The upcoming prequel is expected to be set in the 1970s, with Stone calling her take on the character “punk rock.”
The film will be starring Academy Award-winning actresses Emma Thompson (Howards End), and Emma Stone (La La Land), who is set to portray the titular fur-obsessed antagonist.
Cruella will explore the villainess who originated in Dodie Smith’s 1956 book, “The Hundred and One Dalmatians.”
The long-in-development film will be directed by I, Tonya filmmaker Craig Gillespie (The Finest Hours, Million Dollar Arm).