Cruella

Cruella
Directed by	Craig Gillespie
Produced by	Andrew Gunn Marc Platt Kristin Burr
Written by	Dana Fox (screenplay) Tony McNamara (screenplay) Aline Brosh McKenna (story) Kelly Marcel (story) Steve Zissis (story)
Starring	Emma Stone Emma Thompson Joel Fry Paul Walter Hauser Emily Beecham Kirby Howell-Baptiste Mark Strong
Music by	Nicholas Britell
Cinematography by	Nicolas Karakatsanis
Editor(s)	Tatiana S. Riegel
Studio(s)	Walt Disney Pictures Gunn Films
Distributor	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Released	May 28, 2021
Running time	134 minutes
Language	English
External links
Official website
IMDb page

“Brilliant. Bad. A little bit mad”

―Tagline

Cruella is an upcoming American live-action film which will be distributed by Walt Disney Pictures and released theatrically on May 28, 2021 with a simultaneous release on Disney+ for an extra fee with Premier Access. Based on the 1961 Disney animated feature film, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, the film serves as an origin story for Cruella De Vil and features Emma Stone as the titular character. Directed by Craig Gillespie, the film also features Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser, Emily Beecham, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, and Mark Strong in supporting roles. Stone also serves as an executive producer on the film alongside Glenn Close, who previously portrayed Cruella in the previous live-action adaptations, 101 Dalmatians and 102 Dalmatians.

Synopsis

“Cruella,” which is set in 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, follows a young grifter named Estella, a clever and creative girl determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute, played by two-time Oscar® winner Emma Thompson (“Howards End,” “Sense & Sensibility”). But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable, and revenge-bent Cruella.

Cast

• Emma Stone as Estella "Cruella" De Vil
  • Tipper Seifert-Cleveland as Young Estella
  • Billie Gadsdon as Young Estella (age 5)
• Emma Thompson as Baroness Von Hellman
• Joel Fry as Jasper
• Paul Walter Hauser as Horace
• Emily Beecham as Catherine De Vil
• Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Anita
• Mark Strong as John
• Jamie Demetriou as Gerald
• Abraham Popoola as Geroge
• John McCrea as Artie
• Sid Sagar as Mark
• John Mackay
• Gianni Calchetti
• Kate Margo

Production

Glenn Close, Andrew Gunn, Aline Brosh McKenna, and Marc Platt will serve as producers of the film. McKenna was also hired as the writer of the film; in October 2015, she was replaced by Kelly Marcel, who also wrote the screenplay for Saving Mr. Banks.

This is not the first time 101 Dalmatians was adapted in live-action. The 1996 film and its sequel were the first two.

The film itself is an origin story for the character Cruella De Vil, hence making it a prequel to the 101 Dalmatians story. However, as the film is live action, it's not to be considered canon to 101 Dalmatians.

In January 2016, it was reported that Emma Stone is in negotiations to play Cruella. In April 2016, Disney confirmed that she will indeed play the character. She would also serve as an executive producer.

In December 2016, Alex Timbers was confirmed to direct the film. However, it was announced that Timbers will no longer be directing Cruella due to scheduling conflicts and will be replaced by the I, Tonya director Craig Gillespie.

