Anne Hathaway is returning to Genovia. The Princess Diaries star has confirmed via TikTok that she will be returning for the third installment in the hit franchise.
Earlier today, it was announced that Raya and the Last Dragon writer Adele Lim would be directing with Flora Greeson writing. Additionally, . EPs include Lim’s producing partner Naia Cucukov and Melissa Stack. Debra Martin Chase will also produce.
While Hathaway is set, it is unknown if Disney Legend Julie Andrews will return as Queen Clarisse Renaldi.
Plot details haven’t been confirmed, but the threequel is expected to continue the story in the first two Princess Diaries films rather than rebooting the series. A few years back talks of a Disney+ spinoff were planned and centered around Mia’s half-sister. It is unknown if this new film will pull from the now-canceled spinoff.
Released in 2001, the first film follows Mia Thermopolis (Hathaway), a shy American teenager who learns that she is heir to the throne of a European kingdom. Under the tutelage of her estranged grandmother (Andrews), the kingdom’s reigning queen, Mia must decide whether she wishes to claim the throne she has inherited or abdicate her title permanently. In 2004, Royal Engagement was released.
