In Disney’s latest live-action reimagining, “Cruella,” a villain’s origin story is once again retold. But in the end, it’s actually more of a direct prequel to “101 Dalmatians” than you might’ve ...

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for "Cruella," currently in theaters and streaming on Disney Plus. "Cruella" has a lot of obvious and subtle nods to its predecessor, "101 Dalmatians." Horace watches ...

Set in the 1970s, Cruella follows a girl named Estella (Emma Stone) from early life to young adulthood. Unlike the creepy fashion mogul from the original tale, the Cruella here starts life as an ...

Disney has quite the challenge in front of it with Cruella. The movie — which hits theaters (and Disney+, with Premier Access) on May 28 — stars Emma Stone as a young version of classic villain ...

Disney loves to do live-action remakes of their animated classics, but they also like something else: renegade origin stories for once-feared villains. It worked with Maleficent, sprung from Sleeping ...

Long before the days of Disney's onslaught of live-action remakes of its animated library, 1996's "101 Dalmatians" sought to breathe new life into the beloved 1961 film of the same name. Perhaps the ...

Director Craig Gillespie's 101 Dalmatians prequel is very different from the story it sets up. On the contrary, watch closely and you'll see tons of 101 Dalmatians references in Cruella that not only ...

101 Dalmatians: The Series Cruella De Vil and Puppies Production Cel Setup Group of 2 (Walt Disney, c. 1997-98). From the animated show 101 Dalmatians: The Series comes this group of two production ...

Warning: This article contains major Cruella spoilers. Don’t read it until after you’ve seen the film—unless you love spoilers as much as Cruella loves fur coats. Cruella, which is now playing in ...

From a calm socialite, she morphed into an unhinged puppy kidnapper and then a vindictive glamourpuss. Why don’t we hate her? By Sarah Bahr “The thing is, I was born brilliant,” Cruella de Vil says in ...

In Disney’s latest live-action reimagining, “Cruella,” a villain’s origin story is once again retold. But in the end, it’s actually more of a direct prequel to “101 Dalmatians” than you might’ve ...