Videos

Disney's Cruella - Official Trailer

Disney’s Cruella - Sneak Peek

Disney’s Cruella - Official Trailer 2

Disney’s Cruella - Becoming Cruella Featurette

Trivia

• Cruella is the second Disney live-action adaptation to feature the perspective of the villain, after 2014's Maleficent.
• Glenn Close, one of the executive producers of the film, played the character of Cruella in the 1996 live-action adaptation of 101 Dalmatians and its 2000 sequel.
• This film takes place before the events of the 1996 remake and its 2000 sequel.
• When the first trailer for Cruella was released, most of the fans and commentators drew comparisons to Todd Phillips's Joker (2019). Both films take a famous villainous character and makes them into protagonists misunderstood by society.
• This will be the fourth time that Craig Gillespie will direct for a Disney film, after Fright Night (which is distributed under the Touchstone Pictures banner), Million Dollar Arm, and The Finest Hours.
• This will be the fifth time that Emma Thompson will do a role for a Disney film, after playing Captain Amelia in Treasure Planet, Queen Elinor in Brave, P. L. Travers in Saving Mr. Banks, and Mrs. Potts in the 2017 live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast.
• This will be the second time that Mark Strong will portray a role for a Disney film, after playing Matai Shang in John Carter.
• Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, Julianne Moore, and Demi Moore were considered for a role.
• Prior to the announcement of the film's new simultaneous release, Kirby Howell-Baptiste was slated to be portraying a character named "Tabitha" while Emily Beecham was stated to be playing Anita. Shortly afterwards, their proper characters were listed. Additionally, Mark Strong's character was named "Boris" before revealing it as John. The reason for the initial misnaming is unknown.
• Following the COVID-19 pandemic, this will be the first live-action Walt Disney Pictures film to have a theatrical release since Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.
• This is the second live-action adaptation of a Disney Animated Canon film to be rated PG-13 by the MPA, after Mulan.
  • This is the first 101 Dalmatians film to be rated PG-13 by the MPA, unlike the other films, which were rated G, making it the second Disney franchise in which neither animated nor live-action film receives a PG rating after Mulan.
• This is the twelfth Disney film to be rated PG-13, and the seventh outside of the Pirates of the Caribbean films overall, after Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, John Carter, The Lone Ranger, Saving Mr. Banks, The Finest Hours and Mulan.
  • This is also the fifth non-Jerry Bruckheimer Disney film to be rated PG-13, after John Carter, Saving Mr. Banks and The Finest Hours, and Mulan.
• This is the third Disney film to be released on Disney+ as a Premiere Access title, after Mulan and Raya and the Last Dragon.
  • Thus, it is also the second Disney film to be released in theaters and on Disney+ on the same day after Raya and the Last Dragon.

