‘The de Vil Wears Prada': Early ‘Cruella’ Reviews Proclaim Dark, ‘Anti-Disney’ Fun

Emma Stone holds on to a water bottle in her hand while leaving a workout in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon (June 2).

Cruella”-inspired fashion line, which was licensed, designed and released without costume designer Jenny Beavan’s knowledge, has finally pushed a number of fellow costumers — including the Costume Designers Guild itself — into publicly calling out the “unfair” practice, despite the risk it poses to their own careers. Oscar-winning Beavan is the brains behind the sumptuous outfits in the new “Cruella” film, starring Emma Stone and Emma Thompson.

Last week, Emma Stone and Emma Thompson starrer Cruella hit theatre screens in the US and there's been plenty of talk regarding the iconic Disney villain Cruella de Vil's dark backstory as aspiring fashion designer Estella Miller transforms into the notorious criminal.

No hate allowed! John Stamos was quick to fire back after conservative congressional candidate Omar Navarro criticized Cruella for having a queer character.

John Stamos isn’t here for Republican congressional candidate Omar Navarro’s criticism over the LGBTQIA+ representation in Disney’s latest feature film, “Cruella”.

Emma Stone has been garnering many praises for her knockout performance as the iconic Disney villain Cruella de Vil in Cruella, which released in the US last week. However, there's also a major debate regarding how dark Cruella's storyline is, especially when it comes to Estella Miller's backstory.

Antonio Ferme editorEmma Stone wasn’t shocked by how dark Cruella de Vil’s backstory is in Disney’s new live-action “Cruella.”“Surprise is hard when you’ve been attached to the movie for four years and you’ve seen many different incarnations of the script,” Stone told Variety‘s senior culture and events editor Marc Malkin while she promoted the film with co-star Emma Thompson.

Paul Walter Hauser is not keeping calm when it comes to some harsh reviews that his latest outing Cruella has been receiving from critics.

The much anticipated “101 Dalmatians” villain origin story “Cruella” was just released with mixed reviews.

Emma Stone recently stunned the audiences after she appeared in a non-recognizable avatar for Disney's recent release Cruella. The film stars Stone as one of Disney's deadliest female villains, Cruella de Vil who was first brought to the screen by Glenn Close in the 1996 film 101 Dalmatians and its 2000 sequel 102 Dalmatians.

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Emma Stone's latest stint as Disney's iconic villain Cruella de Vil in Cruella is garnering the Oscar-winning actress tons of praise as many are left spellbound by her transformative performance. But, fans were also quick to notice that Cruella's signature cigarette holder, which featured heavily in 1961's One Hundred and One Dalmatians, wasn't a part of the movie, which Emma herself was very disappointed about.

There was one thing that made it difficult to transform completely into Cruella for Emma Stone.

PETA is giving Disney’s “Cruella” two paws up after the film responded to the organization’s requests to encourage viewers to adopt a dog instead of visiting a pet shop.

The fashion in Cruella is to die for, but there’s one item Emma Thompson could do without.

After several delays, Disney’s Cruella has finally released! In the film, Emma Stone takes centre stage as the brilliant villain Cruella De Vil! In addition to Stone taking on the eponymous dog-hating villain, the movie also stars Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser, Emily Beecham, and Mark Strong.

Cruella, a live-action film about the that's now in theaters. Set in London during the punk-rock movement of the ‘70s, the film Emma Stone as a young grifter named Estella. Tired of a life of petty crime, Estella thinks she’s finally scored a dream job as a designer for Baroness von Hellman (Emma Thompson), the head of a prestigious Dior-like fashion house.