While shooting “The Smashing Machine,” Dwayne Johnson pitched himself to join co-star Emily Blunt in “ The Devil Wears Prada 2 ” as a character “who knew fashion” and “was cool.” Johnson and Blunt reflected on the self-pitch during Entertainment Weekly’s “Awardist” podcast on Nov. 19.

Johnson said, “I pitched myself. I told her when she was shooting,” to which a tongue-in-cheek Blunt added, “He tried.” Blunt joked that Johnson’s character would be someone “who’s great at walking in heels.” Johnson clarified, “Size 15 heels.”

Blunt concluded, “You should see him in a pair of heels. Hot,” as the two laughed.

“The Devil Wears Prada 2” is the highly anticipated sequel to the 2006 dramedy, which saw Anne Hathaway’s Andy Sachs navigate the cutthroat world of high fashion journalism as

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