When the first trailer dropped for Disney’s Cruella, the live-action origin film for 101 Dalmations’ Cruella De’vil starring Emma Stone, the only thing that we could think was that Disney was trying to create their own, family-friendly take on The Joker. WIth the new teaser now out, we can only continue to think the same thing. This movie is either going to be great or great for all of the wrong reasons, but when you’ve got Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, and Mark Strong, we’re on board to check it out.
Cruella hits theaters (and probably Disney+ premier) on May 28th.
Academy Award® winner Emma Stone (“La La Land”) stars in Disney’s “Cruella,” an all-new live-action feature film about the rebellious early days of one of cinemas most notorious – and notoriously fashionable – villains, the legendary Cruella de Vil. “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.