The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026), Emily Blunt, 20th Century Studios
The trailer for the long-awaited sequel to Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Meryl Streep’s 2006 hit, The Devil Wears Prada, is finally here.
Set several years after the cynical Miranda Priestly and her former assistant Andy Sachs go their separate ways, one of Miranda’s former assistants is now a rival executive, and so the struggle begins.
It’s certainly great to see these characters back together again. I’m looking forward to all the fashion and the fact that part of the film is set in beautiful Italy.
What I’m surprised by is that this trailer doesn’t quite have me as excited as I thought it might. A part of me wants to blame it on having seen the musical The Devil Wears Prada in London, England, last summer, which still feels relatively recent. And since I’m generally not that into musicals, the main draw was seeing Vanessa Williams in the flesh as Miranda Priestley. Plus, it was a friend’s birthday gift. Nonetheless, I’m hopeful for a good time with this long-overdue sequel.
How does this trailer have you feeling?
Lucy Liu, Stanley Tucci, Kenneth Branagh, Justin Theroux, Tracie Thoms, Lady Gaga, B.J. Novak, Rachel Bloom, Simone Ashley, Pauline Chalamet, Karolina Kurkova, Conrad Ricamora, Patrick Brammall and Caleb Hearon also star.
Directed by Benny Safdie, starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, The Smashing Machine is the story of mixed-martial arts and UFC champion Mark Kerr.
I’d never heard of Kerr before. I briefly looked him up to see how much Johnson resembles him. Johnson’s facial structure is certainly a great place to start. Still, the seemingly subtle prosthetics are impressive.
It’s also good to see Johnson and Blunt sharing the screen again. I already like the cadence of the former’s ‘gentle giant’ voice. As for Blunt, well, she’s always great, isn’t she?
Were you aware of Kerr before now, and will you be watching this one, or have you seen too many sports biopics at this point?
Ryan Bader, Bas Rutten, Oleksandr Usyk, Marcus Aurelio, Ismail Elfallahi, Lyndsey Gavin, Yoko Hamamura, Paul Lazenby, Adrianne Lovato and Yûki Kedôin also star.
Starring Emily Blunt, Ryan Gosling, Aaron Taylor Johnson and Hannah Waddingham; The Fall Guy is a movie with a trailer that didn’t have me as excited as I wanted to be, especially with a cast this stellar.
I can now confirm that my instincts about director David Leitch’s action/comedy/dramawere correct, in that I did not love the finished product.
One might say that The Fall Guy is simply ‘not my vibe,’ and they would be correct. Especially since a keyword that came up as I watched the movie is ‘silly.’ Leitch’s film has a certain silliness and sense of humour that isn’t fully for me, even though some parts may have put a smile on my face.
The story of a retired stuntman getting drafted back to work on a movie directed by his ex-girlfriend is simple enough; arguably too simple and inadequately engaging. Especially since, for me, the idea of Gosling and Blunt playing a couple felt as much a miscast in the finished movie, as it did in the trailer.
Maybe it’s just the wrong project for them to do together. Or it’s the script/simple story. Perhaps it’s this specific brand of silliness and the fact that it’s not quite ‘my vibe’.
In fairness, the action/stunts/story became more engaging in the last third/quarter, but not enough for me to consider the overall experience a positive one.
If you’re curious enough, give The Fall Guy a chance. It certainly offers a window into the stunt-double experience; a more modern version than Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), that’s for sure. And perhaps you’ll love it – if you don’t already.
In new action/comedy/drama The Fall Guy, Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) is a retired stuntman who gets drafted back into stuntwork after the star of a big-budget studio movie goes missing.
A key complication is that the director of the mega-budget film is his ex-girlfriend Jodi Moreno (Emily Blunt), with whom he has unfinished business.
The films that both Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt are in are usually good. And, I’m quite sure that The Fall Guy will be quite entertaining.
However, I think it’s taken me a while to post about this trailer because I wasn’t sure about the casting of Blunt and Gosling as a couple. I just don’t see it so easily for some reason. Maybe my slight aversion has more to do with the main song in this trailer. Sorry, Jon Bon Jovi fans!
Winston Duke, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Hannah Waddingham are no doubt great additions to the cast. May the end result be as fun as one hopes, even though the plot seems quite far from meaty.
Are you excited to see The Fall Guy?
Directed by David Leitch; Teresa Palmer, Stephanie Hsu and Matuse also star.
My feelings about Oppenheimer are similar to how I felt about Clint Eastwood’s Oscar-nominated American Sniper (2014). By this, I mean that the key performances were fantastic. But, as for the question of whether I like either film as a whole, not really. Oppenheimer is my least favourite of Christopher Nolan’s movies thus far.
I can’t say that I fully dislike Oppenheimer, because it does several things well. Nevertheless, the film isn’t the best example of Nolan’s capabilities. Especially considering that none of his movies have ever forced me to reach for my phone because the events on screen were inadequately engaging.
One hour into the movie, I took a nap. Ten minutes after that, things became exciting again. Sadly, the rest of the film continued in this fashion of dipping in and out of being engaging and tedious, until towards the end.
Of course, a three-hour feature film is too long. And even though I may have been a little tired that day, that fact doesn’t negate the need for better pacing and a tighter edit. There also wasn’t enough variety for me, visually speaking. The black-and-white scenes where Oppenheimer and his associates get interrogated, though those scenes had some engaging peaks, it felt repetitive and uninteresting in parts.
I guessed that Nolan’s latest film wouldn’t be as thrilling asInception (2010), The Dark Knight (2008) orInterstellar (2014). After all, the film is limited by the fact that it’s a biography. And therefore, it can only focus on events that happened. Additionally, it’s a story about one of the darkest events in recent human history, meaning that fun is unlikely to be a word to describe the viewing experience. Even so, I thought I’d be engaged at least 90% of the time, as per the usual Nolan film experience.
A notable highlight of Oppenheimer is how, through stunning visuals, the sometimes jarringly loud sound and Murphy’s faultless portrayal, Nolan gives us glimpses into the inner workings of a genius mind, one haunted by a ‘parasitic idea’, dare I say.
I also appreciate that Oppenheimer had me thinking about the reality that humans will likely be responsible for whichever end-of-the-world scenario we find ourselves in. Largely thanks to the double-edged sword that is our compulsion to innovate.
The majority of memorable moments in Oppenheimer are thanks to brilliant performances and scenes with great dialogue. For example, all the scenes between Cillian Murphy and Matt Damon’s character, Casey Affleck’s brief but highly unsettling time on screen and each time that Emily Blunt and Murphy’s characters appear together. There’s also Robert Downey Jr.’s latter scenes and, last but not least, the perfection of the final scene.
I wish that I fully enjoyed the story edit along with the award-nomination-worthy performances. I suppose I’ll get over it at some point.
Have you seen Oppenheimer yet? If not, based on the whisperings you’ve heard so far, do you still think it’s big-screen worthy? If you’ve already seen it, where does it land in your list of favourites, a list that includes Inception and Tenet, perhaps?