External links

• Cruella (film) on Wikipedia

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Media Films: One Hundred and One Dalmatians (video/soundtrack) • 101 Dalmatians (video/soundtrack) • 102 Dalmatians (video/soundtrack) • 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (video) • Cruella (video/soundtrack/score) • Cruella 2 Television series: 101 Dalmatians: The Series • 101 Dalmatian Street • 101 Dalmatians Plantation Video Games: Animated StoryBook: 101 Dalmatians • Math Antics with Disney's 101 Dalmatians • Disney Hotshots: Disney's 101 Dalmatians • 101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor • 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue • 102 Dalmatians: Activity Center • 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure • Kingdom Hearts Books: Disney Princess Beginnings • Hello, Cruel Heart • Be Careful What You Wish Fur • Evil Thing: A Tale of That Devil Woman • Evil Thing: A Villains Graphic Novel Disney Parks Disney's All-Star Movies Resort • Club Villain • Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom • Midship Detective Agency Entertainment: Disney Classics: The Music & The Magic • The Golden Mickeys • Villains Tonight! Parades: Disney Cinema Parade Fireworks: Momentous • Wonderful World of Animation • Wondrous Journeys Halloween: Disney's Maleficious Halloween Party • Frightfully Fun Parade • Happy Hallowishes • Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular • House of De Vil-lains • It's Good to be Bad with the Disney Villains • Let's Get Wicked • Mickey's Boo-to-You Halloween Parade • Re-Villains! Halloween Parade • Scream and Shout Halloween Parade • The Disney Villains Halloween Showtime • The Villains Rockin’ Halloween • Villains Mix and Mingle • Villains Night Out! Chapter 2 Characters One Hundred and One Dalmatians: Pongo • Perdita • Roger Radcliffe • Anita Radcliffe • Nanny • Cruella De Vil • Jasper and Horace • Dalmatian Puppies • Lucky • Patch • Rolly • Penny • Freckles • Pepper • Danny • Scottie • Towser • Lucy • Captain • Sergeant Tibbs • Colonel • Thunderbolt • Dirty Dawson • Prissy • Coco • Collie • The Cows • Labrador 101 Dalmatians: The Series: Cadpig • Spot • Mooch • Tripod • Scorch • Lieutenant Pug • Mayor Ed Pig • Dumpling • Cornelia • Swamp Rat • Cydne • Steven • Persian Pete • Vendella De Vil • Go-Go • Blaze • Cave Pup • Rebecca • The Vandercreams • Amber Dearly • P.H. De Vil • Cecil B. De Vil • Ivy De Vil • Malevola De Vil • Judge Dimsdale De Vil 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure: Lil' Lightning • Lars 101 Dalmatians: Herbert • Alonzo • Mr. Skinner • Jewel • Dipstick • Fidget • Two-Tone • Whizzer • Kipper 101 Dalmatian Street: Dylan • Dolly • Dawkins • Doug • Delilah • Triple-D • Dante • D.J. • Deepak • Diesel • Dorothy • Da Vinci • Delgado • Dizzy & Dee Dee • Dimitri Trio • Portia Poodle • Fergus Fox • Hansel • Roxy • Snowball • Clarissa • Pearl • Hunter De Vil • Spike • Constantin • Sid • Big Fee • Spencer Sausage Dog • Summer • Chips • Arabella • Prunella • Bessie • Apollo • Cuddles • Doctor Dave • Godfrey • Hugo • Stanislav Video game characters: Patches 102 Dalmatians: Chloe Simon • Kevin Shepherd • Jean-Pierre Le Pelt • Dottie • Little Dipper • Domino • Oddball • Fluffy • Drooler • Chomp • Digger • Waddlesworth • Ewan Cruella: Baroness Von Hellman • Buddy • Wink • Artie • John • Catherine Miller • The Baroness' Dalmatians • Gerald Episodes 101 Dalmatians: The Series ABC Episodes: "Home is Where the Bark Is" • "He Followed Me Home" • "Love 'Em and Flea 'Em" • "Howl Noon" • "Easy on the Lies" • "Two for the Show" • "An Officer and a Gentledog" • "Bad to the Bone" • "Southern Fried Cruella" • "Swine Song" • "Watch for Falling Idols" • "The High Price of Fame" • "The Great Cat Invasion" • "No Train, No Gain" • "Rolly's Egg-Celent Adventure" • "Wild Chick Chase" • "The Dogs of DeVil" • "Dog's Best Friend" • "A Christmas Cruella" • "Out to Launch" • "Prophet and Loss" Syndicated Episodes: "You Slipped a Disk" • "Chow About That?" • "Tic Track Toe" • "Lucky All Star" • "Shake, Rattle, and Woof" • "Cadpig Behind Bars" • "Leisure Lawsuit" • "Purred It Through the Grapevine" • "Our