Disney may not be bringing Julie Andrews back for “Princess Diaries 3,” but it’s not for lack of trying. The offer is still on the table if Andrews ever changes her mind, according to franchise star Anne Hathaway, who will reprise the role of Mia Thermopolis in the film. For goodness sakes, if anybody has contributed to the world of entertainment and to our collective joy, it’s her.
Whatever she wants, we completely understand. We did push really hard to see if she would want to do it.” “I just want it to be fun. The women who were six when the first one came out — a lot of whom are now mothers themselves, maybe even with six-year-olds — I want them to feel like they’re bringing their children to something that mattered to them,” Hathaway continued.
Andrews recently confirmed in an interview with Today that she would not be playing Queen Clarisse again. It was very very hard to say ‘no,’ but I did because I thought I had a wonderful ride, and this one I felt would flourish very well and wouldn’t need Granny going in there at my age.”
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