Our prayers have finally been heard! Three years after Disney revealed that it was working on a script for the sequel to Cruella, its protagonist: Emma Stone has provided new details about it. This Thursday night, the Oscar winner for La La Land attended the 2023 Palm Springs International Film Awards, where she provided statements about the future of the sequel to Variety magazine. In a brief interview with reporter Marc Malkin, she assured that the film will arrive “sooner rather than later.”
When asked about the script that Disney had begun writing in June 2021, Stone stated that “there is work in progress and underway.” In the interview of just under a minute, the actress avoids giving more details and is evasive to questions. The little that is known so far, according to information revealed by American specialized media, is that Craig Gillespie and Tony McNamara will return to work as director and screenwriter. Other media also claim that the singer Taylor Swift would be involved in the project, with a potential musical twist.
According to Variety, the first Cruella was a box office success, grossing over $220 million at the global box office. News of a sequel in development emerged just weeks after the film’s theatrical release. In Cruella, Stone embodies the origins of the animated film 101 Dalmatians. A young woman who aspires to be a fashion designer in London in the 70s, working under the eccentric direction of a haute couture designer.
This story was written in Spanish by Daniel Matute in Cultura Colectiva.
