Meryl Streep Wears Dramatic Red Gown While Filming Met Gala-Esque Scene for “The Devil Wears Prada 2” with Stanley Tucci

Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci are connected group for nan filming of The Devil Wears Prada 2, and this time, Miranda Priestly is disconnected to nan Met Gala — benignant of.

On Friday, Aug. 1, Streep, 76, and Tucci, 64, on pinch a big of different actors, were photographed filming for nan sequel to nan original 2006 movie astatine nan American Museum of Natural History successful New York City.

The photos, obtained by PEOPLE, showed nan formed attending a Met Gala-like event, arsenic Streep's Anna Wintour-like characteristic Miranda Priestly wears a melodramatic reddish ballgown pinch an asymmetrical neckline. Tucci, meanwhile, wore a classical achromatic tuxedo pinch a polka-dot bowtie, a achromatic and achromatic striped scarf and his classical achromatic glasses.

The brace — who play nan editor-in-chief of Runway, a fictional high-fashion magazine, and her loyal confidant and creation head Nigel, respectively — were photographed stepping hand-in-hand down nan steps of nan museum.

Banners photographed extracurricular nan venue make a hilarious reference to nan first movie — nan fictional event's taxable is "Spring Florals" (something Priestly dryly quips is "groundbreaking") pinch a cerulean backdrop.

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Earlier this week, nan brace were besides spotted successful N.Y.C. and their costar Anne Hathaway was besides snapped wearing aggregate designer looks connected nan movie's group as filming continued in midtown Manhattan.

In an early photograph from group connected July 21, Hathaway popped successful a colorful full-length dress, hauling bags branded pinch nan logo of nan film's fictional magazine, Runway.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 will spot nan return of respective different formed members from The Devil Wears Prada, including Hathaway, 42, arsenic Andrea "Andy" Sachs, and Emily Blunt, past seen connected surface arsenic Miranda's elder individual adjunct Emily Charlton.

New formed members successful nan movie include Colin from Accounts co-creator and prima Patrick Brammall, who will replace Adrian Grenier's Nate as Hathaway's emotion interest, according to Entertainment Weekly. Kenneth Branagh is besides joining nan formed of nan sequel arsenic nan hubby to iconic mag editor Miranda, aggregate outlets antecedently reported. Simone Ashley and Pauline Chalamet will besides prima successful brand-new roles.

The original film, based connected Lauren Weisberger's book of nan aforesaid name, follows Andy, a caller assemblage postgraduate eager to prosecute a profession successful journalism. Andy ends up moving arsenic a inferior adjunct for Priestly, nan editor-in-chief of Runway. Throughout nan movie, Andy struggles to meet nan demands of her occupation while maintaining her narration pinch her fellow and co-workers.

According to Variety, nan sequel follows Priestly “as she navigates her profession amid nan diminution of accepted mag publishing and arsenic she faces disconnected against Blunt’s character, now a high-powered executive for a luxury group pinch advertizing dollars that Priestly desperately needs.”

The movie could besides incorporated crippled points of nan book sequel, Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns, which was released successful 2013. The caller takes spot astir a decade aft nan original and sees Andy and Emily travel together arsenic apical mag editors erstwhile Miranda comes sneaking backmost into Andy’s life.

Although nan crippled and accusation astir caller characters has mostly been kept nether wraps, Hathaway has fixed fans immoderate short glimpses into a time connected set.

On Monday, July 21, nan character shared a TikTok video teasing that filming for nan sequel was underway.

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Having utilized a manual toothbrush while getting fresh for her question and reply at Runway in nan first flick, Hathaway showed herself hastily getting fresh pinch an electrical 1 successful nan caller clip. She evoked her character Andy Sachs further by appearing to deterioration a cerulean bluish sweater pinch her hairsbreadth unkempt. In nan first film, Priestly berated Andy for wearing nan sweater without nan knowledge of nan history down nan item.

“Heading to werk #dwp2,” Hathaway captioned nan video.