Anne Hathway confirms third film

According to Deadline's report, details about the plot and Andrews' involvement are currently unknown. “Joy Ride” director Adele Lim confirmed on Instagram that she was chosen to direct.

What is the “Princess Diaries” series about?

The films follow San Francisco resident Mia Thermopolis, played by Hathaway, as she learns that she is actually the princess of the small kingdom of Genovia. Andrews plays her royal grandmother, who must teach the American teenager how to fit in with her royal family.

In the second film, Mia gets used to life as a queen and is supposed to get married in order to become queen.

What has already been said about “Princess Diaries 3”?

TODAY.com previously went straight up to ask Queen Clarisse Rinaldi herself — er, Andrews — for inside scoop.

“Ah, I've been asked that so many times,” Andrews said in April 2024 while chatting about the new picture book she wrote with her daughter Emma Watson Hamilton.

“There was a dialogue about it,” she said, but “nothing was realized.” And I think I may be wrong, but I think it's been put on hold now. I can’t be sure.”

At the time, however, Andrews didn't believe the franchise would live on in any form: “I'm sure there will be another version another day.”

Andrews paused to consider the possibility of a third film, saying, “It's been quite a long time since the two 'Diaries' were done, and I'm not sure, but sometimes the best thing is a good thing “I don't like it when people complain about the topic until it's dead.”

However, she added: “I would be very happy if we did another one. But I don’t expect that.”

In 2019, Hathaway said there was a script for the third film on an episode of Bravo's Watch What Happens Live.

She told Andy Cohen: “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.”

In 2022, Andrews told The Hollywood Reporter before being honored with an AFI Life Achievement Award that it was probably “too late” for a third film, especially after director Garry Marshall died in 2016.