If you are currently asking yourself, “Self, is The Princess Diaries genre?” please be assured that we are asking ourselves the same question. It involves a princess, and it takes place in a fictional country. Is that enough to count it as fantasy? Or is that, like, alternate geography? This decision may ultimately be a matter of personal taste.
At any rate, the series that made Anne Hathaway a household name is at long last on the royal purple carpet to its third installment. Deadline reports that Adele Lim is on board to direct the film, which comes not-at-all-hot on the heels of the second film, which was released a solid twenty years ago. Will we still be with Princess Mia? Or are we talking The Princess Diaries: The Next Generation?
The 11-volume book series certainly offers plenty of material. Written by Meg Cabot, the series follows New York City teen Mia Thermopolis, who discovers that she’s actually the princess of the imaginary European nation of Genovia. Wacky royal hijinks ensure. The movies co-starred Julie Andrews; the sequel (pictured above) introduced a very young Chris Pine as Lord Nicholas Devereaux.
But not a whisper of a story has been announced—just Lim’s involvement. She’s a longtime TV producer (of everything from One Tree Hill to Reign) and one of the writers of Crazy Rich Asians, Raya and the Last Dragon, and Joy Ride—which she also directed.
No production details or timeline have been announced.
Update: According to The Hollywood Reporter, Anne Hathaway will return to star and produce in the new film, which is written by Flora Greeson (The High Note). Shouldn’t poor Mia be a queen by now? Maybe that’s the plot!
