‘The Devil Wears Prada’ turns 20! 5 Fun facts you didn’t know

Meryl Streep never went to Paris for the movie
Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly in “The Devil Wears Prada.” (Courtesy: 20th Century Studio)
Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly in “The Devil Wears Prada.” (Courtesy: 20th Century Studio)
The ultimate prize for putting up with Streep’s Miranda Priestly was a trip to Paris Fashion Week, but you may be surprised to learn that Streep herself didn’t film any of her Paris scenes in the actual city. “We were not allowed to bring Meryl to Paris. She never went to Paris. We used green screen of her in the Mercedes, half shot on stage and using plates for Paris; she steps out of the Mercedes onto the steps of the Museum of the City of New York, and we used wide shots of her double in Paris,” director Frankel told IndieWire.

To quote Miranda Priestly, “That’s all!”

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