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Pitting one of its most memorable villains against a fearsome new foe, Disney's devilishly fashionable Cruella is one of the studio's darkest movies yet. ....
The live-action 101 Dalmatians origin story, out on Friday 28 May in South Africa, is set in a Vivienne Westwood punk-inspired London world, complete with a 1970s rock-influenced soundtrack and all manner of Afghan coats, maxi skirts and wet-look boots. Emma Stone steps into young Cruella’s fashionable shoes Stone plays a young Cruella De Vil, whose rebellious streak has not yet reached the point of skinning Dalmatians in the name of haute couture. An ambitious, upstart designer, Cruella quickly crosses paths with the formidable Baroness von Hellman played by Emma Thompson who thinks nothing of using her power, influence and even violence to crush youthful pretenders to her fashion empire. ....
Emma Thompson has signed up to play Miss Trunchbull, the horrible headmistress who bullies a super-bright schoolgirl with magical powers, in a film version of the award-winning musical Matilda. The part has been reimagined for the screen because on stage, terrible Trunchbull, a champion hammer thrower who also enjoys swinging girls by their pigtails, was created by Bertie Carvel. ‘The best gender to play a woman, should be a woman,’ one executive on the film told me recently. Dublin-based Alisha Weir will play the book-loving title character. Matthew Warchus, who directed the Royal Shakespeare Company production and has been developing the screen adaptation as well, said it was a ‘huge role’ for the 11-year-old, who got the part after an ‘unforgettable audition’. ....