Emma Stone Teases Cruella 2 - Sequel Still Planned

Cruella isn't finished with us yet. Craig Gillespie, the director who reinvented the punk-glam origin of Cruella de Vil, told The Playlist that a sequel is still on the table — a project that remains part of the team's future plans.

Ask any casting director about Emma Stone and you'll hear the same thing: she's in constant demand. She arrived as a wild new voice in the 2021 Cruella and has since become one of cinema's most talked-about performers, picking up high-profile awards for films like La La Land and Poor Things. Her calendar is packed. So even with appetite for a follow-up, timing will be everything.

The first Cruella took a familiar villain and turned her origin into a fashion-fueled London caper. Set in 1970s Britain, it tracked Estella’s transformation into the audacious Cruella — a designer with a taste for chaos who tangles with the formidable Baroness, played with delicious menace by Emma Thompson. The film threaded style and attitude through a fresh narrative, avoiding a straight shot-for-shot remake and instead leaning into reinvention.

Critics noticed the movie’s visual bravado — costumes earned the film an Academy Award nomination — and audiences responded: made on roughly a $100 million budget, Cruella went on to gross around $233.5 million worldwide. Not a smash in blockbuster terms, but a solid return given the unusual release climate that followed the pandemic.

Talk of Cruella 2 has floated around since the first film landed. Officially, the sequel moved into development not long after the premiere, but progress has been gradual. Emma Stone has publicly expressed interest in reprising the role, and rumors — some wilder than others — have circulated online about potential cast additions. A vaguely persistent rumor paired Taylor Swift with the project in a villainous capacity; sources close to the production treat that as unlikely, at least for now.

Cruella 2 is officially on the agenda, but production will hinge on schedules, creative direction and how the filmmakers choose to expand her story in the world of fashion and mischief.

If you missed the origin story the first time, Cruella is currently available to stream on Disney+ — and if Gillespie's tease is anything to go by, the next chapter could be all about turning up the glamour and the chaos even further. Will Estella double down on haute-couture crime? We'll be watching.