So studio Fox doubled it.
Her inspired portrayal of Miranda was something special from the start.
It was so unexpected and brilliant.
Credit: Barry Wetcher
And Mirandas ironic sense of humor that I stole from Mike Nichols.
I had to be patient, she toldVariety.
I wasnt the first choice.
Fox wanted Rachel McAdams, who repeatedly rejected the project before the studio finally offered it to Hathaway.
Stanley Tucci wasnt hired until 72 hours before he needed to start shooting.
Pradaseemed undirectable to me, director David Frankel said.
It was a satire rather than a love story.
Frankel brought in screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna to rewrite the script, and then Streep made three vital changes.
Getting the business-of-fashion scene in the movie a.k.a.
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