Overview
- Disney reactivated development on a third Princess Diaries film and tapped Adele Lim to direct after the team scrapped an earlier script and restarted the screenplay.
- Julie Andrews has confirmed she will not reprise Queen Clarisse Renaldi and described stepping back from screen acting as a retirement decision that was hard but right for her at age 90.
- Anne Hathaway is officially attached to return as Mia Thermopolis and said she and the creative team have had a “story breakthrough” that makes them confident the project is moving in the right direction.
- Reports about other original cast members returning are mixed: author Meg Cabot said some actors are involved while at least one reported return has been publicly disputed, leaving casting unresolved.
- With rewrites underway and personal schedules affecting key players, Disney has not announced shooting dates or a release plan and the project’s timing remains open.