Disney Is Officially Making a PRINCESS DIARIES 3 With Anne Hathaway Expected to Return
Disney is officially moving forward with a third movie in the Princess Diaries franchise. The first film was released in 2001, and it starred Anne Hathaway “as an American teenager who learns she is heir to the throne of the European kingdom of Genovia.” Based on Meg Cabot’s novel, the film also starred Julie Andrews, and become a box office hit, earning $165.3 million globally. Hathaway returned for 2004’s Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, which brought in $134.7 million globally. Late filmmaker Garry Marshall directed both installments, which remain popular with fans.
Debra Martin Chase, who produced the first two Princess Diaries, is producing the new film. Melissa Stack, the screenwriter behind the Cameron Diaz comedy The Other Woman and the 2020 Disney+ feature Godmothered, is executive producing.
Screenwriter Aadrita Mukerji who has previously worked on Supergirl, Scorpion, Reacher and Quantum Leap, is on board to script the sequel.
While Hathaway does not have a deal to return quite yet, she has publicly stated her support for a third film, and the hope is she would return should the potential new film move forward beyond the script stage.
The movie really can’t happen without her, but I imagine this will be a perfect fit. The movies have followed the character as she has grown up, and fallen in love, and I imagine this sequel will follow the princess into motherhood. It’s a sure bet for Hathaway with a built-in fanbase, and I think it will turn out cute. Julie Andrews is also a must-have. I will watch it!
via: THR