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Synopsis
This is the untold story of Disney’s most beloved villain, Maleficent, from the 1959 classic “Sleeping Beauty.” The film reveals the events that hardened her heart and drove her to curse the baby, Aurora. Credits
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Pirates Of The Caribbean 5, Muppets 2 And Maleficent Set New Release DatesDisney has a ton of movies coming up that you're excited about, from further adventures for the Avengers to a Muppets sequel, and now we finally have a better sense of exactly when we can expect them. The studio announced release dates for a whole slew of their upcoming projects...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-01-14 13:21:15comments
Maddox And Zahara Jolie-Pitt Also Make Cameos In MaleficentFans of celebrity gossip will probably want to have their eyes peeled for the appearances of the Jolie-Pitt kids when Maleficent opens in theaters March 14, 2014-- but the rest of us may not even manage to notice they're there. With the Smith kids busy taking over the world with music and film careers, perhaps it's a good thing that the Jolie-Pitts are still managing to keep a low profile...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-10-23 09:01:52comments
Vivienne Jolie-Pitt To Cameo In MaleficentAngelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's daughter VIvienne Jolie-Pitt is joining the cast of the upcoming Disney film Maleficent. The 4-year-old will make a small cameo in the film, which stars her mother as the villainous Maleficent, the character featured in the 1959 classic film Sleeping Beauty. ...by Kelly West | published: 2012-08-22 14:50:49comments
First Look At Angelina Jolie For Disney's Maleficent Reveals A Colorful EyeGreat origin stories aren't limited to heroes. To name a couple of examples, if there's one thing Wicked and Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog demonstrated well (besides really great music), it's that villains can have interesting beginnings too, and stories well worth showcasing. Disney has plans to do just that for Maleficent, the villainous sorceress in the classic 1959 animated tale Sleeping Beauty. ...by Kelly West | published: 2012-06-19 08:57:28comments
Angelina Jolie's Maleficent Adds A PrinceBrenton Thwaites, a relative newcomer from Australia who has a few television series to his credit. Needless to say, this is a major break for Thwaites, who’ll star alongside Jolie in a story centered around the evil queen from the classic Sleeping Beauty fairy tale. ...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-05-31 09:36:58comments
Juno Temple Is The Third Pixie In Angelina Jolie's MaleficentWe learned that Imelda Staunton and Lesley Manville had signed on to play the pixies who care for Princess Aurora (Elle Fanning) in a cottage in the woods, but if you've seen the classic Disney Sleeping Beauty, you know there are three fairies involved. Enter Juno Temple...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-05-17 15:13:07comments
Elle Fanning Confirmed For Maleficent, Large Supporting Cast AddedThat's a whole lot of talent for one movie, and Maleficent could probably use it-- the director is Robert Stromberg, who had worked as a production designer on films like Alice in Wonderland and Avatar before making his directorial debut here...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-05-08 10:01:46comments
Sharlto Copley In Talks To Join Angelina Jolie In MaleficentCopley will play King Stefan, presumably the father of Princess Aurora, the young woman cursed by Maleficent and put into a long, deep sleep. The funny thing is we still don't really know who will play Aurora-- there had been a rumor a while back that Elle Fanning may take the role...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-05-03 16:08:20comments
Disney's Maleficent Confirmed For March 2014 Release DateDisney announced today that Maleficent will come to theaters on March 14, 2014, making it even more clear that they intend this as another Alice in Wonderland-style hit. That spin on a classic tale opened March 5, 2010 and went on to gross a mind-boggling $1 billion worldwide...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-04-09 15:08:14comments
Elle Fanning May Play Sleeping Beauty Opposite Angelina Jolie In MaleficentAfter years of lingering in development, and after losing Tim Burton as a director, the Angelina Jolie-starring movie Maleficent is finally ready to get going, telling the story of the classic Sleeping Beauty fairy tale from the perspective of the villainess...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-03-08 16:04:56comments
Angelina Jolie Confirms Maleficent As Her Next ProjectSpeaking over the weekend at the Berlin International Film Festival, Jolie told THR, “I haven’t acted in two years, and I haven’t done anything else since this [meaning Honey]. The next thing I am looking at is a Disney movie.” In the interview, she also confirmed that a Luc Besson project she had been circling was now back in limbo....by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-02-11 15:50:42comments
Angelina Jolie's Maleficent Movie Hires First-Time DirectorSomehow Maleficent is still happening, and the studio has finally settled on a director, though not nearly as big a name as any of the ones mentioned. According to Deadline Robert Stromberg will be making his directorial debut on the film...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-01-07 13:56:27comments
David O. Russell Could Direct Maleficent, Explains Why He Left UnchartedA Disney film about a wicked queen would be another major left turn for Russell, but no more so than the Uncharted movie he was planning for a while, don't you think?...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-06-15 07:03:08comments
Disney And Warner Bros. Reportedly Both Want Darren Aronofsky For Maleficent And MosesThere's no guarantee that Aronofsky would take either of these, or that the studios wouldn't ultimately give the job to somebody else. But it is interesting watching Aronofsky as he tries to pick his next project, given that he's in the incredibly rare position of having made his weird, tiny-budget passion project that...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-05-23 09:02:56comments
Tim Burton Bails On The Angelina Jolie Maleficent Movie; Could David Yates Replace Him?Tim Burton has been developing a ton of projects at Disney ever since he made them a boatload of money with Alice in Wonderland; he has a feature-length remake of his 1984 short Frankenweenie coming next October, and until today he was also developing Maleficent...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-05-17 08:20:48comments
Alice In Wonderland Writer Hired For Disney's MaleficentIt's not fair to blame Linda Woolverton entirely for the story problems in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, but she probably didn't help much. And it's not fair to assume that Burton's take on the iconic villain Maleficent...by Katey Rich | published: 2010-03-24 08:57:55comments
Tim Burton Making A Movie About Sleeping Beauty's Villain?The project Burton has in mind might be called Maleficent, a take on the Sleeping Beauty story told from the point of view of the villain, who memorably turns into a giant dragon at the end...by Katey Rich | published: 2010-01-19 11:02:09comments
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