Twitter Raises Its Eyebrows Over New 'Cruella' Trailer

Everyone's favorite sinister fashionista is back in the live-action form of Emma Stone as Cruella De Vil. This isn't the first time Disney has turned one of its classic evil villains into a feature-length origin story. In 2014, Disney portrayed Maleficent's wicked fairy queen of the moors as a tragic figure rather than the 'Mistress of All Evil' we remember her as in Sleeping Beauty (1959). For many, the humanizing depiction of Maleficent was refreshing—especially after decades of tired character tropes from Disney giving us the same old formula: the evil witch, the meek young princess, and her dashing man-savior. But in light of the new Cruella trailer, it seems like the same enthusiasm isn't being extended to this particular villain. I mean, the character literally kills puppies—do we even want to know that origin story?

One common pre-emptive criticism of Cruella is that the trailer hints at a 'jokerfied' character arc. It's hard to imagine young Cruella as an Arthur Fleck—a distinctly anti-social man who grew up in poverty—but hey! Anything can happen in fiction, baby. Others have compared Emma Stone's Cruella to Harley Quinn, which makes some sense when weighing their basic aesthetic similarities, but otherwise they don't have a whole lot in common as characters. Harley Quinn broke into Gotham Zoo to free the hyenas, whereas Cruella De Vil probably wouldn't set foot in a zoo unless it was to shop for a new coat. Does Cruella fit the Joker archetype of outcast scorned by 'society,' or is she just a dog-hating psycho? I guess we'll find out when the movie is released this May. For now, we've collected some pretty amusing reactions to the new trailer. 

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Brilliant. Bad. A little bit mad. May 2021. pic.twitter.com/K9pKz4pVng

— Cruella (@cruella) February 17, 2021

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Gonna learn how Cruella de Vil was Jokerpilled into killing dogs https://t.co/qDuekBsEzw

— Mr. Chau (@Srirachachau) February 16, 2021

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i was always content with the understanding that cruella is the way she is because she’s rich and british

— Brandy Jensen (@BrandyLJensen) February 17, 2021

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"I'm not like other girls, I kill dogs." - Cruella 2021.

— Tharries (@TharriesYT) February 17, 2021

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emma stone switching from la la land to cruella pic.twitter.com/hwYMn0Fe8j

— gracie 📌 check pinned (@MlLFIST) February 16, 2021

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Cruella's parents were skinned by dalmatians. Finally we will hear her story

— Down Here For Your Soul (@bombsfall) February 17, 2021

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Me watching #Cruella starring Emma Stone trailer: pic.twitter.com/Wfxl5lHXNd

— The Geeky Waffle aka WaffleVision (@Geeky_Waffle) February 17, 2021

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I would be down with a Cruella prequel if it were just about her parents naming her that and expecting a different outcome

— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) February 17, 2021

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i do love the premise of cruella is what if someone girlboss'd so hard they became the joker

— alex (@alex_abads) February 17, 2021

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Emma Stone to her agent after accepting the role to play #Cruella pic.twitter.com/MeIoZ0uYRl

— Film Daze (@filmdaze) February 17, 2021

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

— bkr (@bkrewind) February 16, 2021

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Cruella De Vil is the first self-made female puppy skinning millionaire, and that's great

— Olivia (@olivianerys) February 17, 2021

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#Cruella Society time pic.twitter.com/RAehl7jURg

— Shademonger (@DMPulley) February 17, 2021

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"We make Cruella de Vil hot as hell" pic.twitter.com/lA1EMlp8Rh

— Jeremy Mathai (@Somthin_Tookish) February 17, 2021

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Y'all tried and humanized Maleficent. That was fine. But aint no way u gonna make me humanize this dog killing bitch

— Joeganaut (@Darth_Meth) February 17, 2021

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Best part of the #Cruella trailer: pic.twitter.com/2PMeFJ69I8

— Scott Thomas (he / him / his) (@OGScottieT) February 17, 2021

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Disney: This summer...you WILL sympathize with a strong, independent dog killer

Cruella. 5.24.21

— A.K.A. jlongb0ne (@JonsLongs) February 17, 2021

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I’m going to become the cruella

— Followers For Algernon (@bonerhitler) February 17, 2021

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DISNEY'S JOKER IS TRENDING BC OF THE CRUELLA TRAILER PLSSSSSSSSSSS pic.twitter.com/ijptkTIFai

— Krissy (@Krissy_Blues) February 17, 2021

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