Cruella Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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.

Comedy Drama Family Remake Spin-off

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  Emma Stone

  ... Cruella de Vil

  Bugonia, Eddington

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  Emma Thompson

  ... Baroness

  The Sheep Detectives, Dead of Winter

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  Kirby Howell-Baptiste

  Silent Night, The Sandman (Series)

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  Paul Walter Hauser

  ... Horace

  Americana, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

• J
  Joel Fry

  ... Jasper

  American Sweatshop, The End We Start From

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  Jamie Demetriou

  ... Gerald

  The Roses, Barbie

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  Abraham Popoola

  ... George

  Atlas

Who is making Cruella – Crew List

A look at Cruella behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Craig Gillespie last helmed Dumb Money and I, Tonya. The film's writer Aline Brosh McKenna last penned I Don't Know How She Does It and Morning Glory.

Director

Craig Gillespie

Screenwriters

Aline Brosh McKenna
Kelly Marcel
Jez Butterworth

Producers

Kristin Burr
Andrew Gunn

Production – What we know about the Cruella

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Key Facts

• Prequel to the film 101 Dalmatians.
• Aline Brosh McKenna worked on an early version of the script for Cruella.
• Based on the character which first appeared in the 1956 novel "The Hundred and One Dalmatians" by Dodie Smith. This will be a live-action film.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

May 2021

Completed

Changed Cruella movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jan 2021

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Oct 2019

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Dec 2018

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Planning to shoot in 2019.

Apr 2018

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

Sep 2016

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Spectre co-writer Jez Butterworth finished up a rewrite of the film. Production starts late 2016.

Jan 2016

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Plan is to get the film into production by the end of the year.

Oct 2015

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Saving Mr. Banks screenwriter Kelly Marcel is attached to write the script.

Oct 2013

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. Scribe Aline Brosh McKenna (Cinderalla) has been hired to pen a film based on the dog-fur-loving fashionista from 101 Dalmatians.

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