Overview
- Julie Andrews told Today.com and InStyle that she will not appear in the third Princess Diaries film because she is effectively retired and believes the story should now belong to Mia.
- Anne Hathaway remains attached to reprise Mia Thermopolis and has said the creative team recently had a “story breakthrough” after scrapping the previous script and restarting the screenplay.
- Adele Lim is signed on to direct, and author Meg Cabot has read a recent draft and praised it, calling the script she saw “amazing.”
- Disney has not set shooting dates or a release schedule, and production timing is uncertain as rewrites continue and Hathaway is pregnant.
- Andrews’ exit fits her recent shift away from live-action work toward voice, narration and writing, and it means the franchise’s next chapter will be shaped around Hathaway and the new creative direction rather than a return of Queen Clarisse.