Anne Hathaway broke into Hollywood with the role of Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries, and she’ll soon step into her shoes again. The Oscar-winning actress is returning as our favorite movie princess in The Princess Diaries 3, which will be directed by Adele Lim.
Hathaway confirmed she’s coming back as Mia Thermopolis in a social media post, where she shared a news story about Lin directing the third film in the franchise. She posted a video counting to three, while the videos from The Princess Diaries played in between, and captioned it with the words “Back to Genovia.”
Based on Meg Cabot’s hit young adult novel of the same name, The Princess Diaries came out in 2001 and produced a sequel The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement three years later. In addition to Hathaway, the cast of these films also included Julie Andrews, Héctor Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo, Mandy Moore, Caroline Goodall, Robert Schwartzman, and Chris Pine, but they’re yet to confirm their return.
Flora Greeson wrote the script for the third film in the franchise, while Adele Lim (Joy Ride) has been tapped to direct. She’ll also be credited as one of the executive producers along with Hathaway, Naia Cucukov, and Melissa Stack, while Debra Martin Chase is producing.
