Julie Andrews in ‘The Princess Diaries 2’.Photo:Buena Vista/courtesy Everett
Buena Vista/courtesy Everett
Julie Andrewsis okay closing the chapter onThePrincess Diaries.
The actress, 88, toldTODAY.comthat “sometimes it’s best to leave a good thing alone” when asked if there would be a third installment toThePrincess Diariesfranchise.
“It’s quite a long time now since the twoDiarieswere done, and I’m not sure, but sometimes it’s best to leave a good thing alone. I don’t like it when people milk and milk and milk the subject, you know, ‘til it’s dead.”
It’s been 23 years since the first film hit theaters. In it, Andrews starred as Queen Clarisse Renaldi alongsideAnne Hathaway, who plays her granddaughter Mia Thermopolis.
The film follows Mia’s journey after learning that she is the heir to Genovia’s throne. Mia ascends to the throne in the 2004 sequel,ThePrincess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. Noting that she has been asked “so many times” about a follow-up film, Andrews told TODAY.com that she would “be very happy if we did do another one. But I don’t expect to.”
In 2019, Hathaway revealed during an episode ofWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenthatthere was a “script for the third movie.”
“I want to do it. Julie wants to do it. Debra Martin Chase, our producer, wants to do it. We all really want it to happen. It’s just we don’t want to unless it’s perfect because we love it just as much as you guys love it,” Hathaway said at the time.
Anne Hathaway in ‘The Princess Diaries’.Buena Vista/courtesy Everett
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Andrews confirmed during her conversation with TODAY.com that “there was dialogue” about the project but noted that “nothing had been realized.”
“And I think I may be wrong, but I think it’s been shelved now. I can’t be sure,” said Andrews.
Hathaway told PEOPLE back in January 2023 that releasing a third film isa “process that requires patience.”
“Everybody should consider themselves a part of the movie business now because this is how long it actually takes to make things,” she said.
source: people.com
