Ever wonder what really made your favorite Disney villains tick? This Halloween season, we’re exploring 7 who totally deserve their own movies.
Disney villains take center stage this spooky season as shadows stretch longer and twilight wraps everything in mystery. There is no better time to peer into the darker corners of the stories we love.
We know the heroes and their sunlit happy endings. But the figures who linger in the twilight hold a strange magnetic pull. They are the ones history has painted with a single dark brushstroke.
What if there is more to their tales than meets the eye? What ghosts haunt their pasts? And what fears twist their hearts before they ever stepped into the role of the villain? These seven Disney villains have depths as mysterious as a fog‑covered forest and layers as tangled as a Halloween night.
1. The Evil Queen — Snow White
Long before the mirror became her most trusted confidant and sharpest judge, the Evil Queen was a woman who knew the warmth of being admired. She also knew the cold dread of fading away like smoke at dawn.
Fans of Once Upon a Time have already glimpsed the bruised and complicated side of her. It was where her villainy grew not from vanity alone but from being betrayed and afraid of being forgotten. Even so, a movie entirely centered on her life would feel like unwrapping a secret gift on All Hallows’ Eve.
2. Lady Tremaine — Cinderella
There is a fire beneath Lady Tremaine’s stern exterior that never quite stops burning even on the darkest nights. And it makes her one of the most compelling Disney Villains to explore.
The 2015 live‑action Cinderella starring Lily James gave us a beautifully layered portrait of Lady Tremaine. She was depicted as a woman scarred by grief and worn thin by a world that offers so little comfort to those who mourn. That glimpse makes a solo film feel like something we have all been waiting for. Her story could unfold as she learned to grip tightly because she has seen kindness turn to ash too many times.
3. Ursula — The Little Mermaid
Ursula dwells in the deepest crevices of the sea where sunlight fears to wander and mystery clings to every wave like seaweed.
She stands apart from many other Disney Villains because she rules a realm entirely her own. But so much about her remains hidden beneath the surface. How did she come to claim those shadowed depths? Was she cast out for speaking truth too loudly? Or did she turn her back on a world that never made space for her? What was her name before she became the sea witch people whisper about around bonfires?
A solo movie could dive into all those unanswered questions. It could show her rise from a curious girl with powerful magic to someone who trades in wishes because she knows better than anyone what it feels like to be denied yours.
4. Hades — Hercules
Hades sits at the edge of the world where the sun never rises and the silence stretches on like an endless night.
Drawing from the vast tapestry of Greek mythology opens endless paths for his story to travel. We have already caught glimpses of who he can be in Descendants 3 and Once Upon a Time. Viewers saw sides of him that went far beyond the usual stern ruler of the underworld.
Even so, we could still see him among titans and gods long before Hercules was even born. We could feel the sting of being handed the darkest realm as if it were scraps from a feast meant for others. And a solo film could finally give him the full voice he has been denied since the beginning of time proving that even among Disney Villains, some are simply waiting to be heard.
5. Cruella de Vil — 101 Dalmatians
We have walked through her wild beginnings in the 2021 Emma Stone-starred Cruella film and seen the spark that would one day become a wildfire burning bright.
But there is a whole chapter still waiting to be written. We have not yet watched that bold, unapologetic soul cross the line into the formidable figure in 101 Dalmatians. A movie that moves forward into that era would be spellbinding like a Halloween costume that reveals more than it hides. It could trace the thin fragile line between being fearless and being feared. It could show how her passion twists into obsession and how her disregard for rules hardens into something dangerous.
6. Dr. Facilier — The Princess and the Frog
Dr. Facilier walks between worlds like a shadow that has learned to dance to its own rhythm.
So much about him remains wrapped in mystery. How did he first reach across the divide to those who dwell on the other side? Who exactly are his friends and what price has he already paid to shake their hands? What did he see growing up that convinced him the only way up was to carve his own path through the dark? His story could trace a young man who watched every door close in his face until he decided to build his own and show a side of Disney Villains that is rarely explored.
7. Mother Gothel — Tangled
With a live‑action Tangled film on the horizon and Kathryn Hahn stepping into the role, the time could not feel more right.
Mother Gothel deserves her own moment in the spotlight especially now as the veil between worlds feels thin. Her love is tangled up with fear like ivy winding around an old stone tower. She clings to Rapunzel not just out of greed but out of a desperate terrified refusal to let time march on. A solo movie could show her finding the flower, guarding it, and slowly realizing the thing that keeps her young has grown into a person who will one day walk away.
Which of these Disney villains are you eager to meet in a solo film on the big screen (or maybe have a series of their own)?
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