Happy New Year everybody. Meryl Streep has made her first public appearance in 2026, attending a Los Angeles screening at Soho House on January 8 of the documentary “My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow. Soviet-born American filmmaker Julia Loktev came to Moscow in 2021 to make a film about independent journalists being declared “foreign agents” by Putin’s regime – as it turns out, just four months before Russia started a full-scale war in Ukraine. Structured in five chapters, feeling like a cross between a Russian novel and a reality show about frighteningly real reality, Loktev’s film is a historic record of a country on the verge of fascism and an immersive and intimate inside view of the opposition in an authoritarian society. A picture from the screening has been added to the photo gallery.

Dear visitors, I’m wishing everybody Happy Holidays and a good start into the new year. I wanted to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for your visits and continued support and for being part of this wonderful community. Even though this year has been rather quiet when it comes to Meryl Streep’s projects, we’re heading into a very exciting 2026 with the theatrical release of the hotly anticipated “The Devil Wears Prada 2” – which marks her return to the movies after five years – and hopefully lots of promotions and public appearances. Until then, I’m wishing you all the best this holiday season and see you all in 2026.

Screencaptures for four of Meryl Streep’s earlier films have been replaced with versions from their Blu-Rays. Besides 1979’s “Manhattan” (which has been updated before, but I wasn’t happy with the results), there’s a trio of 2000’s films that might be rather forgotten today, so why not give it a rewatch this weekend? 2005’s “Prime”, directed by Ben Younger, 2006’s “A Prairie Home Companion”, the final film directed by Robert Altman and 2007’s “Evening” directed by Lajos Koltai. Enjoy the new additions.

Update: Meryl Streep introduced Robert Redford, CNN’s recipient of this year’s CNN Heroes Legacy Award. A video of the segment can be watched in the video archive and on the CNN website, screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. “CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute”, which honors everyday people who are making extraordinary contributions to help improve the lives of others, returns on Saturday, December 6 at 8pm ET/PT and is hosted by CNN Anchors Anderson Cooper and Laura Coates. Notable guests will join the annual broadcast to introduce special packages honoring the 2025 CNN Heroes including Meryl Streep, Jon Batiste, Kathryn Hahn, Regina Hall, Parker Posey, Zachary Quinto, Kelly Ripa and Adam Scott. This year, the third annual CNN Heroes Legacy Award will continue the new tradition of honoring not-so-everyday people dedicated to a lifetime of service by recognizing Robert Redford with a special tribute and appearance by former Vice President Al Gore accepting the award on behalf of the Redford family. Redford’s unwavering advocacy for the planet through activism, storytelling, and decades of public engagement embodies the profound, lasting impact the Legacy Award seeks to honor. CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute will broadcast on Saturday, December 6. The show will be available on demand beginning Sunday, December 7 to subscribers of CNN’s streaming offering and pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN connected TV and mobile apps, and Cable Operator Platforms.

“Henry David Thoreau”, a new, three-part, three-hour film directed by Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers, and executive produced by Ken Burns and Don Henley, will air on March 30 (Episodes 1 and 2) and March 31, 2026, at 9:00 p.m. ET (check local listings), PBS announced today. A trailer for the film appeared following Episode 5 of Burns’s THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION last night. The doc is narrated by George Clooney and voices are provided by Ted Danson (Ralph Waldo Emerson), Tate Donovan (William Ellery Channing), Jeff Goldblum (Henry David Thoreau), and Meryl Streep (Lidian Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Mary Merrick Brooks, and Maria Thoreau). Pictures of Streep, Clooney and Goldblum recording can be found over at the PBS press room.

“Henry David Thoreau” examines the life and work of the 19th-century writer in the context of antebellum New England and the larger United States, as well as through the universal themes he focused on in his writings: an individual’s relationship to the state, how to live an authentic life, our connection to nature, and the impact of race on American life. Set against the political and social tensions of the mid-19th century, the film traces Thoreau’s journey from his early days in Concord, Massachusetts to his deep engagement with the moral crises of his time, including industrialization, slavery, war, and environmental degradation. Through his essays, journals, and landmark works such as Walden and Civil Disobedience, he became an inspiration for generations of writers, thinkers, and activists.

