By Brian D. Renner Feb. 17, 2021
Cruella movie production status is currently Post-Production
January 1, 2021 • Filming completed; editing of shot film; music composition and recordings, as well as sound and visual effects being added.
Who's Involved:
Release Date:
Friday, May 28, 2021 (Nationwide)
Plot: What's the story about?
Set in 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, follows a young grifter named Estella, a clever and creative girl 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. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute, played by two-time Oscar® winner Emma Thompson (“Howards End,” “Sense & Sensibility”). But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.
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Who stars in Cruella: Cast List
Emma Stone ... Cruella de Vil
"Easy A" , "Crazy, Stupid, Love"
Emma Thompson ... Baroness
"Dolittle" , "Men in Black III"
"Happily"
Paul Walter Hauser ... Horace
"Silk Road" , "Songbird"
Joel Fry ... Jasper
"Love Wedding Repeat" , "Yesterday"
Jamie Demetriou ... Gerald
Abraham Popoola ... George
Who's making Cruella: Crew List
A look at the Cruella behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Craig Gillespie last directed I, Tonya and The Finest Hours. The film's writer Aline Brosh McKenna last wrote I Don't Know How She Does It and Morning Glory.
Production Company
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Production: What we know about Cruella?
Key Facts
- Aline Brosh McKenna worked on an early version of the script for Cruella.
- Based on the character which first appeared in the 1956 novel "The Hundred and One Dalmatians" by Dodie Smith. This will be a live-action film.
Filming Timeline
- January 2021: The film was in Post-Production status.
- October 2019: The film was in Production status.
- December 2018: The film was in Pre-Production status.
- April 2018: The film was in Development status.
- September 2016: The film was in Pre-Production status.
- January 2016: The film was in Pre-Production status.
- October 2015: The film was in Development status.
- October 2013: The film was in Announced status.
Planning to shoot in 2019.
Spectre co-writer Jez Butterworth finished up a rewrite of the film. Production starts late 2016.
Plan is to get the film into production by the end of the year.
Saving Mr. Banks screenwriter Kelly Marcel is attached to write the script.
Scribe Aline Brosh McKenna (Cinderalla) has been hired to pen a film based on the dog-fur-loving fashionista from 101 Dalmatians.
Cruella Release Date: When is the film coming out?
Cruella is coming out in 2021 on Friday, May 28, 2021 (Nationwide release). There is 1 other movie coming out on the same date, including A Quiet Place Part II.