Own Digs" • "Goose Pimples (Goose Pamples)" • "Two Faces of Anita" • "The Fungus Among Us" • "Market Mayhem" • "Lucky to be Alone" • "Four Stories Up" • "It's a Swamp Thing" • "Roll Out the Pork Barrel" • "Alive N' Chicken" • "Prima Doggy" • "You Say It's Your Birthday" • "Oozy Does It" • "Barnboozled" • "Citizen Canine" • "Full Metal Pullet" • "Dough the Right Thing" • "Frisky Business" • "Cadet of the Month" • "Valentine Daze" • "Close But No Cigar" • "Invasion of the Doggy Snatchers" • "Smoke Detectors" • "Lobster Tale" • "Double Dog Dare" • "Mooove It On Over" • "Shipwrecked" • "Mall Pups" • "Shrewzle Watch" • "The Life You Save" • "Spots and Shots" • "On the Lamb" • "Treasure of Swamp Island" • "Lord of the Termites" • "Fountain of Youth" • "Walk a Mile in My Tracks" • "Cruella World" • "Hail to the Chief" • "Food for Thought" • "The Maltese Chicken" • "Film Fatale" • "My Fair Chicken" • "Snow Bounders" • "Gnaw or Never" • "Poison Ivy" • "Twelve Angry Pups" • "The Good-bye Chick" • "Robo-Rolly" • "Splishing and Splashing" • "Virtual Lucky" • "Cupid Pups" • "The Artist Formerly Known as Spot" • "The Nose Knows" • "K is for Kibble" • "Humanitarian of the Year" • "Beauty Pageant Pandemonium" • "Hog-Tied" • "Coup DeVil" • "Every Little Crooked Nanny" • "Cone Head" • "Channels" • "Un-Lucky" • "The Making of..." • "Best of Show" • "Walk on the Wild Side" • "Horace and Jasper's Big Career Move" • "DeVil-Age Elder" • "Jurassic Bark" • "My Fair Moochie" • "Dog Food Day Afternoon" • "Spot's Fairy God-Chicken" • "Good Neighbor Cruella" • "Animal House Party" • "Dalmatian Vacation, Part I - Road Warriors" • "Dalmatian Vacation, Part II - Cross-Country Calamity" • "Dalmatian Vacation, Part III - Dearly Beloved" 101 Dalmatian Street Shorts: "Merry Pups" • "Muddy Pups" • "Prank Pups" • "Ransom Pups" • "Target Pups" • "Yoga Pups" • "Jurassic Pups" "Space Pups" • "Disco Pups" • "Diva Pups" Season One: "Dog's Best Friend" • "Boom Night" • "Power to the Puppies" • "Who The Dog Do You Think You Are?" • "Walkies on the Wild Side" • "May Contain Nuts" • "Winter Funderland" • "Snow Day" • "Perfect Match" • "All Fired Up" • "Poetry Scam" • "Crushed Out" • "Girls' Day Out" • "The Woof Factor" • "The Nose Job" • "My Fair Dolly" • "Flea-Mageddon" • "A Right Royal Rumble" • "Dal-Martians" • "A Date with Destiny... Dallas and Déjà Vu" • The Wow of Miaow • Fear Window • The Dog House • A Summer to Remember • Long Tongue Day • Doggy Da Vinci • London, We Have a Problem • It's My Party • Fox in the Dog House • Fetch • Don't Push Your Luck • The Curse of the Ferrydog • The Walls Are Alive • Diamond Dogs • Ride Along • Poodlewolf • The Longest Night • Balancing Act • Dawkins Strikes Back • Poodlefall! • Dotty Dancing • Yappily Ever After • D-Factor • Puppy Dreams • Dante's Inferno • Better the De Vil You Know • The De Vil Wears Puppies Locations London • Regents Park • De Vil Manor • Dinsford • Dearly Farm • Gruteley County • Cherry Tree Farm • House of DeVil • 101 Dalmatian Street • 2nd Time Around • Liberty London • House of Baroness • John's Apartment Songs Films: Cruella De Vil • Kanine Krunchies • Dalmatian Plantation • Playful Melody • I See Spots • Try Again • You're the One • Digga Digga Dog • So Fabulous, So Fierce • Who's Sorry Now? • Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps • Livin' Thing • Call Me Cruella • These Boots Are Made for Walkin' • I'm Gettin' Good at Being Bad • Cruella • What Can a Bird Do? • The Language of Dogs Animated Storybook: I Love Fur • Puppies, Oh, Puppies • Twilight Bark • Up the Stair • Cover Yourselves with Soot Television series: 1-0-1 • Dalmatian Vacation • Surf Puppies • I Got My Pups with Me • It's a Dog's Life • In the House • Dolly's Rap • Dogs are Out for Summer Sun • It's a Prank • We're Sending You Love Deleted: Don't Buy a Parrot from a Sailor • March of the One Hundred and One • Cheerio, Good-Bye, Toodle-oo, Hip Hip! • One Hundred and One • The Creation of Cruella De Vil See also Cruella's car • Jasper and Horace's truck • The Thunderbolt Adventure Hour • What's My Crime? • The Disney Afternoon • House of Mouse • Once Upon a Time • The Further Adventures of Thunderbolt