Princess Diaries 3 lands in Joy Ride with Adele Lim directing

Disney returns to Genovia.

The studio is launching a new part of the coming-of-age film series The Princess Diaries, Hiring Adele Lim, a scribe who worked on it Crazy rich Asians And Joyrideto control the function.

Anne Hathaway, who rose to stardom thanks to the surprise 2001 hit and its 2004 sequel, will star and produce. “The fairy tale continues,” the star wrote on Instagram on Friday.

The studio plans to shoot the feature film next year.

“As a die-hard fan of the original Princess diaries“I am thrilled to be part of bringing the third installment of this beloved franchise to life,” Lim said in a statement. “We look forward to celebrating its core values ​​of female power, joy and mentorship with audiences around the world.”

Gary Marshall directed the original, which adapted Meg Cabot's book and follows a teenager named Mia Thermopolis who discovers that she is the heir to the throne of a European nation called Genovia. It's up to her good-natured and very regal grandmother, played by the uber-califragilistic Julie Andrews, to get the teenager fit and ready for action. The cast included Mandy Moore, Heather Matarazzo and Hector Elizondo.

Debra Martin Chase, one of the original's producers, is back to produce. Naia Cucukov, Lim's producing partner, is an executive producer, as is Melissa Stack. Flora Greeson (2020s High note) wrote the latest script.

Lim was already part of the Disney family thanks to her work on the 2021 animated film Raya and the Last Dragon. The author has made a name for herself as a television writer and has worked on shows from A tree hill And Life on Mars To Govern And Deadly weaponbut caused quite a stir as one of the authors of Crazy rich Asiansthe pop culture sensation that grossed nearly $175 million domestically in 2018.

She made her directorial debut with Joyridea road trip comedy starring Ashley Park and Stephanie Hsu, was produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg' Point Gray Pictures and released in 2023 by Lionsgate.

Lim is represented by Paradigm and Ginsburg Daniels.

Oct. 4, 4:38 p.m Updated to note that Hathaway has been confirmed as the film's lead actor and producer.