The “So, somebody sent us a Harley Quinn script by mistake” CRUELLA Trailer.

Oops, did I type that out?

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

— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) February 17, 2021

Via @BrianFaughnan, who is correct: CRUELLA does seem off. It might just be the trailer — or it might be that it’s kind of weird to make movies about villains. I’m also struck by the problem that it’s much easier to make a character unattractive in an animated movie than live-action. I absolutely get that Emma Stone didn’t want to lose seventy-five pounds and wear a too-loose skin suit, but… actually, somebody’s already summed it up:

Really wish I could go back to see my high school self who spent all her time turning My Chemical Romance lyrics into angsty fanfic, give her a hug, and tell her that everything’s going to be okay, Emma Stone’s going to play the Cruella Joker :’)

— Caroline Darya Framke (@carolineframke) February 17, 2021

All right, all right: I’ll leave this movie alone. Goths get to be pandered to, too. Their money’s as good as everybody else’s.