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Maleficent is a 2014 American fantasy film starring Angelina Jolie as Maleficent in a live-action retelling of her villainous role in Walt Disney's 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty, itself an adaptation of Charles Perrault's 1697 fairy tale.
May 30, 2014 · Maleficent: Directed by Robert Stromberg. With Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Lesley Manville. A vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child could be the one person who can restore peace to their troubled land.
Charles Perrault. Book. Linda Woolverton. Screenplay. A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land.
Maleficent is a fantasy film featuring a star-studded cast. Angelina Jolie portrays the iconic character Maleficent, while Elle Fanning plays Princess Aurora. Imelda Staunton, Lesley Manville, and Juno Temple bring the fairy trio Knotgrass, Flittle, and Thistletwit to life.
The film series takes inspiration from the 1959 animated classic, Sleeping Beauty, but from the perspective of the villainous Maleficent, where she's adapted as protector and the most powerful fairy of the Moors, who, in revenge for betrayal, casts a curse on the daughter of her ex-lover King Stefan and Aurora.
May 30, 2014 · Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading King's successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom – and to Maleficent's true happiness as well.
