Anne Hathaway is sharing a status update on the long-awaited third installment in The Princess Diaries franchise.
The Oscar winner, who played Mia Thermopolis in the 2001 and 2004 films, made a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s Radio Andy, where she was asked by host Andy Cohen, “Where are we at on Princess Diaries 3?”
“I’m busy making baby No. 3 and that has sort of taken the place of knowing exactly when I can make Princess Diaries 3,” Hathaway said with a laugh. She announced last month that she’s pregnant with her third child with husband Adam Shulman.
“But I can say I think we had a story breakthrough. I think we are moving in the right direction. The script that we were working on — we kind of had to start over with this new direction, which is not the update I think anybody wants, but we all feel really good that this is gonna be the one,” The Odyssey star added.
The Hollywood Reporter first reported in 2022 that a script was in the works for a third installment. It was later revealed in 2024 that Adele Lim had been tapped to direct the feature.
While details are being kept under wraps, the film is set to be a continuation of the film series, which centers on Mia Thermopolis (Hathaway), who finds out that she is the heir apparent to the throne of Genovia. At the end of the second installment, Mia is crowned the queen of Genovia single after Parliament abolishes the law requiring that a queen be married first. However, she also finally gets together with Nicholas Devereaux (Chris Pine) after calling off her wedding to Andrew Jacoby (Callum Blue).
During a chat with THR last month, The Princess Diaries author Meg Cabot shared, “I’m so excited there is a third movie. I read a script, and it was amazing. I told them not to send anymore, because I love it so much. I have a problem keeping my mouth shut.”
She also teased, “I’m very happy with what I’ve read so far, but there’s definitely some book things that were involved in the last script I read.”