Disney’sCruella de Vil moviestarring Emma Stone is reportedly going to take place in London during the year 1979. The late 70s in London were a time when the U.K. punk scene had already exploded and pretty much come to an end by 1979, which could put the fashion-consciousCruella de Vilin an interesting place. TheCruellamovie is set up to be a prequel to101 Dalmatiansand will tell the origins ofMs. Cruella de Vil. The movie is expected to begin production sometime this year, but nothing has been officially announced by Disney at this time.
Omega Underground reports thatCruellawill take place in London at the tail end of the 1970s. The report also draws a link to the U.K. punk scene, but the movement was pretty much over by the time that the Sex Pistols broke up in 1978 and it would be pretty weird to see Disney throwing in some punk rock history into one of their movies. However, it would be pretty interesting to see if the London punk scene gave birth to Cruella de Vil and it would make a lot of sense. This is all speculation at this point, so we’ll take the report with a grain of salt at this time.
Disney is currently filming thelive-action remake of Aladdinjust outside of London, so it makes sense that another one of their movies will be filmed in or around London in a different time period.Cruellawill bedirected by Alex Timbers(Mozart In The Jungle) and is currently in pre-production. As previously noted, filming is expected to start sometime this year with no release date set, though it is believed that the movie will hit theaters sometime in 2019.
As this new live-action tale is set to explore theearly days of Cruella De Vil, the casting ofEmma Stonemakes a lot of sense. One usually thinks of the iconic villainess as an older woman, corrupted by her power, money, and privilege, twisted to the point where she thinks torturing Dalmatian puppies and turning them into fur coats is perfectly acceptable. It will be interesting to see what approach the movie takes with the character. Maybe they paint her as a younger, more sympathetic character who undergoes something horrific that hardens her, or it could be possible that she has always been the Cruella de Vil that we know since the beginning of time.
At this time, there are no other actors attached toCruella, but it sounds like it shouldn’t be too long before we start hearing about some casting news. Disney’s live-action remake ofAladdinandThe Lion Kingare currently in production, carrying on after the amazing success of theBeauty and the Beastremake. News regarding the production ofCruellais expected to be announced soon, but until then, check out the Omega Underground report of a late 1970s setting for the movie.
