In 2024, Julie Andrews said that she had moved on from The Princess Diaries, and today, she confirmed it.
“I think the absolute truth is that I think I’m really past all that now,” Andrews told The Hollywood Reporter. “I’m not completely retired, but it’s a different kind of work that I do these days — [writing] books, and I do a lot of recording of podcasts and voiceovers. But truly, I don’t think I should be a part of it.”
Even though the screen legend will not be part of it, she is interested to see how they carry on with the story.
However, without her, I am not. I don’t think Hathaway is strong enough to carry the movie without her.
It would be like doing The Devil Wears Prada without Meryl Streep. It wouldn’t work. And I liked the sequel more than the original.
Last month, there was a rumor that Disney was working on a script for Princess Diaries 3. However, there was no mention if the cast was signed on to do it. Anne Hathaway said before the announcement she was up for doing it, but what about the Queen herself?
Access Hollywood spoke with Julie Andrews and asked her about it. The 87-year-old legend said, “I think we know that it’s probably not going to be possible.
“It was talked about very shortly after two came out, but it’s now how many years since then? And I’m that much older and Annie, the princess, or queen, is so much older and I’m not sure whether it would float or run.”
Even though Andrews doubts it would happen, she would be up for working with great friend Hathaway again.
Personally, I think I would rather see them in a new project together than a third Princess Diaries movie. Without the late Garry Marshall, it just won’t be the same.
Would you prefer a third movie or a new one with the two actresses?
Have you been wanting another Princess Diaries movie? Then The Hollywood Reporter has some most excellent news for you. Disney has hired a screenwriter to pen the script for the Princess Diaries 3.
While that is the good news, neither Anne Hathaway nor Julie Andrews has signed on. But then again, this is in the very early stages. Plus, I doubt they will do it without either one of them.
When you heard that they they are doing a sequel to Mary Poppins, you were like why? Then you had you doubts it would even be a 1/10th of the greatness of the original.
You are not alone because Dick Van Dyke has his too. The beloved treasure told Al Roker on Today, “Sequels traditionally aren’t very good. And I said, ‘without Walt Disney’ and I said, ‘without the Sherman brothers to write the music’, I have some doubts.” Then he added, “But I talked to the director [Rob Marshall] and they said, ‘it will be an homage.’”
Van Dyke said that they asked him to reprise his role as the old banker in the movie. He also revealed that they are also talking to Julie Andrews to play a small role in it.
Even with all of that, I still have my doubts.
Back when I was a kid, we had music, dancing and art classes as part of the curriculum. Over the years as schools have lost funding, they cut those type of classes out of the program. Now kids are not getting that type of education anymore.
Where are they going to get it then? Thanks to Netflix and the Jim Henson Company, Julie Andrews is going to host a show that will educate preschoolers on the Performing Arts.
During the 13 episodes, that will debut early next year, “Ms. Julie and her devoted assistant Gus (Giullian Yao Gioiello) bring the performing arts to a new generation of kids known as the ‘Greenies.’ The Greenies are a diverse group of kids who are mesmerized by all that the arts and creativity has to offer.”
Ms Andrews will be joined by Alec Baldwin, Sara Bareilles, Joshua Bell, Tituss Burgess, Carol Burnett, Chris Colfer, Robert Fairchild, Josh Groban, David Hyde Pierce, Bill Erwin, Ellie Kemper, Idina Menzel, Tiler Peck, and Stomp, and together they will teach the Greenies about things like mime, music, dance, improv, circus arts, voice and so much more.
If anyone can inspire them, it is the woman who played Mary Poppins and Maria. Hopefully this series will motivate kids to learn more than just the 3 Rs and for schools to teach them things besides that. Because there is so much more to life than just reading, writing and arithmetic.
I know that I am beyond grateful that my school was rich in performing arts classes because it made a well rounded person. I feel that kids these days are missing out by having just a basic education. I think this is just what they needed. Let’s hope we get a whole new generation of performers from this because a spoon full of performing arts, helps the boring stuff go down!
