Full disclosure: I’m not the most knowledgeable individual when it comes to Cruella de Vil or the beloved Disney animated classic “One Hundred and One Dalmatians”. But even I know Cruella is an iconic Disney villain. She’s a greedy, vain and demented London heiress who kidnaps puppies in order to harvest their fur. See! Utterly reprehensible. She’s also getting her own movie and after seeing its first trailer it’s hard to figure out what Disney is going for.
Emma Stone plays the infamous Cruella in what looks like an origin story of sorts. Stone sports the signature black-and-white head of hair fitting for the punk-rock 1970’s setting. The tone is what’s hard to grasp. The film looks to going for a “Joker” or “Birds of Prey” vibe but I can’t imagine Disney would ever push it that far. And will this be another attempt at making a ruthless villain sympathetic? I hope not. Whatever it is, “Cruella” is a big wait-and-see for me. I like Stone but too much is still up in the air for me to get excited for this one yet.
“Cruella” opens in theaters May 28th. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.
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I have to say the trailer didn’t inspire much confidence for me. Like you, I’m not entirely sure what they’re going for or what the point of the movie is. Especially given your mention about it being Disney and they’re unlikely to go to Joker-darkness levels. But who knows I guess!
I’m with you. I’ll probably check it out but it’s hard to know what to expect.
Looks a LOT like Gotham.
Hmmm, I haven’t thought of that.
Not the least bit interested. But I did watch the trailer to see if it might . Nope , did nothing for me. Plus I’m with you with the look let’s make a villian “sympathetic” push that’s been happening. Felt like I was watching Harley Quinn .
Exactly. It seems like a trendy thing to do with villains. I’m just not sure what to think about Cruella.
I want to see this. Emma Stone playing a baddie and against the world of late 1970s punk rock Britain during those tumultuous times. Oh hell yeah!
I wish I was as enthusiastic. I do like Stone though so I’ll be checking it out. I wish I had a better gauge on where Disney was going with it.
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I’d give this a look, might be fun. I kept thinking this should be Margot Robbie’s job though 🙂
I don’t know. Cruella and Harley Quinn? She would probably be channeling the exact same character.
Pass 🟥🟦🟨🟪
I’m rather uncertain about it.