Why the devilish origins of Cruella are too dark for Disney
Why the devilish origins of Cruella are too dark for Disney Dodie Smith’s original puppy-napper is irredeemably wicked – so why does this blockbuster backstory turn her into a pitiable orphan? Sympathy for the devil: Emma Stone in Cruella Credit: Disney What turned grifting young fashion designer Cruella de Vil into a demented doggie-dispatcher? That is the question director Craig Gillespie’s new film Cruella sets out to answer. In recent years we’ve had cinematic origin stories for Hannibal Lecter, The Joker, and Maleficent (the witch in Sleeping Beauty). Now Hollywood is finally ...