Emma Stone reinvents Cruella de Vil for Disney movie

The poster for Disney’s live action adaptation of 101 Dalmatians has been released, and Emma Stone is barely recognisable.

Social media is in a tizzy over new details about the hotly anticipated Cruella, Disney’s latest live action adaptation of the animated classic 101 Dalmatians, mostly thanks to Emma Stone’s fierce transformation as the nefarious fashionista with a penchant for spotted dogs.

“Hello, Cruel World,” said Disney, in a tweet announcing that a trailer for Cruella will drop tomorrow.

Hello, Cruel World. New Trailer Tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/kWXxbjaF4b

— Disney (@Disney) February 16, 2021

A new poster for the film features a black-and-white close-up of sultry Stone, 32, in a style reminiscent of Madonna’s glam-punk days or rock opera icon Dr Frank-N-Furter of Rocky Horror Picture Show.

In a promotional image from 2019 for the film, which will tell Cruella’s backstory and be set in the 1970s, Stone is dressed to kill in leather, leashes and with the character’s iconic black-and-white mane – and fans have been begging for more ever since.

‘Cruella’ is next, and here’s your first look! pic.twitter.com/Juskm60g4F

— The DisInsider (@TheDisInsider) August 24, 2019

The moment also provided some fans with an opportunity to praise Glenn Close, who thousands of fans on Twitter agree was “actually perfect” as Cruella in the 1996 live-action remake of the original 1961 cartoon film.

never forget that glenn close was *actually perfect* as cruella de vil pic.twitter.com/LtF67hyi5S

— bkr (@bkrewind) February 16, 2021

Others had pointers for Disney ahead of the trailer release.

“If the Cruella trailer doesn’t feature a children’s choir singing a haunting, slowed-down cover version of a certain Baha Men song, what are we even doing here?” suggested Stephen Douglass, a sports writer whose hilarious suggestion has seen support from nearly 11,000 others on Twitter since Disney made its announcement.

The crime comedy, due out in May, was helmed by I, Tonya director Craig Gillespie and also stars Emma Thompson and Paul Walter Hauser (I, Tonya). It follows the story of young fashion designer Estella de Vil and as her obsession for dog furs takes hold – earning her the Cruella nickname.

This article originally appeared on the New York Post and was reproduced with permission

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