Emma Stone reveals that her cigarette holder is missing from Cruella due to Disney's smoking ban

She’s known for constantly having a cigarette dangling from a lengthy holder.

But Cruella de Vil had to quit cold turkey for Emma Stone’s new smoking-free prequel Cruella.

The 32-year-old Oscar winner revealed that Disney’s longtime smoking ban forced a retooling of the 101 Dalmatians villain in an interview with The New York Times that was published Thursday.

Snuffed out: Emma Stone, 32, revealed that Cruella de Vil’s cigarette holder is missing from her new 101 Dalmatians prequel due to Disney’s smoking ban in an interview with The New York Times; still from Cruella

As for why Cruella isn’t allowed to light up like she did in 1961’s animated One Hundred And One Dalmatians or the 1996 live-action remake 101 Dalmatians, it’s simply because of the times.

‘That is not allowed in 2021,’ Emma said bluntly with a laugh.

‘We are not allowed to smoke onscreen in a Disney film,’ she added. ‘It was difficult to not have that cigarette holder.’

The on-screen ban on smoking depictions first became standard for the family-friendly company back in 2007, more than a decade after Glenn Close lit up as Cruella de Vil in the live-action remake and its 2000 sequel 102 Dalmatians.

Not allowed: ‘That is not allowed in 2021,’ Emma said bluntly of smoking. The practice has been absent from Disney films going back to 2007; seen May 18 in LA

Quitting: In 2015, Disney CEO Bob Iger said that smoking would also be banned by Disney subsidiaries, including Marvel, Lucasfilm and Pixar; still from Cruella

In 2015, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced at a shareholders meeting that not only would all Disney films be free of smoking, but so would all films from other companies owned by it.

Marvel’s superheroes won’t be lighting up anytime soon, and neither will characters in movies from Pixar and Lucasfilm (which makes the Star Wars series).

The studio has even faced pressure to ban smoking in new projects from 20th Century Studios (previously 20th Century Fox) after buying it up.

Anti-smoking activists are so far only looking to ban smoking in films rated up to PG-13, leaving R-rated films alone, according to The New York Times.

The studio makes more movies aimed at adults than any of Disney’s other subsidiaries, so its intended audiences might be less influenced by depictions of smoking.

Good example: ‘I was so excited to have that green plume of smoke in there, but it was not possible,’ Emmas said. ‘I don’t want to promote smoking, but I’m also not trying to promote skinning puppies’; still from Cruella

According to Emma, it was a real loss not to have her character show off some of her most recognizable traits.

‘I was so excited to have that green plume of smoke in there, but it was not possible,’ she said. ‘I don’t want to promote smoking, but I’m also not trying to promote skinning puppies.’

The La La Land star also opened up about her connection to Cruella, the alter-ego of the meek fashion designer Estella.

Her character initially dyes her hair red for attention, and the actress, who’s a natural blonde, famously went red for her breakout role in 2007’s Superbad.

Part of what attracted her to the role was that it was her first full-on villain, after playing characters who flirt with the dark side in the Netflix miniseries Maniac and the Oscar-winning period black comedy The Favourite.

‘I’ve really loved this phase of playing these women who are much less concerned with what people think about them, and simultaneously working on that myself in my life. It’s definitely been a nice symbiotic relationship,’ she said. 

Taking a chance: The actress also shared that she was attracted to Cruella because she was her first real villain. ‘I’ve really loved this phase of playing these women who are much less concerned with what people think about them…’ she said; still from Cruella