{"id":42968,"date":"2026-04-06T15:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T15:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=42968"},"modified":"2026-04-06T15:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T15:38:00","slug":"the-surprising-hollywood-stars-meryl-streep-imitated-to-play-miranda-priestly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=42968","title":{"rendered":"The surprising Hollywood stars Meryl Streep imitated to play Miranda Priestly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F04%2Fmeryl-acting.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Meryl Streep wasn\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/28\/entertainment\/anna-wintour-is-making-the-most-of-her-devil-reputation\/\">channeling Anna Wintour<\/a> in her iconic \u201cDevil Wears Prada\u201d role \u2014 but rather Mike Nichols and Clint Eastwood.<\/p>\n<p>The actress, 76, shared her surprise inspiration for <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/07\/23\/style\/meryl-streep-seen-as-miranda-priestly-for-the-first-time-on-the-set-of-the-devil-wears-prada-2\/\">her Miranda Priestly character<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ErybWbRi0_s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert\u201d<\/a> viewers Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Golden Globe winner defined her \u201ccalm\u201d character as what would happen \u201cif [those actors] had a baby.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Meryl Streep shared the directors who inspired her \u201cDevil Wears Prada\u201d performance in an interview Thursday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Oscar winner told \u201cLate Show With Stephen Colbert\u201d viewers she channeled Mike Nichols and Clint Eastwood.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Stephen Colbert quipped, \u201cI\u2019d watch that movie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She explained her inspiration came from their time working together on \u201cThe Bridges of Madison County,\u201d explaining, \u201cClint would never raise his voice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe would direct and people had to lean forward to hear what he was saying,\u201d she noted, adding that this left people \u201con the edge of their seats\u201d and the \u201cballs of their feet.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The actress explained that Eastwood (pictured above in April 2015) could keep people on \u201cthe balls of their feet\u201d by never raising his voice. <span class=\"credit\">Alberto E. Rodriguez<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The duo worked together on \u201cThe Bridges of Madison County\u201d in 1995. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Warner Bros\/courtesy Everett Co<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Oscar winner has never shared her thought process with Eastwood, 95, but did tell Nichols, 83, that Priestly embodied his \u201ccommand on set\u201d \u2014 which \u201cthrilled\u201d the late comedian, who <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2014\/11\/20\/director-mike-nichols-dead-at-83\/\">died in 2014<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMike would do it sort of with a sly humor,\u201d she noted. \u201cMiranda, she knows what she\u2019s saying is sort of snide, but she knows it\u2019s kind of funny too. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat little way of doing this, people take as mean, but it\u2019s funny,\u201d the Tony nominee continued. \u201cI think it\u2019s funny.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Streep (pictured above in September 2004) was also inspired by Nichols\u2019 \u201csly humor.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She told Nichols (pictured above in June 2010) about this before his death, which \u201cthrilled\u201d him. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for AFI<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Streep first played Priestly in 2006\u2019s \u201cDevil Wears Prada,\u201d alongside Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci and Adrian Grenier.<\/p>\n<p>She <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/27\/style\/meryl-streep-films-devil-wears-prada-2-at-dolce-amp-gabbana-show\/\">reprises the role<\/a> in the hit <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/style\/the-devil-wears-prada-2-fashion\/\">film\u2019s sequel<\/a>, out May 1.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/11\/12\/style\/the-first-trailer-for-the-devil-wears-prada-2-is-here-featuring-anne-hathaway-and-meryl-streep\/\">first trailer for \u201cThe Devil Wears Prada 2\u201d dropped<\/a> in November 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Three months later, Streep joked to People that she should \u201cget a Medal of Freedom\u201d for spending 16 weeks wearing heels for the role.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Streep first acted as Priestly in \u201cThe Devil Wears Prada\u201d in 2006. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She reprises the role in \u201cThe Devil Wears Prada 2,\u201d out in May. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/03\/style\/meryl-streep-says-the-devil-wears-prada-miranda-priestly-costumes-gave-her-ptsd\/\">described the character\u2019s wardrobe<\/a> in the February interview as her same look from before \u2014 \u201cbut adapted \u2026 with time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While many of the <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/27\/celebrity-news\/anne-hathaway-takes-a-tumble-on-a-broken-shoe-while-filming-the-devil-wears-prada-2\/\">cast members returned<\/a> for the upcoming movie, Adrian Grenier \u2014 who played Hathaway\u2019s character Andrea Sachs\u2019 boyfriend, Nate, in the original \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/13\/entertainment\/why-adrian-grenier-believes-he-was-snubbed-from-the-devil-wears-prada-2\/\">was not asked back<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, it was a disappointment,\u201d he told Page Six last month. \u201cThere\u2019s some backlash with Nate, the character, so that might have something to do with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/06\/entertainment\/the-surprising-hollywood-stars-meryl-streep-imitated-to-play-miranda-priestly\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meryl 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