Disney Confirms ‘Princess Diaries 3’ Is Coming—But Will Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway Return?

Today is a great day for Princess Diaries fans: a third movie is officially happening and it’s already in the early stages of production at Disney. But even though the cast has not been confirmed yet, there’s only one question on our minds: Are Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews coming back for the new film? 

According to an exclusive report by The Hollywood Reporter, the third installment will continue the story of the beloved franchise, rather than serving as a reboot. (So we get to see Mia Thermopolis in the present day? Shut up!) ​​

Aadrita Mukerji will be writing the script while Debra Martin Chase (who produced the first two Princess Diaries movies) is coming back to produce the new film as well.

During the discussion, she casually dropped that there was a script in the works, saying, “There is a script for the third movie.” And she even added that she would be on board if a third movie were to happen, revealing, “I want to do it. Julie [Andrews] wants to do it. Debra Martin Chase, our producer, wants to do it. We all really want it to happen.”

Even though Andrews said yes back then, she recently sat down with The Hollywood Reporter in June and explained why she just doesn’t see herself returning for a third movie. 

“I think it would be too late to do it now. There was talk of a sequel many, many years ago. But I don’t think it ever came to pass. And Garry then did leave us,” she said, referring to the death of director Garry Marshall. “Especially [for] me, it’s too far down the line now to go back to it. It’s a lovely thought, but I don’t think it would probably be possible.”