Robert Schwartzman in ‘Preliminary’ Discussions for Return in Princess Diaries 3
After the success of the first two Princess Diaries films, avid fans have been eagerly awaiting more — but does the tiara still fit?
“There is indeed a script for the third movie. There is a script,” Anne Hathaway, who portrayed Princess Mia Thermopolis in the 2001 film, shared during a January 2019 appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. “I want to do it. Julie [Andrews] wants to do it. Debra Martin Chase, our producer, wants to do it. We all genuinely want to see it happen.”
The late director Garry Marshall previously adapted Meg Cabot’s bestselling Princess Diaries novels for the big screen. In the first film, Hathaway’s Mia is a typical — though unpopular — teenager who learns she’s the princess of a small European nation and meets her estranged grandmother (Andrews) for the first time. A sequel, titled The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, debuted in 2004.
Hathaway revealed in October 2024 that she’s set to reprise her role in a third film — which Disney has officially approved — with plans to start filming in 2025.
Scroll down for the The Princess Diaries cast’s candid remarks about their on-screen reunion, both before and after the project was confirmed:
