Emma Stone as Cruella de Vil First Picture

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last updated 16 August 2021

At D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, Disney revealed the first photo of Emma Stone (opens in new tab) in character as Cruella de Vil.
Emma is set to star in the company's upcoming film, Cruella, a live-action adaptation about the iconic villain from 1961's 101 Dalmatians.
The photo (opens in new tab) features Emma Stone sporting Cruella de Vil's signature two-toned hair and holding the leashes of three Dalmatians while flanked by two of her henchmen.

Emma Stone (opens in new tab) is Cruella de Vil. Two years ago, at the D23 Expo, Disney revealed a lot of new intel about its upcoming slate of movies and television shows—including a first look at Emma Stone (opens in new tab) in character as Cruella de Vil. Now, on Tuesday, we finally have a poster. The Oscar-winning actress is set to star as the iconic villain in Disney's upcoming movie (opens in new tab)Cruella (opens in new tab), which promises to be a Maleficent-style look into the life of Cruella de Vil, the fur coat-obsessed antagonist from 1961's 101 Dalmatians.

Here's the new poster:

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And here's Disney's first look at the movie:

Here’s your first look at Emma Stone as Cruella de Vil in Disney’s Cruella. The film, also starring Emma Thompson, Paul Walter Hauser, and Joel Fry, comes to theaters May 28, 2021. #D23Expo pic.twitter.com/fvRntdIVarAugust 24, 2019

In the photo, Emma rocks Cruella de Vil's signature two-tone (opens in new tab), black and white hair and holds the leashes of three full-grown Dalmatians. She's flanked by two henchmen in the photo, too, which helps paint a vivid picture of the world of the upcoming film.

"Here’s your first look at Emma Stone as Cruella de Vil in Disney’s Cruella. The film, also starring Emma Thompson, Paul Walter Hauser, and Joel Fry, comes to theaters May 28, 2021. #D23Expo," Disney tweeted with the photo.

Here's Glenn Close as the original Cruella:

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We also got to see a couple of behind-the-scenes shots of the new film when it filmed on a busy street in London in September.

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Officially counting down until May 28, 2021.

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