise, since the entire team returned: director David Frankel, screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna, and stars Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci. It should be noted, however, that while the 2006 film was a reasonably faithful adaptation of Lauren Weisberger’s 2003 novel, this sequel is an entirely original story that is — as the screen credit reads — “based upon characters created by Weisberger.”This actually is a good thing, since it allows McKenna to lace her character-driven…

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