This is the first I'm hearing of this movie.. but I have to say Angelina Jolie looks fantastic..
The First Photo of Angelina Jolie as Maleficent!
Source: Walt Disney Pictures
June 19, 2012
The Walt Disney Studios announced today that production began Wednesday, June 13th, on Maleficent, starring Academy Award®–winning actress Angelina Jolie.
Directed by two-time Oscar®-winning production designer Robert Stromberg (Avatar, Alice in Wonderland), in his directorial debut, and produced by Joe Roth, Maleficent is written by Linda Woolverton (The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast) and executive produced by Angelina Jolie, Don Hahn, Matt Smith and Palak Patel.
Co-starring in the film are Sharlto Copley (District 9), Elle Fanning (Super 8), Sam Riley (On the Road), Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake), Miranda Richardson (The Hours), Juno Temple (Atonement) and Lesley Manville (Secrets & Lies).
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.
Behind-the-scenes talent includes Academy Award®–winning cinematographer Dean Semler (Dances with Wolves, In the Land of Blood and Honey), production designer Gary Freeman (Saving Private Ryan, The Bourne Supremacy), two-time Oscar® nominated costume designer Anna B. Sheppard (Schindler's List,The Pianist) and seven-time Academy Award–winning makeup artist Rick Baker (Planet of the Apes, Men in Black).
Maleficent is scheduled for a March 14, 2014 release in 3D.
If Angelina is in it I'm there! :)
Looks like Maleficent is to Sleeping Beauty - what Wicked was to Wizard Of Oz. She does look great in that pic.
Another set pic...
They just released the poster for this movie.
Watched this film last night and I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised. The film has some really stunning visual effects and the story is quite good although I told my wife the twist before the midpoint of the film. She can't figure out how I can guess the outcome of so many films. I guess I either think like the writers or I have watched way too many films in my lifetime that nothing takes me by surprise anymore. Still a very fun film and one worth renting or purchasing.
Kevin