<p>Oscar winner Emma Stone has shot down the comparison between her upcoming movie <em>Cruella </em>and Joaquin Phoenix-starrer <em>Joker</em>.</p>.<p>The first trailer of Stone's much-awaited <em>Cruella </em>dropped in February following which many social media users started comparing the movie with <em>Joker</em>, which helped Phoenix earned his maiden Oscar at the 2020 Academy Awards.</p>.<p>Many noticed the thematic similarities between the films as both the stories deal with iconic villains coming from mysterious background.</p>.<p><em>Joker </em>chronicled the story of Arthur Fleck who goes on to become the classic DC comics villain The Joker.</p>.<p>Whereas <em>Cruella </em>tells the story of Cruella De Vil, the antagonist of the 1961 animated classic <em>101 Dalmatians</em>.</p>.<p>When asked about the comparisons, Stone told Total Film, "It’s very different from 'Joker' in many ways... I would never even remotely compare myself to Joaquin Phoenix. I wish I was more like him."</p>.<p>The movie is set in 1970s London during the punk rock revolution and follows young grifter Estella (Stone), an ambitious, unfettered, and arguably unhinged designer determined to make a name for herself in the ruthless fashion business.</p>.<p>The events and revelation during the course of the film will see Estella embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable, and revenge-bent Cruella.</p>.<p>Director Craig Gillespie said there might be few similarities between the two movies but stressed that <em>Cruella </em>is its "own thing".</p>.<p>"There are some really deep, emotional things that Cruella's dealing with that send her to the villainous darker side. So in that sense, it is (similar)," the filmmaker said.</p>.<p>"But it’s definitely its own thing. Just to sort of reframe Cruella, I thought it was important to show this darker side of her. But there’s going to be a lot of fun, a lot of humour in it. There’s a lot of absolutely delightful banter and rhythm to the style of it, which is different from 'Joker'," he added.</p>.<p><em>Cruella</em>, which also feature Emma Thompson, Paul Walter Hauser and Mark Strong, is scheduled to be released in US cinemas and on streamer Disney Plus on May 28.</p>
<p>Oscar winner Emma Stone has shot down the comparison between her upcoming movie <em>Cruella </em>and Joaquin Phoenix-starrer <em>Joker</em>.</p>.<p>The first trailer of Stone's much-awaited <em>Cruella </em>dropped in February following which many social media users started comparing the movie with <em>Joker</em>, which helped Phoenix earned his maiden Oscar at the 2020 Academy Awards.</p>.<p>Many noticed the thematic similarities between the films as both the stories deal with iconic villains coming from mysterious background.</p>.<p><em>Joker </em>chronicled the story of Arthur Fleck who goes on to become the classic DC comics villain The Joker.</p>.<p>Whereas <em>Cruella </em>tells the story of Cruella De Vil, the antagonist of the 1961 animated classic <em>101 Dalmatians</em>.</p>.<p>When asked about the comparisons, Stone told Total Film, "It’s very different from 'Joker' in many ways... I would never even remotely compare myself to Joaquin Phoenix. I wish I was more like him."</p>.<p>The movie is set in 1970s London during the punk rock revolution and follows young grifter Estella (Stone), an ambitious, unfettered, and arguably unhinged designer determined to make a name for herself in the ruthless fashion business.</p>.<p>The events and revelation during the course of the film will see Estella embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable, and revenge-bent Cruella.</p>.<p>Director Craig Gillespie said there might be few similarities between the two movies but stressed that <em>Cruella </em>is its "own thing".</p>.<p>"There are some really deep, emotional things that Cruella's dealing with that send her to the villainous darker side. So in that sense, it is (similar)," the filmmaker said.</p>.<p>"But it’s definitely its own thing. Just to sort of reframe Cruella, I thought it was important to show this darker side of her. But there’s going to be a lot of fun, a lot of humour in it. There’s a lot of absolutely delightful banter and rhythm to the style of it, which is different from 'Joker'," he added.</p>.<p><em>Cruella</em>, which also feature Emma Thompson, Paul Walter Hauser and Mark Strong, is scheduled to be released in US cinemas and on streamer Disney Plus on May 28.</p>