CRUELLA INTENTIONS
CRUELLA fans eagerly watched the new trailer for Disney's latest flick - but were left cold by Emma Stone's "terrible" British accent.
The Oscar-winner has taken on the role of maniacal dog killer Cruella de Vil for the character's origins movie.
6
And while there was praise for her unhinged portrayal of the iconic villain, there was a lot less love for her vocal styling.
One wrote on Twitter: "Watched the Cruella trailer, Emma Stones fake British accent isn’t doing it for me."
Another posted: "when i heard they were making a cruella de vil origin story starring emma stone my first thought was 'well, this is gonna be terrible but maybe emma stone can pull it off' after seeing the trailer, i think 'well, this is gonna be catastrophically terrible even with emma stone.'"
As a third said: "wow the Cruella movie really does look terrible."
6
Others defended Emma's acting chops and insisted she had purposely hammed up the accent.
"the funniest thing about cruella is that emma stone can do a good english accent (the favourite) she is just choosing not to," said one.
Another had a completely different view and thought she pulled it off perfectly.
They wrote: "Emma Stone does the unthinkable as an American actor: pulls off a British accent. Excited for Cruella!"
In the trailer Emma's character arrives in London as a young Estella, determined to make it as a designer.
She catches the attention of fashion legend Baroness von Hellman (Emma Thompson) but Cruella reveals in a voiceover: "From the very beginning I realised I saw the world very differently from everyone else.
"That didn't sit well with some people, but I wasn't for everyone.
"I guess they were always scared that I'd be…a psycho."
6
As her evil laugh rings out, the trailer shows Cruella arriving at a lavish bash in a stunning white cloak which suddenly transforms into a red gown as the Baroness watches on in an equally stylish black and white dress.
Cruella is then seen driving wildly through the streets of London, with the voice-over saying: "But a new day brings new opportunities and I was ready to make a statement.
"How does the saying go? I am woman, hear me roar."
The Baroness is then seen breaking into a vault before the action moves to Cruella - complete with her signature half white and half black hair - in a boutique.
6
6
6
Most read in Film
She declares: "I'm just getting started darling."
She is true to her word, as the final moments of the trailer feature a police chase, a car crashing into a building and Cruella in the middle of extravagant event.
Her voice-over adds: "The thing is, I was born brilliant. Born bad, and a little bit mad."
Read More on The Sun
As dalmatians are seen running from a burning building, the trailer ends with the villain looking disheveled with smudged makeup and tangled hair as she says: "I'm Cruella."
Cruella will be released on Friday, May 28.
Topics