Who's afraid of Cruella de Vil? New stories are humanising female villains of old
- Written by Michelle Smith, Senior Lecturer in Literary Studies, Monash University
DisneyDisney’s new live-action Cruella transforms the infamous Dalmatian killer into an aspiring fashion designer who is driven to embrace the darkness and a life of crime.
It is the latest adaptation reclaiming female villains of fairy tales and children’s literature, providing them with an origin story — and extending them a...





