[NFBofSC] Friday Night Movie

[Steve Cook]

Friday, September 11, 2026

The Devil wears Prada 2 (2026)

Two decades after leaving her position as an assistant at Runway magazine,[a] Andrea "Andy" Sachs has become a respected reporter in New York City. However, her entire newsroom is abruptly laid off by text message during an awards gala. Meanwhile, Miranda Priestly, Andy's old Runway boss, is under fire for publishing a puff piece about a brand that uses sweatshop labor.

 

To improve the magazine's credibility, Irv Ravitz, the owner of Runway's parent company, Elias-Clarke, and Miranda's boss, hires Andy as the features editor without Miranda's consent, to her annoyance. An uncharacteristically listless Miranda struggles to navigate modern fashion media. Although some of her tyrannical office behaviors remain, HR complaints have blunted her imperiousness. On the other hand, she enjoys a comfortable relationship with her husband, Stuart.

 

Miranda's right-hand man, Nigel Kipling, explains that nobody reads Runway's print edition anymore and that the brand has been forced to embrace online clickbait and cheaply made short-form content to maintain profits and relationships with advertisers. One key advertiser is Dior, which employs Emily Charlton, Andy's former Runway co-worker. Emily leverages the controversy over the Runway puff piece to secure her own puff piece, which Miranda assigns to Andy. During the interview, Emily and Andy argue about how modern fashion raises prices and shuts out middle-class consumers.

 

After writing serious articles that gain minimal traction, Andy improves her standing at Runway by brokering a coveted interview with Sasha Barnes, the reclusive divorcée of a Silicon Valley billionaire. Irv promises to make Miranda global head of content at Elias-Clarke, but dies from a heart attack at his 75th birthday party before he can officially announce the promotion. His son, Jay, takes over Elias-Clarke, but lacks Irv's sentimental attachment to either fashion or Runway. He puts Miranda's promotion on hold while bringing in management consultants to recommend cost cuts. To Andy's surprise, Miranda bears with it. Meanwhile, Andy's relationship with her new boyfriend Peter sours when she unintentionally insults his job as an apartment renovator while fretting that she may lose her own position. Considering her options, Andy explores writing a tell-all about Miranda with a publisher, who offers her a lucrative contract, but Andy is conflicted.

 

During Milan Fashion Week, Nigel orchestrates a Runway gala starring Lady Gaga. Andy devises a plan to save Runway by convincing a wealthy patron to buy it from Jay. The patron is Benji, Sasha's ex-husband and Emily's current boyfriend. Andy and Emily reveal the plan to Miranda, who is furious because she knows Emily plans to take her position at Runway. Miranda admits that she pushed Emily out of Runway because Emily lacks creative vision. Miranda tries to take the loss with grace, but while talking to Benji, she is alarmed by his vision of Runway's staff being replaced by AI.

 

To prevent Benji and Emily from destroying Runway, Miranda directs Andy to find a competing buyer. Andy convinces Sasha to buy not just Runway but all of Elias-Clarke, and Jay accepts her offer, pulling out of his deal with Benji. Miranda realizes she has taken Nigel for granted over the years. To make amends, she invites him to deliver the gala's keynote speech in her place, so she and Andy can finalize the deal with Sasha, who gives Miranda the promotion Irv promised her.

 

As the Runway staff return to New York, Miranda admits to Andy that the latter's idealism inspired her to fight back. She also reveals that she knows about Andy's plans for a tell-all and encourages her to write it, including the negative aspects of Miranda's life. Andy reconciles with Peter and a defeated Emily, whom Benji has broken up with. Nigel reveals he was the one who prompted Irv to rehire Andy, as he has always liked her. Miranda gives Andy a nicer office and returns to work with a renewed imperiousness.

 

Cast

Meryl Streep wearing a red dress with gold necklaces and glasses

Anne Hathaway in a white dress with her hair pinned up

Emily Blunt in a black outfit with silver necklaces

Stanley Tucci wearing a dark suit with glasses

The film stars Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci, who all reprise their roles from the first film.

Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly, the editor-in-chief of the Runway fashion magazine[4]

Anne Hathaway as Andrea "Andy" Sachs, a journalist and Miranda's former second assistant who becomes the new Runway features editor[4]

Emily Blunt as Emily Charlton,[4] Miranda's former first assistant, who is now a senior executive at Dior

Stanley Tucci as Nigel Kipling, Miranda's longtime right hand[4]

Justin Theroux as Benji Barnes, Emily's boyfriend[5][6][7]

Kenneth Branagh as Stuart Simmons, Miranda's new husband[8][9]

Lucy Liu as Sasha Barnes, Benji's ex-wife[5][10]

B. J. Novak as Jay Ravitz, the finance-bro heir to the Elias-Clarke publishing house[5][11]

Simone Ashley as Amari Mari, Miranda's current first assistant[12]

Tracie Thoms as Lily, Andy's best friend[5]

Tibor Feldman as Irv Ravitz, Runway chairman, owner of its parent company Elias-Clarke, and Jay's father[5]

Patrick Brammall as Peter, Andy's love interest[13][14]

Caleb Hearon as Charlie,[15][16] Miranda's current second assistant

Helen J. Shen as Jin Chao,[17][18] Andy's assistant

Rachel Bloom[13] as Talia, Andy's friend

Larry Mitchell as Mack, Andy's journalist friend

George C. Wolfe as Paul, a Runway editor

Pauline Chalamet as Ilana Poole, a Runway editor[5]

Wes McGee as Frank, Emily's ex-husband[19]

Lady Gaga appears as a fictionalized version of herself who has a history with Miranda.[20]

 

The following personalities also make cameo appearances as themselves:

 

Donatella Versace[21]

Marc Jacobs[22]

Ciara[23]

Calum Harper[24]

Ashley Graham[25]

Amelia Dimoldenberg[26]

Heidi Klum[26]

Winnie Harlow[26]

Karl-Anthony Towns[26]

Jon Batiste

Suleika Jaouad

Law Roach

Jenna Bush Hager

Naomi Campbell

Kara Swisher[22]

Rory McIlroy[27]

Moon Ga-young[28]

Doyoung[28]

Ronny Chieng[29]

Tina Brown

Tomi Adeyemi

 

Friday, September 18, 2026

Champions (2023)

Marcus Marakovich, a hot-headed assistant coach for a minor league basketball team in Iowa, gets fired after shoving the head coach and later crashing into a police car while drunk. Given the choice between jail or community service, he chooses to coach a team of players with learning disabilities, *The Friends*.

 

Initially resistant, Marcus begins to bond with the team and reconnects with Alex, the sister of one player, Johnny—who he previously had a fling with. As Marcus learns to care about the players and their lives, his attitude shifts. He tries to use the team’s success as a stepping stone to the NBA, but after a series of personal revelations and missteps—including hurting Johnny and being manipulative—he changes course.

 

In the face of funding issues and personal struggles, the team makes it to the Special Olympics finals. Though they lose, they consider themselves champions thanks to Marcus’s growth and their own perseverance.

 

Marcus declines an NBA offer, stays in town, and begins coaching at Drake University. He and Alex start dating, and Johnny moves in with friends. In a post-credit scene, Showtime finally lands his signature backward shot.

 

Cast

Woody Harrelson as Marcus Marakovich, a disgraced J-League basketball coach.

Kaitlin Olson as Alex, Johnny's sister and Marcus's love interest[5]

Matt Cook as Sonny, an assistant coach[5]

Ernie Hudson as Phil Perretti, a fellow coach and Marcus' friend[5]

Cheech Marin as Julio, the manager of the rec center where the Friends practice.[5]

Mike Smith as Attorney McGurk

Scott Van Pelt as himself

Jalen Rose as himself

Seán Cullen as Frank

The Friends

Madison Tevlin as Cosentino[1]

Joshua Felder as Darius[1]

Kevin Iannucci as Johnny[1]

Ashton Gunning as Cody[1]

Matthew Von Der Ahe as Craig[1]

Tom Sinclair as Blair[1]

James Day Keith as Benny[1]

Alex Hintz as Arthur[1]

Casey Metcalfe as Marlon[1]

Bradley Edens as Showtime[1]

 

Friday, September 25, 2026

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Steve Cook
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