Every Upcoming Disney Live-Action Remake - Ranked By Hype

5. Cruella

Cruelle De Vil 101 Dalmatians
Disney

101 Dalmatians is one of the few movies on this list to already get a live-action remake, though the 1996 re-do was ultimately pretty forgettable outside of Glenn Close's gonzo performance.

A radical new remake(ish) is being conceived, albeit one which will tell the same spine story from the perspective of its villain, Cruella de Vil.

Emma Stone was cast as Cruella yonks ago, while Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl, I Tonya) has been hired to direct a script from Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada), Jez Butterworth (Edge of Tomorrow), Kelly Marcel (Saving Mr. Banks) and Steve Zissis (Togetherness).

Stone's casting is pretty much note-perfect and Gillespie is a strong director, so as long as the four credited screenwriters don't trip over one another, this could be a fun remix of the original movie. Quite how many dalmatians we'll exactly get to see, though, remains to be seen.

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