Julie Andrews Says She Turned Down THE PRINCESS DIARIES 3 - "I'm Retired"
I’ve got some bad news for fans of the Princess Diaries franchise. Julie Andrews, who played Queen Clarisse in the first two films, recently told InStyle magazine that she is not returning for The Princess Diaries 3 opposite Anne Hathaway. The 90-year-old icon, known for The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, and more, turned down the offer to reprise her role in the movie, which will serve as a long-awaited sequel to 2001’s The Princess Diaries and 2004’s Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.
“I think I probably passed… I think I’m retired, really, would be about the best description for that,” Andrews said about her decision not to return.
“[The film’s creative team] asked me all last year if I would be keen to do it. It was very very hard to say ‘no,’ but I did because I thought I had a wonderful ride, and this one I felt would flourish very well and wouldn’t need Granny going in there at my age.”
I wholeheartedly disagree, as I know fans would love to see Julie Andrews back on the screen, but I respect her wishes at her age to not take on a new onscreen role.
Andrews has not acted on screen in years, although she has taken various voice roles over the last decade in movies such as Minions: The Rise of Gru, The King’s Daughter and Aquaman, plus television series like Bridgerton.
She told InStyle that she enjoys narrating the blockbuster Netflix series as Lady Whistledown since she can record her lines from home. Andrews added: “I do it mostly to keep my brain alive.”
Adele Lim (Crazy Rich Asians, Raya and the Last Dragon) signed on to direct The Princess Diaries 3 in 2024. Hathaway will reprise her role as Mia Thermopolis, now Queen of Genovia, in the threequel.
via: Variety