Better make sure your doggos are safe. Cruella de Vil is back. The iconic villain is getting her very own origin story in Disney’s live-action Cruella. The film stars Emma Stone as the young version of the stylish woman. And the movie’s first trailer shows that there’s a whole lot we don’t know about the glamorous baddie. However, it also makes clear one thing was always true—she was always dangerous.
“Emma Stone stars in Disney’s Cruella, an all-new live-action feature film about the rebellious early days of one of cinemas 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 (Emma Thompson), a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. 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.”
This is only our first glimpse at the film. But this trailer hints at something we hope is true of the movie. A great villain will still be a great villain in her origin story. We don’t need Cruella de Vil to be sympathetic. We want her to be interesting without necessarily rooting for her. Though we expect we’ll appreciate her style more when she’s not killing dogs to create her outfits.
Along with this new trailer, the film also got a pretty great new poster this week. Notice the “A” in “Emma.”
That “anarchy” symbol reflects the film’s setting of London’s punk rock scene in the ’70s. And nothing says punk rock like trying to take down a high-end fashion queen.
The film is directed by Craig Gillespie and stars Paul Walter Hauser, Mark Strong, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, and Joel Fry. Cruella was first announced way back in December 2018, which may as well be a different century at this point. Like many films slated for 2020, it had its December 23 release pushed back to this year. It opens on May 28.
Just to be safe though, start keeping an eye on your dogs right now.
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