Sorry, grilled cheese fans — Nate Cooper won’t be making a comeback.  As fans celebrate the official news of ‘Devil Wears Prada 2‘, Adrian Grenier won’t reprise his role as Nate. 

According to Entertainment Weekly, Adrian Grenier, who portrayed Nate — Andy Sachs’ complicated and often-criticized boyfriend (Yes, Internet isn’t a big fan!) in The Devil Wears Prada — won’t be stepping back into the role for the sequel. Fans often label him a “red flag.”

According to Entertainment Weekly, two sources familiar with the production revealed his absence as filming began.

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Production on the long-anticipated sequel is now underway, set to continue through summer. 20th Century Studios confirmed the news on Monday. Director David Frankel and writer Aline Brosh McKenna have also returned, bringing back the creative force behind the original.

Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci are all confirmed to return, reuniting the fan-favorite cast nearly two decades after the original’s release.

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To jog your memory, in the 2006 film, Andy Sachs (Hathaway) undertakes a whirlwind journey through New York’s elite fashion world under the tutelage of Miranda Priestly (Streep).

Along the way, her boyfriend Nate became a point of fan frustration, with many labeling him the “true villain” of the story for failing to support Andy’s career.

In a 2021 oral history with EW, Grenier reflected on that backlash:

“It hadn’t occurred to me until I started to really think about it, and perhaps it was because I was as immature as Nate was at the time.”

He continued, “At the end of the day, it’s just a birthday, right? It’s not the end of the world. I’ve come to realize the truth in that perspective.”

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Director Frankel once admitted there were tentative talks of a follow-up years ago. In the same interview with EW, he said: “[The studio] didn’t ask for [a sequel]. We had a meeting where we said, ‘What could we do if there was a sequel?’ Maybe it was stupid; we felt like, no, this story has been told.”

Still, author Lauren Weisberger’s follow-up book sparked renewed interest.

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Plot details are under wraps, but multiple reports previously hinted that the sequel would follow Miranda Priestly navigating a struggling publishing world.

At the same time, Blunt’s character has risen to power at a fashion conglomerate that Runway needs as an advertiser.

‘‘ is expected to hit theaters in , bringing fans back into the world of Runway nearly 20 years after the original made cinematic history.

Meanwhile, if you’d like to refresh your memory on the film, you can start streaming it here.