{"id":56140,"date":"2024-10-07T10:14:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T14:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=56140"},"modified":"2024-10-07T10:14:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T14:14:27","slug":"anne-hathaway-confirms-princess-diaries-3-prequel-says-miracles-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/anne-hathaway-confirms-princess-diaries-3-prequel-says-miracles-happen\/56140\/","title":{"rendered":"Anne Hathaway confirms \u2018Princess Diaries 3\u2019 prequel, says \u2018miracles happen\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anne Hathaway is officially stepping back into her tiara as Princess Mia Thermopolis for the highly anticipated third installment of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Princess Diaries<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> franchise. The Academy Award-winning actress, now 41, confirmed her return on Instagram Friday, delighting fans of the beloved royal rom-com.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Return of \u201cThe Princess Diaries\u201d<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a playful video, Hathaway posted a screenshot from an article first reported by <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Variety<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, confirming the movie\u2019s development. The post also featured memorable moments from the original film, including Hathaway\u2019s iconic \u201cShut up!\u201d line from the 2001 hit, and was captioned with \u201cMiracles happen,\u201d a nod to the film\u2019s soundtrack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This announcement marks the latest update for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Princess Diaries 3<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which has been in development since 2022. Hathaway first landed the role of the awkward high schooler-turned-royal at just 17, a breakout performance that catapulted her to stardom. The original film, directed by the late Garry Marshall, was a box office success, grossing over $165 million worldwide, with a sequel, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, released in 2004.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While Hathaway teased the development earlier this year, telling <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">V Magazine<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in April that the project was \u201cin a good place,\u201d fans had eagerly awaited confirmation of her return. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing to announce yet,\u201d she said at the time while also mentioning that they were in a good place. Now with the announcement, her place in the movie-series is solidified.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Variety<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> also reported that Adele Lim, the writer of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Crazy Rich Asians<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, is set to direct the prequel, a continuation of the saga that follows Princess Mia\u2019s royal journey in the fictional kingdom of Genovia. However, it remains unclear whether other key stars, such as Julie Andrews, who played Queen Clarisse Renaldi, will reprise their roles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With Hathaway back in the royal spotlight, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Princess Diaries 3<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is set to rekindle the magic of the franchise that has charmed audiences for over two decades. Further details, including the release date, are yet to be announced, but fans of the series can now rest assured that the story of Genovia\u2019s favorite princess will continue.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This announcement marks the latest update for The Princess Diaries 3, which has been in development since 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":433,"featured_media":56163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[19908,1208,19909,19906,19910,19907],"class_list":["post-56140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","tag-adele-lim","tag-anne-hathaway","tag-garry-marshall","tag-the-princess-diaries","tag-the-princess-diaries-2-royal-engagement","tag-the-princess-diaries-3"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/433"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56140\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}