Dwayne Johnson recalls self-pitch audition for ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’

Dwayne Johnson looked back on his hilarious self-pitched audition for The Devil Wears Prada 2, which he jokingly delivered to his The Smashing Machine co-star Emily Blunt.

Blunt is set to reprise her role as Emily Charlton, for the 2006 hit film sequel.

While filming The Shooting Machine, Johnson pitched himself as a character "who knew fashion" and "was cool."

During their appearance at the Entertainment Weekly’s Awardist podcast, the Moana star said, "I pitched myself. I told her when she was shooting."

Giving her feedback to him, the Oppenheimer actress added, "He tried," joking that his character would be someone "Who's great at walking in heels."

Johnson clarified with a laugh, "Size 15 heels."

"You should see him in a pair of heels. Hot," Blunt said with a laugh, continuing that Lady Gaga’s small role in the film is "actually the role Dwayne was going for."

Details of the plot is still under wraps, however, Blunt teased that she was "thrilled" when read the script. When asked about the details, she said, "You’re trying to get me to talk about the movie and I can’t tell you anything."

The highly anticipated sequel to 2006 hit, The Devil Wears Prada 2, is soon to release with Anne Hathaway as Andy Sachs, Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly, Stanley Tucci as Nigel Kipling all reprising their roles.

The new cast includes Kenneth Branagh as Miranda’s husband and Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu and Simone Ashley as original characters.

The much awaited film, The Devil Wears Prada 2 is slated for release on May 1, 2026.