Anne Hathaway has given us some of the most iconic characters of recent decades, from Catwoman in The Dark Knight Risesand Dr. Amelia Brand in Interstellar to, of course, Andy Sachs in The Devil Wears Prada. Fans will get to see plenty of Hathaway on the big screen this year, starting with her return as Andy in The Devil Wears Prada 2 last month, and the debut of David Lowery’s psychological thriller Mother Maryin April.
The actress is also keeping busy with several other high-profile projects. This summer, Hathaway stars as Penelope alongside Matt Damon in the titular role and Tom Holland as her son Telemachus, in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. She is also the co-lead of David Robert Mitchell’s The End of Oak Street, alongside Ewan McGregor, where she’s set to face off against dinosaurs in the twisty sci-fi mystery. With so many major projects on the horizon, Hathaway fans have plenty to look forward to. However, there’s one role in particular that audiences have been hoping she’ll revisit for years: Mia Thermopolis. And with each new promising update, the wait for Princess Diaries 3 seems even shorter.
Fans were overjoyed when a third movie in the Princess Diaries franchise was announced. The beloved original movie has been a comfort watch for many fans growing up and is considered a cult classic owing to its popularity and impact on pop culture. In a recent interview, Hathaway reaffirmed that they are “constantly working” on the threequel.She further explained that The Devil Wears Prada 2 is the reason why the project has been delayed, because it “cropped up unexpectedly and took over the space.” So, while filming the sequel, “it became impossible to focus on both at the same time.” With The Devil Wears Prada 2 behind the actress, it seems likely that her next big project will be this long-awaited threequel.
The Princess Diaries follows Mia, a clumsy, shy, American teen, who discovers that she’s the princess of a small European state. Over the course of two movies, we see her transform into a princess as she navigates love, life, and high school. Seeing Mia as an adult is on the bucket list of many millennial fans. Hathaway confirmed, “the intention is to make Princess Diaries hopefully next,” though she did caution that a third film “is not greenlit or confirmed yet.” While a script hasn’t been finalized, Hathaway is bringing the wisdom of working on Devil Wears Prada 2 to Princess Diaries, “If I learned anything from [Devil Wears Prada 2], it’s that expectations are very, very high, and if you’re going to do it, you have to knock it out of the park,” she says.
Collider Exclusive · Universe Personality Quiz Which Iconic Universe Do You Belong in the Most? Star Wars · Lord of the Rings · Harry Potter · Game of Thrones · Star Trek
Five legendary universes. Five completely different visions of what the world could be — or already was. One of them is the world your instincts, your values, and your particular way of existing were built for. Eight questions will tell you which one.
🚀Star Wars
💍Lord of the Rings
🧙Harry Potter
👑Game of Thrones
🖖Star Trek
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What gives your life its deepest sense of meaning? Every universe is built around a different answer to this question.
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Which kind of world do you most want to inhabit? The environment shapes who you become. Choose carefully.
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How do you prefer your conflicts resolved? The shape of a world’s conflicts tells you everything about its soul.
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Who do you want beside you when things get difficult? Your ideal companions reveal the world you were made for.
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What is your relationship with power? How you seek, wield, or resist power is the map of who you are.
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How does your universe treat good and evil? A world’s moral architecture tells you more about it than any map.
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What role would you naturally fall into? Every universe has archetypes. Which one fits you without trying?
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What do you ultimately believe about the future? The answer to this is the clearest window into which universe already lives inside you.
Your Universe Has Been Chosen You Belong In…
Your answers point to the iconic universe your values, your instincts, and your particular way of seeing the world were built for. This is where you would find your people — and your purpose.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
You believe in the cause — in the idea that freedom is worth fighting for even when the odds are impossible and the empire is vast.
You are drawn to the moral clarity of a universe where hope itself is a form of resistance.
You’d find your people in the Rebellion — a ragtag coalition of true believers held together by conviction more than resources.
Star Wars is fundamentally a story about ordinary people choosing to matter in an extraordinary conflict — and that is exactly your kind of story.
The Force may or may not be with you. But the will to use it for something larger than yourself certainly is.
Middle-earth
Lord of the Rings
You understand, in the deepest part of yourself, that the journey matters as much as the destination — and that the world’s beauty is worth protecting even at great cost.
