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'I can't wait to sink my teeth into this!' Elton John to co-write musical version of The Devil Wears Prada bound for Broadway

By Mail Online Reporter

Published: 15:14 EST, 26 January 2017 | Updated: 20:36 EST, 26 January 2017

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He's the maestro behind The Lion King, the Billy Elliot musical and Disney's Aida.

And now Elton John is turning his hand to a musical version of The Devil Wears Prada.

The 69-year-old has signed on to co-write a new adaptation of the Lauren Weisberger 2003 novel bound for Broadway.

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New project: Sir Elton John will co-write a new musical version of The Devil Wears Prada

'Reimagining The Devil Wears Prada for the musical theatre is super exciting,' Elton told The Hollywood Reporter.

'I'm a huge fan of both the book and the feature film and a huge aficionado of the fashion world. I can't wait to sink my musical teeth into this hunk of popular culture.'

The 2006 film adaptation starred Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly, the fierce and demanding editor-in-chief of Runway magazine, while Anne Hathaway played put-upon intern Andrea Sachs.

The Devil Wears Prada: Meryl Streep played the demanding editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly

Playing the intern: Anne Hathaway starred as Andrea Sachs in the 2006 film

The book and the film gained notoriety after it was claimed to be based on Weisberger's real-life experience working with U.S. Vogue Editor Anna Wintour.

The film was a smash hit at the box office, raking in a whopping $326m worldwide.

Elton will co-write the show alongside playwright Paul Rudnick who penned the stage shows Sister Act and I Hate Hamlet.

Tiny dancer: Elton pictured with the cast of Billy Elliot in Toronto back in 2011

Sporty stuff: Elton was spotted out and about on Thursday in his favoured Adidas tracksuit

Trademark: Elton peeled on his classic tinted sunglasses for his outing

Bestseller: The book by Lauren Weisberger was a huge success story

'To bring The Devil Wears Prada to the stage, we knew we needed to find artists as inimitable as the characters in the story,' said Bob Cohen of Fox Stage Productions which will co-produce the show.

'We needed artists whose work has run the gamut, from music and publishing to drama and fashion,' he told the website.

'We could think of only two names: Elton John and Paul Rudnick… That's all!'

The stage version has no date as yet, but joins a smattering of other film musicals which will make their way into the theatre, according to The Guardian.

Disney musical Frozen will open on Broadway in spring next year while a stage musical version of French cinema hit Amélie about a quirky waitress hits the Great White Way in a few months time.