Following her Best Actress win for Little Joe at Cannes earlier this year, British actress Emily Beecham (Daphne, Into the Badlands) has signed on to star alongside Emma Stone in the live-action 101 Dalmatians prequel Cruella. Beecham’s role is being kept under wraps at present, but she joins a cast that includes Stone as a young version […]
First look at Emma Stone as Cruella in live-action 101 Dalmatians prequel
Today at D23, Disney revealed a first look at Emma Stone as the young pre-101 Dalmatians villain Cruella de Vil along with her henchmen Jasper (Joel Fry) and Horace (Paul Walter Hauser) in the upcoming live-action origin story Cruella; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Emma Thompson in talks to join Emma Stone in Disney’s […]
Disney’s live-action Cruella casts Joel Fry as henchman Jasper
The cast for Disney’s Cruella has been growing lately and Variety has now revealed another addition to the film. According to the outlet, Joel Fry (Game of Thrones) will be joining the project as one of Cruella De Vil’s faithful but bumbling henchman, Jasper. Fry joins a cast that includes Emma Stone (La La Land), Emma Thompson […]
Paul Walter Hauser joins Disney’s Cruella
I, Tonya and BlacKkKlansman star Paul Walter Hauser is in negotiations to join Disney’s live-action 101 Dalmatians prequel Cruella, with The Wrap reportedly that he is being eyed for the role of Roger Dearly. Emma Stone (La La Land) is attached to portray the young, pre-villain Cruella de Vil, while Emma Thompson (Howards End) has […]
Emma Thompson in talks to join Emma Stone in Disney’s Cruella
THR is reporting that Oscar-winner Emma Thompson is in talks with Disney to join Cruella, the studio’s Maleficent-style live-action origin story for 101 Dalmatians villain Cruella de Vil. Cruella is being directed by Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya) from a script by Tony McNamara (The Favourite) and will see Emma Stone (La La Land) starring in […]
Rumour: Nicole Kidman leads shortlist to join Emma Stone in Disney’s Cruella
Back in 2016, it was announced that Emma Stone will be taking on the iconic Disney villain Cruella de Vil in a live-action movie for Walt Disney Pictures, and having enlisted I, Tonya director Craig Gillespie last year, it seems the studio is finally pushing ahead on the project. The logline for the film – […]
I, Tonya’s Craig Gillespie in talks to direct Emma Stone in Disney’s Cruella
Disney is close to finding a director for Cruella, a film based on the villainous Cruella de Vil from 101 Dalmations. The studio has begun talks with I, Tonya director Craig Gillespie to direct Emma Stone (The Favourite) in the title role. Mozart in the Jungle co-creator Alex Timbers was originally set to direct the film, but had to drop […]
Disney’s Cruella lands Mozart in the Jungle director Alex Timbers
Disney’s Cruella, which will star Emma Stone as the classic puppy-napping, fur coat loving 101 Dalmatians antagonist, has found its director in Mozart and the Jungle writer and director Alex Timbers. Timbers is reportedly in talks to helm the upcoming origin film, beating a handful of theater helmers including Fun House‘s Sam Gold. Timbers is a two-time Tony nominee, whose Broadway work […]
All upcoming live-action Disney remakes
Luke Owen looks to the future of Disney’s live-action output… Following the announcement of a live-action version of The Lion King [read my thoughts on that here], I thought we should collate together all the information we have on Disney’s other upcoming live-action adaptations. To date, there are a whopping seventeen of these in development, but all […]
Disney officially announces Jungle Book 2, Maleficent 2, Mary Poppins sequel, Cruella and more
Having put a host of adaptations of its animated classics into development, Walt Disney Pictures has set five new release dates for its slate of live-action fairy tale movies: UNTITLED DISNEY FAIRY TALE (Live Action) previously dated on 12/22/17 moves up to 7/28/17 UNTITLED DISNEY FAIRY TALE (Live Action) now dated on 4/6/18 UNTITLED DISNEY […]