In the film, Benji is played \u2013 scarily well, I should add \u2013 by Justin Theroux. After a high-profile divorce, he has had a \u201cglow-up\u201d, which loosely translates to losing weight and boasting a deep mahogany tan. Post-divorce, he is now in a relationship with Emily \u2013 Miranda\u2019s acerbic former assistant, played by the scene-stealing Emily Blunt<\/a>, who is described as \u201cevery girl who ignored him in high school\u201d. Benji\u2019s inclusion in the story feels representative of the wider media landscape, where the whims of billionaires decide which parts of the old, pre-social media world get to survive. And for Emily, she\u2019s learning that being associated with someone so powerful has the potential to help her finally step out of Miranda\u2019s shadow. The romance between these diametric opposites \u2013 Type A fashion queen and a nerd who grew up to become one of the world\u2019s richest men \u2013 provides a stream of comic relief. But beyond the laughs are a deeper \u2013 and bleaker \u2013 statement about how people with enough money can buy cultural power.<\/p>\n
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