While The Devil Wears Prada 2 has several rumored celebrity cameos, not every one of them made the final cut. Ahead of the movie’s May 1 release, Entertainment Weekly got insight into why Sydney Sweeney isn’t in the film, even though she was seen on set in August. It came down to a “creative decision,” a source told the outlet.

Sydney Sweeney photographed arriving on the set of 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' in August 2025.

Sydney Sweeney photographed arriving on the set of The Devil Wears Prada 2 in August 2025.Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin – Getty Images

Sweeney reportedly did film a three-minute scene that was part of Emily Charlton (Emily Blunt)’s character introduction in a senior position at Dior. Sweeney, who played herself, was a celebrity client at Dior’s office whom Emily was dressing, according to EW.

The cameo would’ve been at the top of the film. But ultimately, that segment was condensed, and Sweeney’s scene didn’t work “structurally with the rest of the sequence,” the outlet wrote. “The team working on the movie was grateful for her participation, making the decision to remove the bit a difficult one.”

Sweeney is booked and busy these days. She has six confirmed upcoming projects listed on her IMDb, including the rest of Euphoria’s third season that is currently airing, Netflix’s Gundam film (which just began production this week), Split Fiction, The Housemaid’s Secret, Custom of the Country, and I Pretended to be a Missing Girl.

Sydney Sweeney at the "Anyone But You" Sydney Screening

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She spoke to Cosmopolitan earlier this year about her work hustle, saying, “I’ve never had a plan B. I never prepared to fail because I didn’t have any choice but to succeed. I’ve done projects with people who are born into the industry or had connections coming into it, and it’s very different seeing their process versus mine—which is not to say it’s less challenging; it’s just different.”

She added, “My first project was not an award-winning film with an award-winning director. I did really shitty indies, I did short films, and I did guest star, costar, and extra work on TV shows. I did movies that I wish would just disappear. But I had to start somewhere. I had to add things to my résumé, and I had to meet people.”