‘Cruella’ – Fashion & Villainy Takes on London
In the new Cruella trailer, the 101 Dalmations villain tries to take over London – with style.
Reimaging Maleficent has been a success for Disney, so it makes sense that they’d want to try with a different villain. One with a ton of flare and a big personality. The trailers make Cruella look less like the live-action Disney movies we’ve seen of late – it doesn’t stick with the animated feature format. This Cruella would fit perfectly in the Batverse – a mix of Harley Quinn and Selina Kyle. Ready to take over Gotham…. I mean, London.
It might be a trainwreck, but it will be a well-acted and well-dressed train wreck. I’m totally in.
The official synopsis:
An all-new live-action feature film about the rebellious early days of one of cinema’s most notorious – and notoriously fashionable – villains, the legendary 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. 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. 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.
The movie stars Academy Award winner Emma Stone, two-time Oscar winner Emma Thompson, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Joel Fry, and Mark Strong. Directed by Craig Gillespie (I Tonya, which is fantastic), with costume design from two-time Oscar- winning costume designer Jenny Beavan (Mad Max: Fury Road, Alexander).
Cruella premiers in theaters on May 28th.
