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Teaser for 'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' Arrives!
Exciting news for Disney fans! The trailer of Maleficent: Mistress of Evil has arrived and it looks to be a darker tale than most Disney productions. Fan favorite Maleficent, the mistress of all evil, returns in this sequel to the 2014 version. The first film told Maleficent's origin story, offering a different perspective on the classic Sleeping Beauty. The upcoming sequel will pick up a few years after the original, and will see the dark sorceress join with Princess Aurora to protect the kingdom from greater threat. The film will explore the relationship between Maleficent and Aurora, while crafting a beautifully realized fantasy world.
Image via Slash Film
The aesthetics for the film look on point, with Maleficent herself brilliantly portrayed by Angelina Jolie once more. Jolie perfect embodies the role, with her pale skin, curved horns, wreathed in green flames and imposing black wings topping off the look. Not to mention her smooth, yet almost mischievous, voice. Joining Jolie in the film will be Michelle Pfeiffer as Queen Ingrith, Harris Dickinson as Prince Philip, and Elle Fanning as Princess Aurora.
The teaser doesn't show much but it lets the viewers know this will be a darker twist on the source material, showcasing the moody interior of the towering castle in the kingdom, Maleficent attacking enemies to protect Aurora, and a glimpse of dark creatures flying down from the skies, as well as Maleficent spread her wings, looking like she's ready for total war.
Are you excited? We sure are! Get ready to see the mistress of evil this October, as Maleficent: Mistress of Evil arrives October 8th.
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by Jake McDaniel
Poster Revealed for Enchanting 'Maleficent' Sequel
Moving up on the release schedule for a Fall 2019 release (Fall 2019? That's this year!) is the sequel to 2014's Maleficent, entitled Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.
Disney offered an insider preview when production began last May, calling the film:
A fantasy adventure that picks up several years after Maleficent, in which audiences learned of the events that hardened the heart of Disney's most notorious villain and drove her to curse a baby Princess Aurora, Maleficent II continues to explore the complex relationship between the horned fairy and the soon to be Queen, as they form new alliances and face new adversaries in their struggle to protect the moors and the magical creatures that reside within.
Now, the film is back in our movie-going consciousness with a cool new poster:
Image Via Comicbook.com
Isn't it snazzy?
Angelina Jolie, the star of the film, first hinted at a sequel back in 2014 in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter with a sly "maybe I'll get the chance to play her again."
Then we had to wait until April 25, 2016 for Disney to finally give us the official word; in the original Variety report, Disney also confirmed Jungle Book 2 (where is that, Disney?) and Mary Poppins 2 (remember that this past December?).
Once Joachim Rønning was brought on board as director—replacing Robert Stromberg—we got the hint that filming was expected to start in the first quarter of 2018.
In April, Variety dropped an exclusive—Ed Skrein (who played Ajax in Deadpool) was cast as the film's villain, and, in May, they also offered up an exciting announcement that Harris Dickinson had replaced Brenton Thwaites in the role of Prince Phillip.
Image Via Den of Geek
There have been other actors announced to be in the film, including Chiwetel Ejiofor—who will voice Scar in the 2019 remake of The Lion King. Hopefully, we have more news before the film comes out, but personally I don't want any spoilers until October 18, 2019 when Angelina Jolie is back up on the big screen wearing the iconic horns of a big bad from Disney's classics.
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by Shawn Cunningham
Joachim Rønning