Middle-earth is a world of ancient wonder, deep friendship, and a darkness that only retreats when enough small acts of courage accumulate.
You would thrive here because you value the fellowship more than the glory — the road more than the arrival.
Tolkien’s universe rewards patience, loyalty, and the willingness to carry something heavy across a very long distance.
Those are not burdens to you. They are simply how you move through the world.
The Wizarding World
Harry Potter
You believe that love, loyalty, and doing what’s right are not naive sentiments — they are the most powerful forces in any world, magical or otherwise.
The Wizarding World is a place of wonder hidden in plain sight, where learning is transformative and the bonds you form at school follow you into every battle.
You would flourish here because you take both the magic and the friendships seriously — and you understand that one without the other is incomplete.
Harry Potter’s universe ultimately rewards those who choose to stand for something even when standing is terrifying.
That choice — made quietly, without guarantee — is something you understand completely.
Westeros · The Known World
Game of Thrones
You see the world clearly — its power structures, its hypocrisies, its brutal arithmetic — and you are not paralysed by that clarity. You use it.
Westeros is a world that rewards intelligence, adaptability, and the willingness to understand that every alliance is also a negotiation.
You would survive here — possibly thrive here — because you don’t confuse the world as it is with the world as you’d like it to be.
Game of Thrones is a story about what happens when the idealists and the realists collide. You are sharp enough to know which one lasts longer.
Winter always comes. You are already prepared.
The United Federation of Planets
Star Trek
You believe the future is worth building — that curiosity, cooperation, and the expansion of understanding are not just ideals but the most practical path forward for any civilisation.
Star Trek is a universe where the questions matter as much as the answers, and where encountering something utterly alien is cause for wonder rather than fear.
You would belong here because you are fundamentally optimistic about what intelligence and decency can achieve — while being honest about how hard that achievement is.
The Federation is the universe’s most ambitious thought experiment: what if we actually got better?
You don’t just hope that’s possible. You think it’s the only thing worth working toward.
Who Else Has Expressed an Interest to Return for ‘The Princess Diaries 3’?
While details about the sequel remain scarce, several cast members have expressed enthusiasm about returning to Genovia. Speaking in 2024, ChrisPine, who played Nicholas Devereaux in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, admitted he hadn’t received any updates, saying, “I don’t know anything. Call Disney! Honestly, I don’t know anything about it. I think it’s fantastic.” Meanwhile, John Rhys-Davies, who portrayed his uncle, Viscount Mabrey, joked with us about reprising his role in 2024, quipping, “Of course I would [want to return]. I think I should be prime minister. I was going to be prime minister, I should have been prime minister.”
Earlier this year, RobertSchwartzman, who played Mia’s high school love interest Michael Moscovitz in the original film, also addressed the possibility of returning. “For me, I’m just in standing-by mode waiting to see what the filmmakers want to do with this next chapter. If they want to bring Michael back to be a part of the journey of the characters, I’m obviously happy to support the efforts of the filmmakers,” he said, noting that fans frequently tell him, “‘I need Michael back. I want Michael back.'” Schwartzman added that he has heard the creative team is beginning to shape the next chapter, though “I don’t know much beyond that.”
The project took a significant step forward in 2024 when Disney tapped JoyRide director AdeleLim to helm the sequel. Last month, Lim teased that longtime fans can expect familiar faces to return, saying, “If you were a fan of the original first two movies, I think you can look forward to a lot of fun returns.” She also revealed plans to showcase Genovia on a larger scale than ever before. “We’re going to be able to shoot in Europe and really show the audience Genovia in its full glory.”
For Lim, however, the sequel is about more than nostalgia. “We just want to make the story right because it is a franchise that is so beloved by so many people,” she explained. Rather than revisiting Mia’s journey of becoming a princess, Lim hopes to explore what comes after happily ever after, adding, “There are so many movies that are wish fulfillment for princesses; we don’t have a lot of wish-fulfillment movies for queens. That’s what we are setting out to do here, to show a woman in her full power.“
While the third installment of The Princess Diaries is still in development, there is no shortage of Hathaway in theaters this year. You can watchThe Devil Wears Prada 2 in theaters now, and The Odyssey onJuly 17 and The End of Oak Street on August 14. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
