Cruella will take place in a world that quite similar to our own, where many of us have dogs as pets.Ĭruella is different from a lot of other Disney villains in her evils. And I don’t think we can undersell that audiences allowed for some moral flexibility with Maleficent’s actions because they take place in a fantasy world. Maleficent was taking revenge on a person who had wronged her, but Cruella enacted her evils on innocent animals, which, by their very nature, didn't bear any responsibility for her ills.
That makes a film where Cruella is the protagonist a tough sell. Nothing makes stealing and murdering puppies to make fur coats a relatable or understandable act. Neither the tragic death of her mother, nor the struggle at a dead end job, nor a feud with a rich and powerful enemy. Sorry, but I don’t care what happened to Cruella or what struggles she went through.
Maybe the Baroness had dalmatians or other dogs that bit Cruella or something like that, an event that cemented her hatred for dogs and love of fur. Regardless of whether that premise is correct or not, Cruella will presumably explain why the dalmatians are so important to the character’s backstory and what events precipitated and possibly spurred her actions in 101 Dalmatians. The film will follow Cruella’s attempt to get it back in what sounds like an Ocean’s Eight meets The Devil Wears Prada story. Emma Stone’s character will be a lowly department store worker who sees a rich woman called the Baroness wearing her deceased mother’s locket, which was lost at the Baroness’ estate the night she died.
The live-action film has been described as having a “punk vibe,” and while some reports said it would be set in the '80s, according to Collider, it will take place in 1970s London in the high fashion world.
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