Meryl Streep is among the voice stars taking the leap to Pixar‘s Hoppers.Disney released the animated film’s full trailer Thursday ahead of its theatrical release March 6, 2026. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan and Jon Hamm were previously announced as leading the voice cast for writer-director Daniel Chong’s original feature. Hoppers centers on animal-loving Mabel (Curda), who uses advanced technology to “hop” her consciousness into a robotic beaver in order to speak directly to the other animals. “The animal council has been summoned,” Streep says as the insect queen in the trailer. “The shrill beaver is right. Their treachery ends here now! Let’s squish the humans.” Chong (We Bare Bears) helmed the movie from his own script. The project was first announced at the D23 fan event in 2024. “We have assembled a legendary cast for Hoppers, and the voice talent really gave the film all they had. Be it uproarious humor, heartfelt emotion or crazy animal noises, they delivered beyond our expectations,” said Chong and producer Nicole Paradis Grindle in a new joint statement.

Tom Hanks has returned to the New York stage for the first time in more than a decade. On Tuesday evening at The Shed in Hudson Yards, the beloved actor officially debuted “This World of Tomorrow” – an original off-Broadway play that he stars in and co-wrote – for a crowd that included Meryl Streep, Martin Short, Katie Holmes, Misty Copeland, and Steve Martin. In the new production, directed by Kenny Leon, Hanks portrays a lonely scientist from 2089 who travels back in time to the 1939 New York World’s Fair in Queens in search of a woman, played by Tony winner Kelli O’Hara. Just a few hours ahead of the opening night performance of This World of Tomorrow, the centerpiece for this year’s The Shed Gala, Hanks and O’Hara sat down together with Vogue inside the Griffin Theater for a candid conversation about the theater, the freedom of art, and love. Pictures from the opening night have been added to the photo gallery.

Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway have reunited in the first teaser trailer for the much-anticipated follow-up to The Devil Wears Prada. The Oscar-winning actors are reprising their antagonistic roles for The Devil Wears Prada 2 which is set for release next summer. Streep, who was Oscar-nominated for her role of tyrannical magazine editor Miranda Priestly in the original, has not appeared in a film since 2021’s Don’t Look Up. The pair will be joined by returning cast members Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci with Kenneth Branagh joining the cast as Priestly’s new husband. The film will also feature Simone Ashley, Rachel Bloom and Lucy Liu and reported cameos from Lady Gaga and Sydney Sweeney. The sequel, again directed by David Frankel, will see Priestly dealing with the collapse of the magazine industry, now forced to build bridges with her one-time assistant Emily (Blunt) who is the head of a luxury brand and its advertising spend. “When we made the first movie, none of us expected the meteoric life that it would have and the impact it would have on people,” Blunt said back in September. She added that it also “has deep emotional roots” for her and Tucci who later became her brother-in-law. Trailer screencaptures and a first poster have been added to the photo gallery.

Exciting news, according to Deadline: Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver are teaming to star in Useful Idiots, a New York-set thriller from director Joseph Cedar, Fifth Season and Black Bear. The pic follows Diane Castle (Streep), a veteran journalist who covers the New York luxury property market. She’s disillusioned with writing puff pieces about the wealthy elite and regretful that she might not have lived up to her potential. When a record-breaking sale of a new penthouse hits her desk, Diane’s questions about the buyer’s identity lead to what could be the story of a lifetime. At its center is a mysterious oligarch whose influence stretches across Manhattan and beyond – protected by a network of fixers, enablers and a brilliant young strategist. Out of her depth, Diane digs deeper into the investigation, her determination to uncover the truth revealing a web of corruption and danger at the highest levels, ensnaring Diane, her family and all those around her. The complete article can be read over at Deadline.

As previously reported, “The Devil Wears Prada” caused quite a media frenzy last month, when Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci took a front seat at Milan’s Fashion Week. Streep also met her character’s alter ego Anna Wintour behind the scenes. A couple of press articles covering the event have been added to the photo gallery, with many thanks to Alvaro for sending them in.