Anne Hathaway says Princess Diaries 3 had a story breakthrough

Anne Hathaway says Princess Diaries 3 recently had a story breakthrough after the team had to start over with the script, she revealed on SiriusXM’s Radio Andy. Her third pregnancy has delayed a firm shoot window, but she said the project is moving in the right direction. Fans searching anne hathaway says 8216princess diaries news now have the clearest status update yet on the long-gestating threequel.

Hathaway, who returns as Mia Thermopolis — now Queen of Genovia — framed the reset as difficult news for impatient fans, while stressing creative confidence. For more entertainment development alerts, see Streaming & TV Alerts on BlasterPost.

Key Takeaways

• Anne Hathaway told SiriusXM’s Radio Andy that Princess Diaries 3 had a recent story breakthrough.
• The prior script was set aside so the team could start over with a new direction.
• Expecting baby number three has taken priority over locking an exact production date.
• Adele Lim signed on to direct in 2024; no release date has been announced.
• The first two films (2001 and 2004) earned a combined $300 million worldwide.

What did Anne Hathaway say about Princess Diaries 3?

Asked about the sequel’s status, Hathaway said she is “busy making baby number three,” which has “sort of taken the place of knowing when exactly” she can make the film. She then offered the creative upside fans have been waiting for.

“I can say I think we had a story breakthrough,” she said, according to Variety. “I think we are moving in the right direction.”

She added that the script in progress was abandoned for a fresh approach: “The script that we were working on — we kind of had to start over with this new direction, which is not the update I think anybody wants, but we all feel really good that this is gonna be the one.”

Why did the Princess Diaries 3 script have to start over?

Hathaway did not detail plot changes, but she made clear the earlier draft was not the path forward. Starting over, she suggested, was the price of landing a story the filmmakers trust — and the reason she still sounds bullish despite the delay.

That stance matches earlier comments from director Adele Lim, who told Variety at the Gold Gala carpet in May that the priority is getting the story right for a franchise “so beloved by so many people.” Lim also teased “a lot of fun returns” from other cast members, without naming them.

When will Princess Diaries 3 start filming?

There is still no public start date or release window. Lim said in May that shooting and production scheduling were still being worked out. Hathaway’s pregnancy update reinforces that personal timing is now a major scheduling factor alongside the script rewrite.

Development on the continuation has been underway since 2022, with Lim attaching as director in 2024. Until a new draft sticks and Hathaway’s availability clears, Mia’s return to Genovia remains in active development rather than active production — but, by Hathaway’s account, finally pointed the right way.