Disney’s Cruella provides Killing Eve star in mysterious position

Disney’s live-action Cruella is slowly however absolutely shaping up, with a Killing Eve star now confirmed for the solid in a mysterious and unspecified position.

According to Variety, Kirby Howell-Baptiste – who followers of The Good Place may also recognise – has formally joined the Cruella group, which already consists of Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Paul Walter Hauser, and Joel Fry.

Kirby, who starred as Eve Polastri’s pal and co-worker Elena Felton in Killing Eve, can be identified for her roles as Simone in The Good Place and Taylor in Why Women Kill.

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There’s no phrase but on who Kirby has signed as much as play, however we’re holding out hope that she’s our new Anita. Sure, we all know Cruella is a 101 Dalmatians prequel, however the pair did know one another earlier than the entire pet theft saga.

Meanwhile, filming for Cruella is properly underneath method, with a behind-the-scenes glimpse at Stone’s punk-ish villain showing earlier this month.

Spotted with flame-red hair quite than the black and white assertion look we’re used to with Cruella, Emma has been pictured racing down the road in London.

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Cruella, which I, Tonya‘s Craig Gillespie is on board to direct, appears set to be a Cruella de Vil origin story of types, providing followers the backstory of considered one of Disney’s most infamous – and classy – animated villains.

Cruella first popped up in Disney’s 1961 animated traditional 101 Dalmatians, putting worry into the hearts of kids, canines, and grown-ups alike, earlier than being dropped at life with disarming ease by Glenn Close.

Cruella lands in cinemas on May 28, 2021.

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