MALEFICENT - Coming Soon

Maleficent is an upcoming 2014 dark fantasy film directed by Robert Stromberg and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. I wrote about it last year when Disney gave an update, now it’s almost set for release and I’m one of the few really looking forward to it not just because it features Angelina Jolie *duh but also Elle Fanning (quite a brilliant young actress. I also promises to be a fantastic one because it’s a prequel and a remake of Walt Disney's 1959 animated adaptation of Sleeping Beauty and portrays the story from the perspective of the antagonist, Maleficent.

Written by Paul Dini and Linda Woolverton, Maleficent features Angelina Jolie as the eponymous Disney Villain character (I think she’s the best actress for the role) and Elle Fanning as Sleeping Beauty.

It began filming on June 18, 2012, and is scheduled for release on May 30, 2014.

I've watched the trailer (below) like ten times already...

Sleeping Beauty 1959 vs Maleficent 2014

Angelina Jolie is a wicked witch! The picture above shows, top actress Angelina Jolie donning horns, yellowed eyes and blood red lipstick and looking every bit the evil sorceress in Disney's 1959 animated feature Sleeping Beauty. In an updated version, the focus switches to the events that hardened Maleficent's heart, leading her to curse the baby Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), played by Elle Fanning. Miranda Richardson, Juno Temple, Imelda Staunton and Sam Riley also star in this Wicked-like take on the classic fairy tale, which began filming in London on June 13 and is expected to run through the summer. For the past couple of months, while the actress was in pre-production with the film, the Jolie-Pitts have made the England their temporary home, stepping out for such family outings as a matinee performance of Billy Elliot and local playground visits. Vogue.it