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Emma Stone Might Be Disney’s Next Cruella de Vil

Emma Stone. Photo: Tim P. Whitby/2015 Getty Images

“I live for furs, I worship furs,†Emma Stone might soon say, as THR reports the actress is in talks to star in Cruella. The live-action Disney flick focuses on the villainess from 101 Dalmatians (à la 2014’s Maleficent), with a script coming from Kelly Marcel (Fifty Shades of Grey). Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada) worked on an earlier version of the project, slated to be an origin story: Will the puppy-obsessed character’s descent into depravity be the result of a scarring fashion internship? Unbeatable halitosis? Or did someone from PETA just double-cross her? Although Cruella doesn’t yet have a director, Disney reportedly wants filming to start later this year, meaning there’s still a bit of a wait till we can learn exactly why and how Cruella became the animal kingdom’s notorious devil woman, the spider waiting for the kill.

Emma Stone Might Be Disney’s Next Cruella de Vil