What's corroborated

The first film grossed over $326 million.

Lady Gaga performs in the sequel as per the screenplay's directive.

The sequel sets its climactic scenes in Milan, and everyone went to Italy.

After seven weeks shooting in New York City, Frankel was allowed to scout Paris for only two days.

The first film was greenlit with a budget of $35 million, which was insufficient to film in Paris.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 reunites Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci.

Frankel had never imagined they would do a sequel.

The Devil Wears Prada director David Frankel revealed the first film was more challenging to film than expected.

An extended scene featuring Sydney Sweeney was also axed before the film's release.

Conrad Ricamora originated the role of Abraham Lincoln in Oh Mary!, earning a Tony nomination.

There is a nod to Conrad Ricamora left in the film: merchandise for the play Oh Mary! can be seen in Andy’s apartment.

US actor Conrad Ricamora's character in The Devil Wears Prada 2 was completely cut from the final film.

Variety reported that all of Conrad’s scenes had been cut, citing sources who claimed test audiences were not sold on his character.

Conrad Ricamora was originally supposed to play the roommate of Anne Hathaway’s Andy in the sequel.

As of the time of writing, the film has made $115 million, surpassing its reported $100 million production budget.

The film made more on its first day at the US box office than the original film's entire three-day opening weekend.

Clarisse Loughrey gave The Devil Wears Prada 2 a four-star review in The Independent.

The sequel has received warm reviews from critics.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 is a sequel to the 2006 film.

Streep said that movies now tend to have clear villains and good guys, which she finds boring.

Meryl Streep criticized the 'Marvel-ising' of cinema.

There was a red carpet premiere in Leicester Square that stretched across two separate cinemas.

Frankel and McKenna resisted making a sequel for 20 years.

They could not bring Meryl Streep to Paris for the first film.

Frankel was told not to mention Paris on the lot.

The media landscape that was Miranda Priestly's playground has collapsed.

Frankel directed Marley & Me and Hope Springs.

The cast has accrued eleven Oscar nominations and each of Streep and Hathaway have won one.

20 years have passed since the first film.

Director David Frankel and screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna return for the sequel.