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Maleficent is a 2014 American dark fantasy film directed by Robert Stromberg from a screenplay by Linda Woolverton, and starring Angelina Jolie as the titular character with Sharlto Copley, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, and Lesley Manville in supporting roles. Loosely based on Charles Perrault's original fairy tale and inspired by Walt Disney's 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty, the film portrays the story from the perspective of the eponymous antagonist, depicting her conflicted relationship with the princess and king of a corrupt kingdom.[4]
Walt Disney Pictures announced the film's development in 2010, with Joe Roth as producer and Jolie, Don Hahn, and Michael Vieira as executive producers. 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 United States on May 30, 2014 in the Disney Digital 3D, RealD 3D, and IMAX 3D formats, as well as in conventional theaters. It was met with mixed reviews from critics, but was a commercial success, having grossed over $758 million worldwide, becoming the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2014 and the highest-grossing film starring Jolie. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design at the 87th Academy Awards.
CAST:
- Angelina Jolie as Maleficent
- Isobelle Molloy as Young Maleficent
- Ella Purnell as Teen Maleficent
- Sharlto Copley as King Stefan[5]
- Michael Higgins as Young Stefan
- Jackson Bews as Teen Stefan
- Elle Fanning as Princess Aurora, the Sleeping Beauty
- Vivienne Jolie-Pitt as Little Aurora
- Eleanor Worthington Cox as Pre-teen Aurora.
- Janet McTeer as Elderly Aurora/Narrator
- Sam Riley as Diaval[5]
- Imelda Staunton as Knotgrass[5]
- Juno Temple as Thistlewit[6]
- Lesley Manville as Flittle[5]
- Brenton Thwaites as Prince Phillip[7]
- Kenneth Cranham as King Henry[5][8]
- Hannah New as Queen Leila
