Julie Andrews has bad news for fans of The Princess Diaries
We have some pretty disappointing news for fans of The Princess Diaries. Hollywood royalty Julie Andrews has confirmed that she won’t be part of the third movie.
The actress announced the news in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter this week.
She explained that she has loved being part of such a beloved franchise, but believes the story needs to continue on without her.
She told the publication that she won’t be in the third Princess Diaries movie. Andrews explained that she is semi-retired and prefers to focus on projects that aren’t necessarily on camera.
“I think the absolute truth is that I think I’m really past all that now. I’m not completely retired, but it’s a different kind of work that I do these days — [writing] books, and I do a lot of recording of podcasts and voiceovers. But truly, I don’t think I should be a part of it.”
The third movie’s plot is under wraps, but Andrews said she has full faith in both Anne Hathaway and Princess Diaries author Meg Cabot.
“I think it proceeds from the second Princess Diaries. It moves on, but by now Annie too is a little older than she was when she did it. I’m interested to see what Meg [Cabot] and Annie and everybody comes up with,” she said.
“It isn’t that I’m not enthusiastic for it. It’s just that I really don’t feel I should be part of it now,” she explained.
Anne Hathaway recently shared that they’ve paused production on the third Princess Diaries movie because of her pregnancy, but they’re working on a script and recently had a breakthrough with the story.
She told SiriusXM: “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.”
The Princess Diaries 3 won’t be the same without Julie Andrews but we still can’t wait to watch it.
