In her role as Cruella de Vil in Disney’s upcoming live-action picture, Emma Stone is missing one of Cruella’s distinctive accessories. Her signature cigarette, as well as a lengthy cigarette holder.

That’s because Disney began prohibiting smoking in all of their films in 2007, and in 2015 expanded the ban to include all Lucasfilm, Marvel, and Pixar films. The restriction, however, did not deter Stone from wanting to have Cruella’s cigarette holder in the film.

She told the New York Times, “That is not allowed in 2021. We are not allowed to smoke onscreen in a Disney film. It was difficult to not have that cigarette holder… I was so excited to have that green plume of smoke in there, but it was not possible.”

“I don’t want to promote smoking, but I’m also not trying to promote skinning puppies,” the actress quipped of her role.

Emma Stone in Cruella | CREDIT: WALT DISNEY STUDIOS

Adding the cigarette holder would have been a great, vintage element to Cruella’s overall nefarious character!

Since 2015, Disney has committed that its films will not “depict cigarette smoking in movies […] that are rated G, PG or PG-13,” unless it is for historical accuracy or shows cigarette smoking unfavorably, according to Variety.

Cruella reimagines Disney’s legendary villain in the long-awaited prequel to 101 Dalmatians, following Cruella de Vil’s origin tale, and is directed by Craig Gillespie, who also directed I, Tonya. Stone is the second actress to play de Vil on the big screen, following Glenn Close’s portrayal of her in the 1996 adaption of 101 Dalmatians and its 2000 sequel 102 Dalmatians.

“We don’t quite get to a place where this woman is skinning puppies,” Emma said in the interview, “but there is an exploration of what it means to be ‘bad’ and what the difference is between that and being rebellious and thinking differently than everyone around you.”

In terms of “Cruella,” Emma Stone’s portrayal of the classic Disney villain has gotten fantastic reviews. The actress earlier sparked interest in the film when she debunked allegations that it was a Disney remake of “Joker,” as the trailers had led many fans to assume. “In many ways, it’s very different from ‘Joker,'” Stone stated in March. “I would never even remotely compare myself to Joaquin Phoenix. I wish I was more like him.’

The film ‘Cruella’ is now in theaters and accessible on Disney+.