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) ...

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 ...

Cruella de Vil walked so that Miranda Priestly could run — and she is absolutely one of the greatest fashion villains of all time. It's no surprise that a queen of similar stature, Glenn Close, got it ...

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 ...

Disney tried to do away with Cruella de Vil as we knew her. She was a deranged and unhinged character who (at least for me) sometimes made 101 Dalmatians too scary to watch as a kid. WARNING: we're ...

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 ...

The 1996 live-action film "101 Dalmatians" featured this major star as Cruella de Vil. Later, she went on to claim a role in Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy." ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Emma Stone offers a ‘mad’ take on Cruella de Vil Emma Stone offers a ‘mad’ take on Cruella de Vil All of which is to say that Disney may have found its own Joker-type character in Stone’s Cruella de ...