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  • Anne Hathaway Gives Promising Update on ‘Princess Diaries 3’

    Anne Hathaway Gives Promising Update on ‘Princess Diaries 3’

    Princess Diaries
    Disney

    “The Princess Diaries” is close to adding more pages to its story.

    Anne Hathaway gave fans on an update on a possible “Princess Diaries 3.” On Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live,” she revealed that there is a script and that co-star Julie Andrews is on board.

    “There is a script for the third movie. There is a script,” she said. “I want to do it. Julie [Andrews] wants to do it. Debra Martin Chase, our producer, wants to do it. We all really want it to happen.”

    Sadly, original director Garry Marshall died in 2016.

    “The Princess Diaries,” which follows Mia Thermopolis (Hathaway) as she prepares to become heir to the Genovia throne, under the tutelage of her regal grandmother (Andrews). The 2014 sequel focused on Mia’s love life and need to get married.

    So, a third film has been a long time coming, and Hathaway said the entire team is committed to making it — but only if it’s perfect.

    “It’s just we don’t want to unless it’s perfect because we love it just as much as you guys love it,” the Oscar winner said. “It’s as important to us as it is to you, and we don’t want to deliver anything until it’s ready, but we’re working on it.”

  • ‘The Princess Diaries 3’ Could Still Happen, According to Hector Elizondo

    54th Annual ACE Eddie Awards - Press RoomAfter the death of director Garry Marshall earlier this summer, it seemed that the dream of a potential second sequel to “The Princess Diaries” had also left us. But one cast member is still very much on board for another outing starring Princess Mia — and it seems like everyone else is interested, too.

    In an interview with Variety Latino, Hector Elizondo, who played Mia’s (Anne Hathaway) bodyguard Joe, said that the entire cast still wanted to make “Princess Diaries 3” a reality. Marshall was the one who got the ball rolling on the potential threequel when he said earlier this year that he had discussed the possibility with Hathaway and Julie Andrews. But after he passed away on July 19, fans wondered if the film would ever happen.

    According to Elizondo, it’s still a very strong possibility.

    “It’s not official, but certainly, everybody wants it done,” the actor told Variety Latino. “It’s been discussed. Gary talked to me— may he rest in peace— about his involvement in it. I know Annie would like to do it. I know Julie would like to do it. I would like to do it. So we’re on board, it’s a question of when and a question of getting a good story. I’m ready! It’s time to go back to Genovia!”

    Elizondo, who formed a lifelong friendship with Marshall in the 1960s and appeared in all 18 of the director’s films, said that his late pal’s shoes would be hard to fill. But if anyone would take over the series, the actor said he’d love it if a woman was given a shot at the director’s chair for the threequel.

    “First, you have to have a good story,” Elizondo added. “Whoever directs it has to understand the story.”

    We’ll keep our fingers crossed.

    [via: Variety Latino]

    Photo credit: Getty Images

  • Anne Hathaway Celebrates ‘The Princess Diaries’ 15th Anniversary

    It’s hard to believe it’s been 15 years since we first met Mia Thermopolis, the quirky high schooler who discovers she’s actually a princess about to inherit the throne of a far-flung country in 2001’s “The Princess Diaries.” Mia was memorably brought to life by Anne Hathaway, and the actress celebrated the milestone anniversary this week alongside fans on social media.

    Like she did with her remembrance of fellow recent anniversary celebrant “The Devil Wears Prada,” Hathaway took to Instagram to mark the occasion, posting a GIF of Mia dancing (during the character’s makeover/princess training sessions) alongside a heartfelt message that echoed one of Mia’s catchphrases.

    “It’s been 15 years (say it with me) SHUT UP!!!!!” Hathaway wrote. “To all the fans who have loved Mia, Louie, Lily, Joe, Michael and, of course, Queen Clarisse, thank you from the bottom of my heart!”

    The actress also had a message for her “Diaries” director and pal, the late Garry Marshall, who passed away last month at the age of 81.

    “And to Garry Marshall, thank you for making me a princess,” Hathaway wrote. “I love you always my beloved friend and teacher, and I miss you every day.”

    Marshall made headlines earlier this year when he said that he and Hathaway were plotting to finally make “Princess Diaries 3,” though sadly, those plans never came to fruition. Thankfully, we’ll always have the first two films.

    [via: Anne Hathaway]7 Things You Never Knew About 'The Princess Diaries'

  • 17 Things You Never Knew About ‘The Princess Diaries’

    Fifteen years ago, Anne Hathaway made her film debut in “The Princess Diaries” as geeky teen Mia Thermopolis, who learns she’s really a princess of a country called Genovia.

    Cue fabulous makeover, happy ending and a sequel. Director Garry Marshall, costar Julie Andrews and Hathaway were just talking about reuniting for a third “Princess Diaries” film before Marshall’s untimely death on July 19.

    Here are some things you might not know about the 2001 comedy, which opened on August 3, 2001.1. Hathaway landed the part of Mia partly because Garry Marshall’s granddaughters saw her audition tape and said she had the best “princess hair.”

