Meryl Streep reunites with Devil Wears Prada inspiration Anna Wintour in Vogue cover shoot

Meryl Streep has reunited with the inspiration behind the icy fashionista she portrays in The Devil Wears Prada, former Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. 

The iconic duo grace the cover of Vogue's May issue, with Streep on the receiving end of Wintour's steely yet cunning smile. 

Wintour, the former editor-in-chief of the fashion bible, is famously the muse behind Streep's The Devil Wears Prada character Miranda Priestly, the cut-throat leader of Runway magazine who is feared by her employees.

The spread - shot by acclaimed photographer Annie Leibovitz - captures the two legends, fittingly dressed in Prada, as they prepare for the sequel to the original 2006 hit.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 will be released on May 1 and sees Anne Hathaway return as Andrea Sachs, the former Runway assistant who returns to work with Priestley as her features editor. 

In an interview conducted by Greta Gerwig, Streep and Wintour - both 76 - candidly discussed 'power-dressing, longevity, and the perspective of age'.

Both styled by Grace Coddington, Streep modeled a navy blue power suit teamed with a button-up ivory shirt and pointed-toe black heels. 

Meanwhile, the media executive wore a bright red dress with black and beaded accents, and a long pleated skirt.

The stars also coordinated in sleek black sunglasses throughout the photo spread.

Ahead of the upcoming The Devil Wears Prada sequel, which the article refers to as DWP2, Wintour shared, 'What I liked about the first film is that it showed the world what a huge business fashion is. 

'It’s a true economic force globally, and the first film acknowledged that. So much has changed. But I like to think we’re evolving rather than disintegrating. We are still here. 

'We’re all doing our jobs—in different ways and across multiple platforms instead of just one, but how wonderful is that? We’re reaching far more people.'

And the industry icon said she 'trusted' Streep 'implicitly' when it came to shooting the second movie.

'I do think they’ve located something true about the business now,' Streep noted about returning to the film 20 years later.

In 2022 Wintour said she'd choose the three-time Academy Award winner to play her in a Broadway musical.

She made the revelation while appearing in Vogue's famed 73 Questions YouTube segment. 

The Devil Wears Prada film is based on the novel by former Vogue intern Lauren Weisberger.

She described her time working with the fashion pillar as 'crazy.' 

While in the position for less than a year, her time at the publication inspired the hit movie, with Wintour serving as inspiration for the boss of the fictional magazine Runway.

Weisberger appeared on the Today show in 2021, telling host Jenna Bush Hager that her former role at Vogue was a 'crazy entrance into the working world of New York City.'

'...And it was wild. Wild,' she added at the time.

The best-selling novel encapsulated Wintour's biting attitude, while zooming in on Weisberger's time at the fashion bible. 

The author revealed she spent her days at the office 'faxing, filing, getting coffee, and basically keeping Anna’s life running as smoothly as possible.'