It’s official—Emma Stone will be coming back for the upcoming Cruella 2.
News of the sequel came in early June, just weeks after the live-action prequel to the Disney animated classic 101 Dalmations was released in theaters. Director Craig Gillespie and screenwriter Tony McNamara were expected to return for the sequel, but a deal wasn’t made yet for Stone.
Stone starred in and executive produced the film, which was the third live-action adaptation of the story. She followed Glenn Close who played the Disney villain with Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser, Emily Beecham, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, and Mark Strong in supporting roles.
According to Variety, Cruella has earned more than $85 million domestically and $220 million in the global box office.
The agreement comes after Scarlett Johansson’s breach of contract suit against Disney over the company’s decision to release Black Widow simultaneously in theaters and on Disney Plus. Cruella and Black Widow were the first of Disney’s major releases to debut theatrically and on Disney Plus after the studio adopted the hybrid plan after the pandemic caused shifts in the 2021-2022 calendar.
