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
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