Deadline is reporting that Mozart in the Jungle director and writer Alex Timbers is in talks to direct Disney’s upcoming re-imagining for 101 Dalmatians villain Cruella. The movie is set to star La La Land and The Amazing Spider-Man star Emma Stone in the lead as Cruella De Vill herself. Just like Angelina Jolie in Maleficent this will be a re-imagining on a classic Disney villain. Actress Glenn Close also played the character back in 1996.
Disney is also spitting out other live-action films based on their classic stories like this years The Jungle Book and next years Beauty and the Beast. They also have a live-action Lion King movie in the works with director Jon Favreau. Production on Cruella is expected to begin next year…