Cruella 2: Confirmation & Everything We Know
Disney's Cruella is the 101 Dalmatians' villainess origin story and it sets up a sequel. Here's everything we know about Disney's Cruella 2
Cruella (2021)
Cruella is the live-action reimagining of the 101 Dalmatians villain and her origin story. It stars Emma Stone as Estella, an aspiring fashion designer and talented grifter. After finding herself pitted against her boss, the Baroness (Emma Thompson), she creates the alter-ego Cruella, a dangerous criminal who will do whatever it takes to get ahead in both the fashion world and in life.
Cruella
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- Director
- Craig Gillespie
- Release Date
- May 28, 2021
- Studio(s)
- Disney
- Distributor(s)
- Disney
- Cast
- Joel Fry , Emma Stone , Jamie Demetriou , Emma Thompson , Paul Walter Hauser , Kirby Howell-Baptiste , Emily Beecham , Mark Strong
- Writers
- Dana Fox , Tony McNamara , Aline Brosh McKenna , Kelly Marcel , Steve Zissis , Dodie Smith
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- Budget
- 100–200 million
Summary
Set in 1970s London, this live-action film explores how Cruella de Vil came to be and serves as a backstory to the famed villain from Disney's One Hundred and One Dalmatians. In this adaptation, Emma Stone is Estella de Vil, a fashion designer who ultimately becomes obsessed with Dalmatians specifically. In the live-action '90s film 101 Dalmatians, Cruella is played by Glenn Close.
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