She develops a nefarious streak, so her mother, catherine, nicknames her cruella and encourages her to be nicer. With emma stone, emma thompson, joel fry, paul walter hauser Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for cruella on rotten tomatoes Stay updated with critic and audience scores today! Witness the origin of disney’s most notorious and notoriously fashionable villain, cruella de vil. In 1970s london amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named estella is 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. Did you ever wonder how cruella de vil, the vampy fiend from disney’s “101 dalmatians,” became evil enough to want to kill puppies and skin them for fur coats? Cruella explores the origin of disney’s one of the most iconic villains, following estella’s transformation in 1970s london.
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