Emma Stone nails the crazed drive of a young, up-incoming designer, maniacal included.
We got our first look at Disney’s Cruella trailer, and fans are hyped for this great origin-style movie. Stone’s portrayal of Cruella De Vil gives off serious Joker / Harley Quinn vibes in a world where she strives to make a name for herself, no matter how infamous she has to be to get there.
We get a clear sense that Estella wants to take the place of the top designer played by Emma Thompson. Estella walks into the room in a hooded white gown during a black and white party that she sets on fire to reveal a stunning red dress. The red is a stark contrast to everyone in the room, causing her to stand out in the crowd (especially since the fire turns every head in the room).
Brilliant. Bad. A little bit mad. May 28, 2021.
Academy Award® winner Emma Stone (“La La Land”) stars in Disney’s “Cruella,” an all-new live-action feature film about the rebellious early days of one of cinema’s most notorious – and notoriously fashionable – villains, the legendary Cruella de Vil. “Cruella,” which is set in 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, follows a young grifter named Estella, a clever and creative girl determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute, played by two-time Oscar® winner Emma Thompson (“Howards End,” “Sense & Sensibility”). But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable, and revenge-bent Cruella. Disney’s “Cruella” is directed by Craig Gillespie (“I Tonya”) from a screenplay by Dana Fox and Tony McNamara, story by Aline Brosh McKenna and Kelly Marcel & Steve Zissis. It was produced by Andrew Gunn (“Freaky Friday”), Marc Platt (“Mary Poppins Returns”), and Kristin Burr (“Christopher Robin”), with Emma Stone, Michelle Wright, Jared LeBoff, and Glenn Close serving as executive producers. Two-time Oscar®- winning costume designer Jenny Beavan (“Mad Max: Fury Road,” “A Room with a View”) creates the dazzling and imaginative costumes, which take on a life of their own.