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‘Princess Diaries 3’ appoints Adele Lim as director

EXCLUSIVE: Adele Lim returns to work at Disney as director of the third part of the award-winning film Princess diaries franchise.

This marks Lim’s second time behind the camera after writing Disney’s 2021 animated film, Raya and the last dragon. Lim made her directorial debut with the raunchy Lionsgate R-rated female Asian-American comedy Joy ride.

Debra Martin Chase produces Princess diaries 3. EPs include Lim’s production partner Naia Cucukov and Melissa Stack. Flora Greeson writes the screenplay.

Disney launched The princess diaries in 2001, which made Anne Hathaway a big name at the box office. There was also a 2004 sequel, The Princess Diaries: Royal Engagement. Both also starred Julie Andrews and were directed by the late Garry Marshall. Together, both pictures grossed $300 million WW. The first film followed Hathaway’s Mia Thermopolis, who discovers that she is the heir apparent of Genovia. She takes her friends Lilly and Michael Moscovitz along for the ride as she tries to navigate the teenage era.

Lim tells us: “As a diehard fan of the original Princess diariesI’m beyond excited to be part of bringing the third iteration of this beloved franchise to life. We look forward to celebrating the core values ​​of feminine power, joy and mentorship with a global audience.”

Lim’s credits include writing and producing TV shows like One Tree Hill And Lethal weaponas well as serving as co-showrunner of the CW series Stars crossed.

She wrote Warner Bros.’ blockbuster Jon Chu-directed rom-com Crazy rich Asians, which grossed $174 million in the United States and earned nominations for Best Picture at the Golden Globes and Producers Guild Awards and won the Critics Choice Award.

Last year, Lim teamed up with Naia Cucukov to launch the production company 100 Tigers. Cucukov was a former senior executive at Walden Media, whose credits include the Netflix series The Babysitters Club And Quest. The company’s mission is to “promote and amplify artists and projects that share our passion for feminine, cross-cultural storytelling with global appeal and a shiny edge.” 100 Tigers has several projects in development at various studios, including Amazon/MGM, HBO Max and ABC.

Lim is repped by Paradigm and Ginsburg, Daniels, Kallis. Chase is represented by CAA and Del Shaw Moonves. Cucukov is repped by Paradigm and Sean Marks. Stack is repped by CAA and Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment. Greeson is with Bill Zotti and UTA.