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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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00:00It's hard to picture anyone other than Meryl Streep as the iconic Miranda Priestly in 2006's
00:05The Devil Wears Prada, but according to one producer, it almost didn't happen.
00:11Producer Wendy Finerman recently said on the Hollywood Gold podcast that the Oscar-winning
00:16actress was almost passed over for the role since someone in production believed she wasn't funny
00:21enough. Finerman said, and Meryl, people thought we were crazy. I mean, I had people call me up
00:26and say, are you out of your mind? She's never been funny a day in her life. Streep was known for
00:30her more serious performances at the time, though Finerman thought the role of Miranda was, quote,
00:35part of the fun of the unexpected. But whoever thought Streep was not funny enough was dead wrong
00:40as the actress went on to score an Academy Award nomination for her role as the demanding editor-in-chief
00:45of a high fashion magazine. For more on this story, head to THR.com. And for the latest
00:50entertainment news and updates, keep watching The Hollywood Reporter News.
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