Mia Thermopolis will soon return, the one and only princess of Genovia. The Princess Diaries 3 is officially planned at Disney with Anne Hathaway, the actress has confirmed her return to the franchise. Disney has also found a director for the production, Adele Lim.
It’s true
Hathaway announced the happy news last night via an Instagram post. “Miracles happen, back to Genovia,” the actress wrote with the video in which she holds three fingers in the air after a look back at the first two films. In The Princess Diaries (2001) we saw unsuspecting teenager Mia discover that she is the heir to the throne of a kingdom and meet her grandmother, Queen Clarice Renaldi of Genovia.
From diehard fan to director
Now, twenty years later, we will see how Mia is doing today. The third film will be directed by Lim.
As a diehard fan of the original Princess Diaries I’m beyond excited to be part of bringing the third film in this beloved franchise to life.
Lim is known, among other things, as a writer/producer of One Tree Hill (2003–2012)writer of Crazy Rich Asians (2018) in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021). Lim recently made her directorial debut with the comedy Joy Ride (2023).
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