The Devil Wears Prada

Summary

liken to other record - to - screen adaptations , The Devil Wears Pradais fairly faithful to the root , but there are still several ways the iconic movie differs . found on the 2003 novel of the same name by generator Lauren Weisberger , the 2006 movie star Anne Hathaway , Meryl Streep , and Emily Blunt has only turn in popularity in the 18 class since its button . These histrion yield excellent performance , and combined with the chaotic tarradiddle from Weisberger , it ’s no wonderThe Devil Wears Pradabecame a collision .

In all , theDevil Wears Pradamovieis quite standardised to the novel . The introductory premiss is the same , as are most of the lineament ’s names . The account book still follows a cleaning woman nominate Andy ( Andrea ) who finds herself working at one of the most honored fashion magazine in New York City under the feared and well-thought-of Miranda Priestly — a job many would give way for . Of of course , Andy does n’t treasure the job as much as she should until it at long last consume her , rewrites her personality and moral compass , and displume apart her relationships . Still , there are some things theDevil Wears Pradamoviedidchange .

Besides being one of the defining comedies of the 2000s , The Devil Wears Prada sport an celebrated cast of braggy names and soon - to - be stars .

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8Andy’s Personality Is Very Different In The Devil Wears Prada Book

Anne Hathaway’s character was far softer than her book counterpart.

Hathaway ’s version of Andy is comparatively odorous , if not a little ignorant and judgemental of the fashion world . Still , she is light , visionary , able , dictated , and highly likable . This was n’t on the button how theDevil Wears Pradabook depict the character . Not only was Andy blonde in the novel ( rather than Hathaway ’s stylemark brunet ) , butshe was far high-strung — frequently smoking butt , address her nous , and passing fierce judgment on those around her . She was still appealing , but it can be difficult to align the book and movie Andy as the same person .

7The Devil Wears Prada Movie Cut Lily’s Alcoholism & Car Accident

Lily was a more prominent character in the Devil Wears Prada book.

IntheDevil Wears Pradamovie , Andy ’s supporter Lily ( Tracie Thoms ) was passably much the bad — next to Andy ’s swain Nate , that is . She is pretentious and unconsidered , conduce nothing to her friendship with the protagonist . While Book - Lily had problem , she was by no means an unkind or chesty somebody . Throughout the book , she struggled with Alcoholism , and Andy ’s compassion for her booster minify as she became more immersed in working for Miranda . at long last , Andy ’s lack of care after Lily is in a car accident pull in her realize that she is changing for the worse .

6Andy’s Boyfriend Isn’t Quite So Terrible In The Book

Andy’s boyfriend, Nate, is often called the real villain of the Devil Wears Prada movie.

Andy ’s young man in theDevil Wears Pradamovie , Nate , has go down in infamy as the movie ’s reliable villain . However , his book counterpart was far kinder and more patient . Rather than fuck off mad at Andy for merely take up her occupation gravely , it is n’t until his girlfriend begins actively chase after her life history over him that he gets foiled . Even then , Nate ( whose name was Alex in the book ) stuck it out for as long as he could . in the end , this intend that readers were more on his side than Andy ’s ( rather than the other way around , like in the movie ) .

Nate was play by Adrian Grenier in theDevil Wears Pradamovie .

5The Devil Wears Prada Movie Cut Miranda’s Backstory

Miranda had a more detailed backstory in the Devil Wears Prada book.

The part ofMiranda Priestlywas appropriately made a small more significant for theDevil Wears Pradamovie , where Streep turned the character into an ikon . The book dived less into what the nefarious editor program and chief was going through in the nowadays ( with her divorcement and horrible children ) , but it put a muckle more care on her backstory . It was at last revealed that Miranda had grown up in poverty as part of an Orthodox Jewish family but fought her agency into the mode world through her aspiration and never reckon back . It ’s doubtlessly a valuable touch to assist in understanding the titulary character reference .

4Stanley Tucci’s Devil Wears Prada Character Is A Mix Of 2 Book Characters

The Devil Wears Prada movie combined two characters named Nigel and James.

Stanley Tucci is the heart and soul of theDevil Wears Pradamovie . Not only is he the docile but no - folderal shoulder for Andy to cry on , but it ’s only because Miranda shit Nigel that it becomes absolved how vile the woman really is . However , in the book , this is the oeuvre of two characters . On the page , Nigel isRunway ’s creative conductor and acquaintance to Miranda , whom she ultimately tell on . Then , a character namedJames from the beauty section is the one who befriend Andy . Tucci ’s character is a cunning combination of both .

3Emily Is A Little Kinder In the Devil Wears Prada Book

Emily takes a while to soften up in the Devil Wears Prada movie.

Though she was n’t operate to sister Andy and make her job any leisurely than it really was , Emily was empathetic and did n’t seek to make thing bad .

The loath friendly relationship that forms between Emily and Andy in The Devil Wears Prada is another in high spirits stage of the motion-picture show , and though the same is true ( to a point ) in the Christian Bible , there are far fewer ups and Down . In the film , Emily is a bit of a bully toward Andy when she first starts , only lightening up when she realizes that she is competent and able to assimilate into the fashion world . However , Emily was never so pitiless in the book . Though she was n’t going to sister Andy and make her job any easier than it really was , Emily was empathetic and did n’t attempt to make things worse .

Whether it is the fashion industry overall or Andy ’s characterization , The Devil Wears Prada musical is very different from the movie .

Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway from The Devil Wears Prada

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2Andy Is More Cut-Throat At The End Of The Movie

Andy didn’t become quite as selfish in the Devil Wears Prada book.

In the flick , Andy more or less go behind Emily ’s back and benefitted in that she could accompany Miranda to Fashion Week in Paris . This wander up being the activity that show just how much the fashion diligence was changing the protagonist and what showed Miranda that her help was a lot like she had been when she was younger . However , since this took the shoes of Lily ’s car accident in the motion picture , it was n’t a feature of theDevil Wears Pradabook , whereAndy had no choice but to take Emily ’s position .

1Andy’s Ending In The Devil Wears Prada Book Isn’t So Happy

Everything didn’t work out as perfectly as in the Devil Wears Prada movie.

Though she had to discover some arduous lesson in theTheDevil WearsPradamovie , things work out all right for Andy in the end . She incur back together with Nate , get her aspiration line of work thanks to a surprisal mouth off reference from Miranda Priestly , and walked aside from her experience atRunwaywith few real effect . However , the book version of events was think far more as a cautionary taradiddle .

Though Andy repaired her relationship with Lily and set out for a new journeying , her family relationship with her boyfriend was beyond fixing . The falling - out with Miranda had been far more public in theTheDevil Wears Pradabook , and the result of this was that Andy had become something of a celebrity within the industry , leading her to trust she had been blacklisted . Andy ’s ending was far more equivocal on the page , with the net moments seeing her get a coup d’oeil at Miranda ’s raw assistant . Ultimately , theTheDevil Wears Pradamovie ending was just a little more heartwarming .

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Cast

establish on Lauren Weisberger ’s novel , The Devil wear down Prada star Anne Hathaway as Andrea Sachs , an aim journalist who , after landing a problem with top New York fashion designer Miranda Priestly , gets pull out profoundly and profoundly into the bowelless populace of the fashion manufacture . Meryl Streep stars alongside Hathaway as Miranda Priestly , with a further cast that include Emily Blunt , Stanley Tucci , and Simon Baker .

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