Disney’s Cruella is a real-time burglary comedy-fantasy film released by Walt Disney Pictures.
Cruella debuted in Los Angeles on May 18, 2021, and was released to theatres the following day. This film is based on the 1961 Disney animated film, 101 Dalmatians. Craig Gillespie directed this film. Emma Stone plays Cruella de Vil in the film, which is based on her childhood.
In addition to Emma Thompson, Paul Walter Hauser, and Joel Fry, Emily Beecham, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, and Mark Strong play supporting roles.
This tale takes place in London during the rock music movement of the 1970s and follows Estella Miller, an optimistic fashion designer, as she uncovers and gets to know many things and finally becomes the wickedly famous and marvellous fashion designer, Cruella de Vil.
Cruella’s plot, set in the late 1970s London, during the punk rock revolution, describes a young girl named Estella Miller who has marvellous and special black and white hair and is extremely passionate about fashion design, but ultimately loses her mother and becomes an orphan. However, she becomes friends with two young thieving boys, and they live together, enabling them to make a living on the streets of London.
Estella’s fashion sense eventually captures the interest of Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is both utterly stylish and frighteningly bad and wicked. She has a high self- esteem and is very proud of herself.
Estella starts working for the Baroness and designing the Baroness’s fashionable, marvellous and gleaming clothing. However, the Baroness ends up as Estella’s birth mother, besides being Estella’s enemy, when she reveals that Baroness von Hellman is the woman who murdered her stepmother.
Estella transforms into Cruella de Vil, acting with the aim of getting revenge and designing wickedly splendid, stylish clothes.
CAST
Estella Miller/Cruella de Vil was played by Emma Stone.
Billie Gadsdon plays young Estella (age 5).
Tipper Seifert-Cleveland plays young Estella (age 12).
Emma Thompson plays Baroness Von Hellman.
Joel Fry plays Jasper Badun, and Ziggy Gardner plays the young Jasper.
Paul Walter Houser plays Horace Badun and Joseph MacDonald plays Young Horace.
Anita Darling is played by Kirby Howell-Baptiste.
Florisa Kamara plays the young Anita
PRODUCTION
In 2013, a plan for a real-time Cruella de Vil film inspired by the character from Disney’s 101 Dalmatians film series was revealed. Glenn Close and Andrew Gunn were appointed to produce the film.
August 2019: The very first official image from the film was revealed featuring Emma Stone as Cruella de Vil with three older Dalmatians. Paul Walter Hauser was Horaceand Joel Fry was Jasper.
Mark Strong, Emily Beecham, and Kirby Howell-Baptiste were introduced to the cast in September 2019.
Filming was finalised on November 19, 2019.
MUSIC
On March 31, 2021 Nicholas Britell was commissioned to write the movie’s score. Walt Disney Records published the score album on May 21, 2021.
Among the songs on all those albums are Florence + the Machines, Call Me Cruella, Nina Simones, Feeling Good, Queens, Stone Cold, Crazy,The Doors, Five to One, and the Clash, Should I Stay or Should I Go. Blondie and One Way or Another.
The theme music of the movie also includes Tina Turner’s cover of the legendary Led Zeppelin song Whole Lotta Love.
RELEASE
Cruella de Vil was originally to be aired on December 30, 2020, but was postponed to May 28, 2021. On March 23, 2021, it was declared that the film would be released concurrently on Disney+. On May 18, 2021, the film premiered at the EL Capitan cinema in Los Angeles, California, for the first major red carpet appearance since the Covid 19 pandemic began. It was also declared that the film would be shown in Dolby Theatres.
HOME MEDIA
Cruella was released digitally on June 25, 2021 by Walt Disney Studios Entertainment. The Cruella film was made accessible for streaming to all Disney+ buyers on August 27, 2021.
The Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD formats were released on September 21, 2021.
AWARDS
Academy Award for Best Costume Design in 2022
BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design in 2022
People’s Choice Awards for Favourite Dramatic Film in 2021
Costume Designers Award for Best Costume Design in 2022
- 2022 Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Costume Design
- Art Director Guild Awards for Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film 2022
- ACE Eddie Awards for Best Edited Feature Film 2022
- 2022 British Academy Film Awards for Best Costume Design
2022 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical
and many more…
Text and illustrations
Siyathee Ekanayake
Grade 9
Vidura College
Colombo