‘Cruella’ Stages First Major Hollywood Premiere in Pandemic Era
Pamela McClintock
Hollywood premieres are making a comeback.
On Wednesday night, Disney staged the world premiere of
Cruella at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles. The live-action pic, opening in theaters and on Disney+ Premier over Memorial Day weekend, stars Emma Stone as a young Cruella de Vil, the villain from the iconic
101 Dalmatians franchise.
While the event was smaller in scope than normal Disney bashes because of social distancing and other safety protocols — no press was invited inside, for example — it marked the first major studio in-theater premiere since the COVID-19 crisis commenced and had a proper red carpet.