When is the Gaston movie coming out?

It's coming as a series on Disney+

This is a good point. The next villian-turned-hero movie will be Ursula, and will likely depict her as a victim that was wrongfully thrown out of the kingdom. Is Disney creating sympathizing origin stories for only the female villains? I question the messaging. Are the female villains simply misunderstood victims while the male villains are pure evil?


Maybe Gaston’s family was rich when he was young, The family was convinced by Belle’s father to invest in his inventions and it bankrupted them. His parents withered away, physically and mentally until they’re thrown into the madhouse by a younger Monsieur D'Arque. Gaston had to become a proficient hunter so he could survive on his own.

Scar was likely beaten and bullied by his older brother in their youth. Maybe it was this abuse that isolated him and turned him against his family. A pack of hyenas could have witnessed this abuse one day and defended him against his brother. This is why Mufasa hates the hyenas and as soon as he becomes king, he forces them into exile.

Perhaps Jafar was a young apprentice to his father, the advisor to the youthful sultan. Jafar’s father makes an honest mistake resulting in some negative consequence for the Sultan. Young and rash, the sultan has him executed. Jafar is appointed the new advisor and forced to serve his father’s murderer. He decides to hatch a plan of revenge that takes him decades.


I get the intention with these films, but I think a better direction would be making new films with female protagonists.

Having said all of that, I enjoyed Cruella. I found the movie quite fun. The music, costumes, and acting really helped gloss over the messy parts of the story. Emma Stone nailed it and Paul Walter Hauser was incredible.