00:00Crazy Rich Asians screenwriter Adele Lim to direct The Princess Diaries 3 Generation Z
00:07will soon have the opportunity to visit Genovia again.
00:11Variety reports that Disney said on Friday that Adele Lim, the director of Joy Ride
00:16and a screenwriter for Crazy Rich Asians, has agreed to helm The Princess Diaries 3.
00:22For the first time since 2004, Anne Hathaway will reprise her role
00:27as Mia Thermopolis, Queen of Genovia, in the movie.
00:31As an ardent follower of the first Princess Diaries,
00:35I'm ecstatic to be involved in the creation of this cherished franchise's third installment,
00:40Lim declared in a statement provided to Variety.
00:44With audiences around the world, we look forward to celebrating its core tenets
00:48of female power, joy, and mentorship.
00:51Hathaway enthusiastically shared the Variety report on Instagram
00:55along with the message, Miracles Happen,
00:58which is a nod to the opening tune of the first film, confirming Lim's involvement.
01:04The Princess Diaries, a 2001 film that starred Hathaway as a teenager
01:09and made over $165 million in revenue, was based on Meg Cabot's book of the same name.
01:16The Princess Diaries 2 Royal Engagement was the next in 2004.
01:22The films revolve around the awkward American teenager Mia Thermopolis,
01:27who discovers she is the heir to a European country ruled by Queen Clarice,
01:32Julie Andrews, her grandmother.
01:35The story should be continued in the upcoming movie.
01:38The first two movies were directed by the late Garry Marshall.
01:42Gina Wenkos wrote the first, while Shonda Rhimes wrote the second.
01:46The third is being composed by Flora Gleason, the rhythm section,
01:51and has been under development since 2022.
01:54Producer Debra Martin Chase works as one.
01:57The Princess Diaries, a 2001 film that starred Hathaway as a teenager
02:02and made over $165 million in revenue, was based on Meg Cabot's book of the same name.
02:09The Princess Diaries 2 Royal Engagement was the next in 2004.
02:15The films revolve around the awkward American teenager Mia Thermopolis,
02:20who discovers she is the heir to a European country ruled by Queen Clarice,
02:24Julie Andrews, her grandmother.
02:27The story should be continued in the upcoming movie.
02:30The first two movies were directed by the late Garry Marshall.
02:34Gina Wenkos wrote the first, while Shonda Rhimes wrote the second.
02:38The third is being composed by Flora Gleason, the rhythm section,
02:43and has been under development since 2022.
02:46Producer Debra Martin Chase works as one.
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