It's hard to picture anyone other than Meryl Streep as the iconic Miranda Priestly in 'The Devil Wears Prada' but according to one producer, it almost didn't happen. Producer Wendy Finerman recently said on the 'Hollywood Gold' podcast that the Oscar-winning actress was almost passed over for the role since someone in production believed she wasn't funny enough.
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00:00 It's hard to picture anyone other than Meryl Streep as the iconic Miranda Priestly in 2006's
00:05 The Devil Wears Prada, but according to one producer, it almost didn't happen.
00:12 Producer Wendy Feinerman recently said on the Hollywood Gold podcast that the Oscar-winning
00:16 actress was almost passed over for the role since someone in production believed she wasn't
00:20 funny enough.
00:21 Feinerman said, "And Meryl, people thought we were crazy.
00:24 I mean, I had people call me up and say, 'Are you out of your mind?
00:27 She's never been funny a day in her life.'"
00:29 Streep was known for her more serious performances at the time, though Feinerman thought the
00:33 role of Miranda was "part of the fun of the unexpected."
00:37 But whoever thought Streep was not funny enough was dead wrong as the actress went on to score
00:41 an Academy Award nomination for her role as the demanding editor-in-chief of a high fashion
00:46 magazine.
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