Maleficent is a 2014 American 3D dark fantasy film directed by Robert Stromberg from a screenplay by Linda Woolverton. Starring Angelina Jolie as the eponymous Disney villainess character, the film is a live-action re-imagining of Walt Disney's 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty, and portrays the story from the perspective of the antagonist, Maleficent.
Produced by Walt Disney Pictures with Jolie as an executive producer, principal photography took place between June and October 2012. Maleficent premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on May 28, 2014, and was released in the United Kingdom that same day. The film was released 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 film was met with mixed reviews from critics, but was a commercial success, having grossed over $758 million worldwide and is the fourth highest-grossing film of 2014.
Cast:Angelina Jolie as Maleficent, the queen fairy of the Moors who casts a sleep curse on Princess Aurora
Ella Purnell and Isobelle Molloy as young Maleficen
Elle Fanning as Princess Aurora, King Stefan and Queen Leila's daughter and princess of the human kingdom
Vivienne Jolie-Pitt and Eleanor Worthington Cox as young Princess Aurora
Janet McTeer as elderly Princess Aurora (the film's narrator)
Sharlto Copley as King Stefan, ruler of the human kingdom and Aurora's father
Michael Higgins as young Stefan
Sam Riley as Diaval, a raven who is Maleficent's confidant and minion.
Imelda Staunton as Knotgrass, a pink pixie charged with raising Aurora in secret until her 16th birthday.
Juno Temple as Thistlewit, a green pixie charged with raising Aurora in secret until her 16th birthday.
Lesley Manville as Flittle, a blue pixie charged with raising Aurora in secret until her 16th birthday.
Brenton Thwaites as Prince Phillip, a young prince who falls in love with Aurora while traveling through the forest.
Kenneth Cranham as King Henry, a monarch determined to conquer the forest realm and Princess Leila's father.
Hannah New as Queen Leila, King Henry's daughter who marries Stefan and Aurora's mother.
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