Post by Admin on May 31, 2021 0:30:44 GMT
Emma Stone and Dame Emma Thompson join BBC Radio 1's film critic Ali Plumb to talk about their latest Disney movie, Cruella. Dame Emma grants her co-star honorary Brit status for nailing Cruella De Vil's accent. And Emma Stone tells us how she mastered the character's iconic laugh, and admits to taking a lot of selfies on set.
From the time since the film Cruella was announced, it was inevitable that whoever was chosen to recreate Disney’s iconic villainess in live-action form would be compared to Glenn Close’s all-in performance in Disney live-action classic 101 Dalmatians. Cruella joins the roster of recent Disney reimaginings that tell brand-new origin stories with iconic villains. Like Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent, Emma Stone’s Cruella arrives with instantly iconic looks and a heartbreaking backstory for Disney villain Cruella De Vil.
Review after review of the film compares Oscar-winner Emma Stone’s portrayal to Oscar-nominee Close’s flamboyant take on the character. While each brings a no-holds-barred performance to the table, there’s one version of Cruella that is destined to be unforgettable.
Glenn Close’s Cruella was introduced as the toxic, extravagant owner of a fashion house, prone to bullying her staff. Emma Stone’s Cruella is introduced as Estella, young, scrappy, and
to break into fashion design only to have her dreams threatened by her employer, who shares more than one trait with Close’s version of Cruella. The best Cruella of the two is the one where the actress truly got to sink her teeth into the role.