Anne Hathaway has opened up about the fact that she was not the top pick to star as Andy Sachs in the 2006 blockbuster “The Devil Wears Prada”, noting that numerous other actresses were initially considered for the part.
During a conversation with her co-star Emily Blunt, the Oscar-winning actress joked that she was the ninth choice to play the iconic character.
"I wasn't the first choice to play Andy Sachs," Hathaway said. "I was actually the ninth choice."
When Blunt asked her to name the others, Hathaway replied, "Of course I can, they're tattooed on my brain all these years later."
Interestingly, reports suggest that actors, including Rachel McAdams, Juliette Lewis, Claire Danes, Kirsten Dunst, Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Kate Hudson were among those considered for the role.
"It was kind of amazing, because I'm just like, 'Why is everyone turning down this amazing part in this amazing movie?' I couldn't figure it out. So now I like to, you know, kid myself and think that it was like some kind of destiny," she added.
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Blunt responded by saying there was "no one else" who could have played the role, to which Hathaway replied, "You're so sweet."
The actor said she persisted with auditions because she strongly believed in the project's potential.
"The reason I felt really strongly that I should keep putting myself forward, and I shouldn't take my eye off the prize, was because the project just had this really unbelievable, almost mystical, magnetism to it, and I could feel it," she said.
"I just was like, 'It doesn't matter how you get on this project, just get on it,'" she added.
“The Devil Wears Prada”, directed by David Frankel, starred Hathaway alongside Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci. The film follows Andy Sachs, an aspiring journalist who lands a job at a high-profile fashion magazine.
The cast recently returned for the sequel “The Devil Wears Prada 2”, released on May 1.
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