She may have won an Oscar for “Sophie’s Choice,” but Meryl Streep was not everyone’s first choice when it came to casting for “The Devil Wears Prada.”
She may have won an Oscar for “Sophie’s Choice,” but Meryl Streep was not everyone’s first choice when it came to casting for “The Devil Wears Prada.”
The actress has received a record-breaking 21 Academy Award nominations and played impeccably dressed boss-from-hell Miranda Priestly expertly in the 2006 fashion comedy, but according to the film’s producer Wendy Finerman, Streep wasn’t a shoe-in for the role.
“And Meryl, people thought we were crazy. I mean, I had people call me up and say, ‘Are you out of your mind? She’s never been funny a day in her life,’ ” Finerman told host Daniela Taplin Lundberg on an episode of the “Hollywood Gold” podcast, which dropped on Wednesday.
“She has been funny, and they were wrong,” Finerman added about the “Death Becomes Her” star.
