Paul Walter Hauser, Emma Stone and Joel Fry in Craig Gillepsie’s “Cruella” – Disney france
- “Cruella” explains how the villainous “101 Dalmatians” got so nasty.
- Emma Stone and Emma Thompson vie for villainy in this cowardly comedy.
- The film offers them very funny complementary roles.
But why Cruella has she become so mean? This is what Craig Gillepsie’s film explains: how the queen of spades 101 Dalmatians, the one who dreams of a doggie-skin coat, has gone from an adorable young girl to an iconic figure of Disney witches.
The director of Me, Tonya follows this delightful debutante as she tries to make her mark in the fashion world. But the one who will become Cruella falls under the control of another super “naughty not nice” at all, who begins by martyring her, but which she does not take long to overcome in wickedness.
Duo and duel
Yes Cruella is a success, it is largely due to the clash between two great actresses: Emma Stone and Emma Thompson take obvious pleasure in competing in villainy. “To make a Disney film about two wicked was a challenge, admits Craig Gillepsie to 20 minutes. But I had carte blanche: the only thing I was not allowed to do was kill dogs! “.
The heroines give it to their heart’s content. Emma Thompson impresses in the skin of the Baroness, patroness of shock who martyrs those around her. Emma Stone seduces as an upstart who prepares to overtake her model with the help of her two henchmen played by Paul Walter Hauser and
Joel fry. Add a touch of family history and sets and costumes worthy of the London frenzy of the 1970s and you have a cheerful cowardly comedy. She will remind moviegoers Eve (1950) by Joseph L. Mankiewicz or
The devil wears Prada (2006) by David Frankel.
Accomplices in wickedness
“The two Emma’s were immediately complicit in creating this duo of colorful characters,” recalls Craig Gillepsie. Success depended largely on their chemistry! If their interpretations did not complement, the whole film fell apart. Watching Emma Stone go from a shy little thing to a flamboyant Cruella in increasingly extravagant outfits is as funny as discovering Emma Thompson leading a pack of Dalmatians with the wand (or rather the whistle).
If the two actresses share the poster and the film, the youngest gently erases the elder as the story goes, to become the one who will be played later by Glenn Close in the live-action adaptation of the 101 Dalmatians. ” Cruella is a film resolutely focused on the characters of strong women with poisonous charm. I hope the audience will have fun hating them, ”says the director. Cruella makes you want to quickly find this icon of wickedness.