In Disney’s latest live-action reimagining, “Cruella,” a villain’s origin story is once again retold. But in the end, it’s actually more of a direct prequel to “101 Dalmatians” than you might’ve ...

Set in the 1970s, Cruella follows a girl named Estella (Emma Stone) from early life to young adulthood. Unlike the creepy fashion mogul from the original tale, the Cruella here starts life as an ...

Stone and costume designer Jenny Beavan participated in Zoom press conferences for Cruella on May 15. The film is in theaters and on Disney+ with Premiere Access on May 28. “As she is Cruella from 101 ...

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for "Cruella," currently in theaters and streaming on Disney Plus. "Cruella" has a lot of obvious and subtle nods to its predecessor, "101 Dalmatians." Horace watches ...

Disney loves to do live-action remakes of their animated classics, but they also like something else: renegade origin stories for once-feared villains. It worked with Maleficent, sprung from Sleeping ...

Cruella (2021) is Disney's latest attempt to revitalize an old brand: 101 Dalmatians. Emma Stone and Emma Thompson do their ...

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 ...

“Cruella” is some wicked fun. Yes, you can’t help but think of the massively popular musical “Wicked” – which gives you a new perspective on the Wicked Witch of the West via a story that happens ...

Disney's One Hundred and One Dalmatians came out 65 years ago, and despite the decades of change at the media giant, this ...

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