Maleficent is a 2014 American fantasy film starring Angelina Jolie as the title character. It also stars Sharlto Copley, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, and Lesley Manville in supporting roles. It is based on Charles Perrault’s original fairy tale and Walt Disney’s 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty. The movie was released by Walt Disney Pictures in the U.S. on May 30, 2014 in the Disney Digital 3D, RealD 3D and IMAX 3D formats, as well as in conventional theaters. The UK released it on June 1, 2014 and on June 2, 2014 at cinemas across the country.
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Maleficent is a 2014 American fantasy film starring Angelina Jolie as the title character. It also stars Sharlto Copley, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, and Lesley Manville in supporting roles. The film premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on May 28, 2014, and was released in the United Kingdom that same day. A sequel, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, was released on October 18, 2019. It was met with mixed reviews from critics, where it earned praise for its visuals, costumes, musical score, and Jolie’s performance. Overall, it was a commercial success, having grossed over USD 758 million worldwide, becoming the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2014. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design at the 87th Academy Awards. It is based on Charles Perrault’s original fairy tale and Walt Disney’s 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty. It portrays the story from the perspective of the eponymous antagonist, depicting her conflicted relationship with the princess and king of a corrupt kingdom. The movie was released by Walt Disney Pictures in the U.S. on May 30, 2014 in the Disney Digital 3D, RealD 3D and IMAX 3D formats, as well as in conventional theaters. The U.K. released the film on May 31, 2014. The UK released it on June 1, 2014 and on June 2, 2014 at cinemas across the country.
It has grossed more than $1.2 billion worldwide. It became the highest- grossing film starring Jolie and the second-highest grossing movie of 2014, behind The Lego Movie. The sequel is scheduled to be released in October 2019, and is expected to gross over $2.5 billion. It will be directed by Robert Stromberg and produced by Joe Roth and Don Hahn. The screenplay was written by Linda Woolverton and is a collaboration between Jolie, Joe Roth, and Michael Vieira. The story is loosely inspired by the original tale and Disney’s Sleeping Beauty, and the film is set in the Moors, a magical forest realm bordering a human kingdom. As a young girl, Malficent meets and falls in love with a human peasant boy named Stefan. On her 16th birthday, he gives her what he calls a true love’s kiss, but that was not to be. He severs her wings using iron, which is lethal to fairies, and presents them to the king. As they grow older, the two grow apart and Malefimet becomes protector of the Moores. After some time, Diaval informs Malefether that King Stefan’s newborn daughter, Aurora, is being christened. She curses the infant princess; she will prick her finger on a spinning wheel spindle and fall into a permanent sleep. After briefly meeting Aurora, she encounters her from afar, she believes she is being watched by the godmother.
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