    2. Among the actresses who reportedly turned down the role of Mia: Drew Barrymore, Reese Witherspoon, and Kate Hudson.3. Hathaway only had one audition for the film. As she told Access Hollywood in 2001, “I was on my way to New Zealand for an independent movie and I had a 26-hour stopover in Los Angeles. I asked, ‘Can I do some auditions? What about ‘The Princess of Tribeca’ — which is what this was called then.” She met with Marshall and “got really nervous and, at some point, fell out of my chair… I think that’s what impressed him the most.” Disney wanted her to do a screen test, but she couldn’t because of her trip to New Zealand. Luckily, her audition tape was good enough to get her the job.

    4. Hathaway’s klutziness that landed her the part also made for a memorable scene in the movie: Her trip over the bleachers wasn’t scripted, but Marshall loved it and kept it in.5. Mia’s cat Fat Louie? Hathaway’s real-life pet (above). It had to be doubled by three different cats, one that could be carried, one that would sit perfectly still, one who could jump, and the last one who sits on the envelope at the end of the movie.

    6. That was also the actress’s real dental retainer! Marshall added it to the script when he learned she used to wear one. She managed to find it and brought it to set.
    7. “The Princess Diaries” is the only major role for musician Robert Schwartzman, who prefers to focus on his band, Rooney. (They make a small appearance in the film.) Film definitely runs in his family: He’s the son of actress Talia Shire, his brother is “Rushmore” star Jason Schwartzman, and his cousin is Sofia Coppola. He had a small role in her film, “The Virgin Suicides.”

    8. During post-production, Schwartzman reportedly wanted to change his name to Robert Cage in honor of his cousin, Nicolas Cage (who was born Nicolas Coppola). But the promo material had already been finalized, so he kept his real name.9. Hathaway’s bushy hairpiece was so unruly, it was nicknamed “The beast.” And her out-of-control fake eyebrows took an hour to apply since each hair had to be individually applied.

    10. Marshall loves to use the same actors over and over: Hector Elizondo is in all of his films. He also loves to repeat a gag. In the scene where Mia drops a grape at the dinner table and sets off a comical chain of accidents, the waiter says, “It happens all the time.” The same actor delivered the same line in “Pretty Woman” (1990) when Julia Roberts accidentally sends a snail flying while trying to eat escargots. (Slippery little suckers.)
    11. “The Princess Diaries” was a family affair: The girls seeking Mia’s autograph are Lilly and Charlotte, Marshall’s twin granddaughters. And Clarisse’s secretary Charlotte, is played by Kathleen, his daughter.

    12. Marshall cameos as a guest at Genovia’s annual independence ball, as does sister Penny Marshall.
    13. The romance between Queen Clarisse Renaldi (Julie Andrews) and Joseph (Hector Elizondo) wasn’t in the script, and the two actors improvised their dance scene.

    14. Meg Cabot, who wrote “The Princess Diaries” book series, had no input on the film. As she wrote on her site, “People always ask me if I ‘helped’ with the ‘Princess Diaries’ movie. I really didn’t. I don’t think Garry Marshall needs ‘help’ to make a movie… especially ‘help’ from a novelist who has absolutely no experience in film-making! And good thing I didn’t help with the first movie, because it did just fine without me.”15. Hathaway told HuffPost Live that “Princess Diaries” was “a great first job,” but she struggled to land more serious acting gigs afterwards. “It was hard get into rooms, to be taken seriously for roles that weren’t princesses.”

    16. Hathaway did not get to keep the tiara she wears in the movie, but Disney did send another one home with her.17. Whitney Houston, who produced the film, surprised Gary Marshall on set with a giant cake and sang “Happy Birthday” to him.
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  • 9 Times We Were All Mia From ‘The Princess Diaries’

    Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) of “The Princess Diaries” might technically be royalty, but underneath the tiara and the perfectly sculpted brows she’s really just one of us normals.

    Here are 9 times Mia proved she could be anyone’s spirit animal.

  • Anne Hathaway, Director Garry Marshall Planning ‘Princess Diaries 3’

    princess diariesDust off your tiaras, “Princess Diaries” fans!

    The team behind the 2001 hit teen comedy (and the 2004 sequel) are planning for a third royal affair. As director Garry Marshall told People, “I was with Anne Hathaway a couple weeks ago, it looks like we want to do ‘Princess Diaries 3’ in Manhattan. Anne Hathaway is very pregnant, so we have to wait until she has the baby and then I think we’re going to do it.”

    In the original film, Hathaway plays American teen Mia Thermopolis, who discovers she’s the heir to the kingdom of Genovia. Her grandmother (Julie Andrews) has the hard task of molding Mia into a worthy princess. The sequel focuses on Mia’s romantic life, as she falls for a handsome lord, played by Chris Pine.

    Speaking of Pine, would he be in “Princess Diaries 3”?

    “Maybe,” Marshall teased. “He’s quite big now, you know.” (Pine has since become a major star after headlining the “Star Trek” movies.)

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