Emma Stone & Emma Thompson Are In for a ‘Godfather II’-Style ‘Cruella’ Sequel With Glenn Close

How do you make a Disney film that feels dark and edgy, but still has that magic Mouse House feeling? That was the task set out before director Craig Gillespie and stars Emma Stone and Emma Thompson as they prepped to make ‘Cruella,’ an origin story for the fashionable and evil villain of Disney’s ‘101 Dalmatians.’ What they come up with is delighting critics and is surely going to be a hit with audiences: a punk take on ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ in which sometime designer and full-time thief Estella (Stone) is slowly taken over by her dark side - Cruella - as she grows closer to the fabulous queen of London fashion, the Baroness (Thompson). Ahead of the movie’s release in theaters and on Disney+, Rotten Tomatoes correspondent Nikki Novak spoke with Stone and Thompson about the inspirations for their feuding divas, making a film perfect for the big screen, and whether they’d be on board for a ‘Godfather: Part 2’-inspired sequel that could also feature Glenn Close. (Spoiler: They love the idea.) Plus, we caught up with Gillespie to talk about the challenge of taking Disney to some places it’s never been and why making the big-budget flick felt like an making an indie; and spoke with co-stars Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Joel Fry, and Paul Walter Hauser about their unique spins on characters we know and love… and just how much Cruella is lurking in their own personalities.
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[@AuthorZaraHoffman]

I want the sequel pitched in this interview!!! Emma needs to write it and Emma and Glenn need to star in it! And I also NEED an Ursula origin story!

[@nikki-novak]

SAME :)

[@faithblack7921]

It would have to be different from the 90s film because they've changed the characters of Roger and Anita

[@jacopobrusa6033]

@@faithblack7921 yes, I know but I mean if Glenn Close could be Cruella again as a cameo at the end credits scene that is before the 1996 movie!

[@faithblack7921]

@@jacopobrusa6033 I guess but considering the new versions are ethnic minorities it wouldn't make sense. I actually like that the new versions are ethnic but it needs to be separate from the 90s version as this cruella is a different version too

[@jacopobrusa6033]

@@faithblack7921 you didn't understand! I was referring for another thing but if you want to listen me so don't do it!

[@gustavonerydg]

This interview is sooooo good! The best one I've seen with the cast and director of Cruella! Congratulations to the journalism team!

[@anjelinapantoja3683]

AGREE YES

[@nicekidfox7693]

I think they should do a Sequel because it would just make Cruella even better

[@anjelinapantoja3683]

OH ITS ABOUT TO BE THE MOST FAMOUS FILM IN THE WORLD...YES..AGREE..STAY TUNED HEHE...moonlioght

[@leonardomaia8412]

this interviewer is so good!!! she's awesome and the questions are so creative/fun

[@anjelinapantoja3683]

woah. it really is. so creative. i love this leo

[@natalymontoya6559]

A trilogy would be nice 👀

[@anjelinapantoja3683]

YES 1111 AGREEE! I LOVE THE WAY YOU THINK!!

[@justafidemyself]

I've never wanted a sequel so badly after a movie. I need this asap 🙏

[@anjelinapantoja3683]

same! THIS IS THE MOST ENORMOUS MOVIE EVER!! COMING SOON.. get ready cedric hudson- moonlight

[@theunknowndriver1790]

Amazing interview ! Also, I love so much Emma stone voice. Both Emma nailed this movie and it is so great, they're so perfect. Such a great interview.

[@julia4768]

best interview so far! what an amazing cast come ooooon

[@wildlina]

Great interview!! Great Interviewer I didn't know her! I'm going to follow her, the level of knowledge and the fact that she didn't ask one single typical question is amazing.

[@beepboop8973]

The Emmas are very self aware

[@vasilisasproull7304]

This woman is a great interviewer. She is asking questions I don't see coming. Bravo!

[@ExcellenceNo]

what a brilliant interview

[@anjelinapantoja3683]

darling

[@InuyashaNaruto8]

I demand a sequel

[@anjelinapantoja3683]

in the working hehe

[@GabrielEinarsonTheCreativeKid]

officially confirmed hehe @@anjelinapantoja3683

[@tootieramsey9766]

We need this to happen fr! Please someone make part II, omg these two ladies and Glenn Couldlose from the original, it would be 🔥🔥🔥

[@JoyceMcCombsPhotography]

I frickin love this movie! I already want a sequel and can’t wait for this to come out on DVD. Go ahead and write the sequel Emma T!

[@terrillgoodwinejr537]

In September 2020, it was announced that a follow-up film to the live-action-styled CGI photorealistic 2019 remake of The Lion King (1994) was in development, with Barry Jenkins attached to direct. Reports indicated that the project would have a story centered on Mufasa during his formative years, with additional scenes focusing on the events after the first film; comparing the movie to a similar structure as The Godfather Part II (1974). By this point, Jeff Nathanson, the previous installment's screenwriter, had completed a draft of the script. The film was officially announced, with the title of Mufasa: The Lion King at the 2022 D23 Expo.

[@peterjonesdelacruz]

A sequel? Of course! Someone make that happen!

[@anjelinapantoja3683]

I CANT WAIT!!!! lEts get excited

[@vasilisasproull7304]

All disney movies are based on dark stories, they just end with a happy ending.

[@anjelinapantoja3683]

darling

[@amrithaketheeswaranathan7929]

0:53 THAT'S MEE. Also I watched it from home and I soo wish I can watch it again in theatres!

[@anjelinapantoja3683]

watching it!!! the second it comes out!!! and you!!!

[@anjelinapantoja3683]

darling (:

[@TheFifileigh]

disney films have always been dark, since the 70s when i was a kid. i think this movie was typical disney.

[@anjelinapantoja3683]

darling (:

[@cedgson91]

I loved this movie so much 2 of the best leading ladies 🥰

[@nicekidfox7693]

Why are me and Emma Stone are in common??? That's insane lol and I love it

[@anjelinapantoja3683]

darling (:

[@sanjaykumarrathore50270]

Great good and supportive

[@GabrielEinarsonTheCreativeKid]

I think it’s funny that Emma Thompson admitted that she is old! LOL!

[@stevengendler2181]

cool eyes bro seriously

[@nikolaspapanagnou2723]

I want Tom hardy to have a role in the sequel.

[@angusng816]

Yes. Venom vs. Gwen Stacy. I would pay to watch that.

[@mildadr3a]

Please stop pushing a romance narrative. There was no romance between Jasper and Cruella. There was love. Comfortable, challenging, familial love. There is no need for romance in every film.