10 things we learned from 'The Devil Wears Prada' reunion

The cast of The Devil Wears Prada reunited 15 years since the film was released and you bet your size six ass we're excited about it! (Thanks for the epic quote, Nigel).

Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Adrian Grenier and others reunited to discuss the movie inspired by Lauren Weisberger's story of working under Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour with Entertainment Weekly. 

The virtual reunion is the first reunion for the cast, director and costume designer since the film's debut in 2006. The cast spoke about what they remember most about filming the movie together.

Here are 10 things we learned from The Devil Wears Pada reunion that we just had to share.

1. Miranda Priestly was almost played by Michelle Pfeiffer, Glenn Close or Catherine Zeta-Jones

There is no Miranda Priestly without Meryl Streep and we will stand by that forever. But casting for the iconic role started off with Michelle Pfeiffer, Glenn Close and Catherine Zeta-Jones until a call from studio head Tom Rothman secured Streep in 2005.

"I wasn't interested in doing a biopic on Anna; I was interested in her position in her company. I wanted to take on the burdens she had to carry, along with having to look nice every day," Streep told EW.

"[Miranda] gives us a character who a lot of us can aspire to, to be uncompromising, tough, real, honest, to the point, and not have to contort and dance to get your point across without hurting or offending anybody, which I think men have a much easier time with," Emily Blunt added.

2. Many designers refused to appear in the movie because of fear of Wintour

What's a movie about fashion without some designers and models making an appearance? Well, apparently Gisele Bündchen was the only person who wasn't afraid of Wintour's wrath because she signed on for a small role. Others refused to appear in The Devil Wears Prada because people "were afraid of Anna and Vogue."

"I had enormous trouble finding anyone in the fashion world who'd talk to me, because people were afraid of Anna and Vogue, not wanting to be blackballed. There was one person who spoke to me, whose name I will never divulge, who read it and said, "The people in this movie are too nice. No one in that world is too nice. They don't have to be, and they don't have time to be." After that, I did a pass to make everyone a bit busier and meaner," screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna revealed.

"There were also people working within the Hollywood agency system that had loyalties to her that felt we were doing something that was detrimental or insulting to her," former Fox 2000 president Elizabeth Gabler added.

3. Rachel McAdams turned down The Devil Wears Prada three times

Anne Hathaway was not the first choice for Andy. She was actually the ninth choice... the audacity! The other contenders for Andy included Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman, Kate Hudson and Kirsten Dunst. But the studio was "determined to have" Rachel McAdams as Andy.

“We offered it to Rachel McAdams three times. The studio was determined to have her, and she was determined not to do it,” director David Frankel revealed.

4. Meryl Streep called the studio to get Anne Hathaway cast as Andy

Thank you Meryl Streep for doing the work that needed to be done! We have her to thank for getting Hathaway cast as Andy.

“I remember [Anne Hathaway] sitting on my sofa in my office and explaining why she wanted to do this, why she had to play this role, and giving script notes about the third act,” Gabler told EW. “When I look back on it, it wasn’t exactly what we ended up doing, but her sensibilities were completely aligned with what we ended up doing…Annie never gave up. She never stopped campaigning, calling, she came into [Fox executive] Carla Hacken’s office and wrote in her zen garden, ‘Hire me.'”

What sealed the deal for Hathaway was a screening of Brokeback Mountain that Streep saw while the studio was trying to decide who to cast in the film. Hathaway played Lureen Newsome Twist, the wife of Jake Gyllenhaal's Jack Twist. 

“Meryl was eager to make the movie, and she said ‘let me meet with her,'” Frankel told EW. “Brokeback Mountain was about to come out. Annie had a wonderful, small role in that. And Meryl watched that scene from the movie, she met with her and called up Tom Rothman at Fox and said, ‘Yeah, this girl’s great, and I think we’ll work well together.'”

5. Adrian Grenier agrees with fans who believe Nate was the villain

There are so many articles available online detailing why fans have pent-up feelings about Nate Cooper and why they hate him. He didn't support Andy, encourage her to go after her dreams and he even questioned why "do women need so many bags?" Sit down, Nate! Grenier agrees with fans who said they believe Nate was the villain in the movie.

"When that whole thing first came out, I couldn't get my head around it," he explained. "I didn't understand it. Perhaps it was because I wasn't mature as a man, just as Nate probably could've used a little growing up. I was just as immature as him at the time, so I couldn't see his shortcomings."

"But, after taking time to reflect and much deliberation online, I can realize the truth in that perspective. Nate hadn't grown up, but Andy had," he went on. "She needed more out of life, and she was achieving it. He couldn't support her like she needed because he was a fragile, wounded boy."

Grenier added: "On behalf of all the Nates out there: Come on! Step it up!"

6. There was a "more conventional" ending that would see Andy and Nate run off into the sunset together

And we probably would have hated it. If you recall, Andy and Nate meet up right at the end of the movie to discuss everything that's happened. It was never confirmed if they got back together but we're OK with that.

"The movie used to end with a slightly more upbeat scene with Nate, more of a reconciliation," McKenna said, but she went on to add, "They're so young and they're choosing spouses for their life, but we know that 25-year-olds are not in that position."

7. Gird your loins was almost "tits in"

Tucci's Nigel improved line "gird your loins" was almost "tits in!" 

"We attempted [saying] "Tits in!" That was one I made up, but every time we laughed. "Gird your loins!" is better," Tucci explained.

"There's [also] this scene in the closet…where [Nigel] is trying to imply that it will take a lot to squeeze Andy in these dresses. He must've done 10 versions. It was like "a little duct tape, fishing wire, Crisco," and on: "Yards of fabric and a staple gun!" Blunt added.

8. Meryl Streep remained in character in her real-life interactions with Blunt and Hathaway

Streep made sure she laced her real-life interactions with Blunt and Hathaway with ice. Blunt said that she was "fun as hell" but she would also remove herself from having fun.

"It was horrible! I was [miserable] in my trailer. I could hear them all rocking and laughing. I was so depressed! I said, "Well, it's the price you pay for being boss!" That's the last time I ever attempted a Method thing," Streep said.

"I did feel intimidated, but I always felt cared for. I knew that whatever she was doing to create that fear, I appreciated [because] I also knew she was watching out for me," Hathaway added.

9. Anna Wintour actually went to a screening

Yes, you read that right. No one was expecting it but Anna went to a screening around May 2006. 

"Anna came to the first screening in New York. She sat right in front of me and David with her daughter and wore Prada, which shows she has a great sense of humor," McKenna revealed.

"I remember her daughter nudging her through the screening, like, "They got that right!… A couple years later, I was at a tennis tournament in Miami…seated behind her, and when it was over, I made the effort to introduce myself. "I'm David Frankel, the director of The Devil Wears Prada," and [she took her] hand out of [my handshake]," Frankel added.

10. We could eventually see a Devil Wears Prada TV series

There's already a stage musical in the works but the team has also had discussions about a potential TV series and even a sequel.

"[The studio] didn't ask for [a sequel]. We had a meeting where we said, "What could we do if there was a sequel?" Maybe it was stupid; we felt like, No, this story has been told.… Lauren eventually wrote another book following up 15 years later. We came to the same conclusion, that just following the characters wouldn't be the same," Frankel explained.

"There have been a lot of conversations about it. I wouldn't say it's out of the realm of possibility," Weisberger added.

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