When Dodie Smith first introduced Cruella de Vil in her novel The One Hundred and One Dalmatians, she called immediate attention to the villain’s outfit. The book’s human protagonists, Mr. and Mrs.

And Cruella was, and is, a decidedly contemporary villain. Departing from the studio’s tradition of wicked queens and nature-based threats, she steps out of her sleek car (modeled after a Rolls-Royce) ...

Wednesday saw the release of the first trailer for Cruella. The new movie is the latest in Disney's habit of turning its animated classics into live-action features. However, unlike the most ...

Set in the 1970s, Cruella — which hits theaters on May 28, 2021 — sounds more in line with Disney’s Maleficent. Rather than a straight retelling of 1961’s animated 101 Dalmatians, the new film will ...

Emma Stone was announced as the star of the upcoming live-action “Cruella” back in 2016. The Oscar-winning actress has big heels to fill. Glenn Close played the villainess in the 1996 live-action film ...

Emma Stone stars as the classic villain of 101 Dalmatians in the upcoming film Emma Stone is channeling her sinister side in Disney’s Cruella. On Saturday, Disney shared a first look at the actress as ...

For a character that gets a little less than nine minutes of screen time in her 1961 screen debut, Cruella de Vil has an outsized legacy. Over the years, the villain of Disney’s original animated “101 ...

This weekend, Emma Stone is set to take on the role of iconic villain Cruella de Vil in Disney's new movie, Cruella. The film is a prequel to the 1961 One Hundred and One Dalmatians animated feature, ...

Disney has quite the challenge in front of it with Cruella. The movie — which hits theaters (and Disney+, with Premier Access) on May 28 — stars Emma Stone as a young version of classic villain ...

The trailer for Cruella, the live-action origin story of Disney villain Cruella de Vil (played by a mean-spirited, yet still lovable Emma Stone), debuted yesterday (February 17). And though its dark, ...

101 Dalmatians: The Series Cruella De Vil and Puppies Production Cel Setup Group of 2 (Walt Disney, c. 1997-98). From the animated show 101 Dalmatians: The Series comes this group of two production ...

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