La La Land actress Emma Stone is ready to once again play the role of Cruella de Vil for the sequel of the film Cruella. The Oscar-winning actress officially made a deal to play the villain in Cruella 2, making it the second prequel to Disney's 101 Dalmatians. Cruella premiered in theaters and on Disney+ in May.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney is moving forward with Cruella 2 after the first movie's satisfying performance at the box office and Disney+ Premier Access, as well as its positive reception from critics and audiences alike.
Cruella begins with Estella as a child with black and white hair, something that she was born with due to a disease called poliosis. The condition is caused by a decrease or absence of melanin in the hair on the body, typically resulting in a white streak or splotches in someone's hair.
Both Roger and Anita receive puppies from Cruella, Dalmatians named Pongo and Perdit, respectively. This perfectly aligns with the arc in both versions of 101 Dalmatians, wherein Roger and Anita fall in love, and their dogs give birth to an unnaturally large litter of 15 puppies.
As per a Comicbook report, the makers have set their eye on Taylor Swift to play not just any other part in Cruella 2 but the villain of the film. If you are unaware, the rumours during the first film also said that Swift has a cameo in the first part which was kept a secret.
Cruella 2 Release Date, Cast, And Plot - What We Know So Far
Is Stella and Cruella the same person?
To conceal her identity, Estella creates an alter-ego, "Cruella", and wears one of the Baroness's old designs from a vintage clothing store owned by the flamboyant Artie.
Disney based its version of Cruella on the personality and mannerisms of Tallulah Bankhead, and her long, lanky physical design came from Mary Wickes, who served as her live-action model.
But what makes her want to turn them into fur coats? In the end-credits scene, Cruella's gifting of Pongo and Perdita seems like heartfelt thank-you to two friends who helped her achieve her goals. It suggests Cruella's feelings about Dalmatians have changed, as she gives two innocent puppies to loving homes.
Why did Genghis put on weight at the end of Cruella?
Apparently, the dogs got real friendly with Cruella and Horace's own pups, and the movie ends with Horace pointing out that Genghis — one of the Dalmatians, all three of which Cruella kept after getting the Baroness arrested — has put on weight. Sweet Horace. No, Genghis hasn't put on weight, she's pregnant.
The first thing Disney did to make Cruella a redeemable character was to portray her as having dissociative identity disorder (sometimes called multiple personality disorder).
In the 1961 animated original film, the fashion-obsessed heiress was usually seen clutching a cigarette and holder as sickly green smoke wafted behind her. When asked why the wardrobe statement piece was intentionally left out, Stone attributed it to evolving opinions about smoking within the past 60 years.
In 101 Dalmatians, Cruella wanted to purchase Perdita and Pongo's Dalmatian puppies because she was a selfish heiress who viewed the puppies as a fashionable commodity to be exploited rather than as innocent living beings.
On February 8, 2023, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that Frozen 3 is in the works, along with Toy Story 5 and Zootopia 2. While news of a third Frozen film was a welcome one, we have yet to hear more details about the movie or see a trailer.
While an exact year hasn't been specified, it's been confirmed that Disney's Cruella origin story is set in the 1970s. That actually lines up very well with the film being a prequel to 101 Dalmatians 1996, and Glenn Close's Cruella de Vil being the future of Stone's take.
Like “Maleficent” (so-so), “Cruella” is a prequel of sorts. It purports to show us how the puppy-skinning madwoman of “101 Dalmatians” got that way. As if anyone, including your average puppy-loving kid, cared. Well, Disney couldn't live-action “101 Dalmatians” because they'd already done that.
Cruella comes to visit and feels that Anita just sending the sketches of her designs because she is on leave from work isn't the same as the interaction they had together. She mocks Roger for his job and for starting a family which makes his respect for her, turn to hatred.
Their parents, Pongo and Perdita, set out to save their puppies from Cruella, in the process rescuing eighty-four additional ones, bringing the total of Dalmatians to one hundred and one.
It is there the movie arbitrarily suggests Cruella de Vil's eventual obsession with Dalmatians is because that breed of dog was used as a literal murder weapon in the death of her mother.
Catherine, a former employee of the filthy rich Baronness, is there to ask her former employer for a bit of money. Rather than extend some compassion, the Baronness silently whistles for her trained Dalmatian attack dogs, who leap at Estella's mother and push her off a cliff into the sea.
Her personal anthem, the song that plays in the animated version of 101 Dalmatians, is all about how “if she doesn't scare you, no evil thing will.” And her defining characteristic is that she loves dalmatian fur so much she's more than willing to kidnap a bunch of puppies in the hopes of skinning them for their spots.
Ever since her debut in Dodie Smith's novel, there have been many films and shows that have showcased the character Cruella de Vil. She appeared in 101 Dalmatians, the 1961 animated film by Walt Disney, where her character was voiced by Betty Lou Gerson.
A live-action prequel feature film following a young 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.
In Disney's original animated “101 Dalmatians” from 1961, Cruella de Vil is an evil woman in her sixties whose goal is to kill and skin the Dalmatians for their fur as a new fashion statement.
