Maleficent

Theatrical - Wide 2014-05-30

Cast Angelina Jolie Elle Fanning Sharlto Copley Juno Temple Miranda Richardson Sam Riley Imelda Staunton Lesley Manville Brenton Thwaites
Directed by Robert Stromberg
Written by Linda Woolverton

Genres: Fantasy

JoBlo's Rating

6/10

Synopsis

This live-action film explores the origins of the evil fairy Maleficent (Jolie) and what led her to curse Princess Aurora in Disney’s animated classic Sleeping Beauty. Leading a team of visionary filmmakers known for creating and transporting audiences to new and... See more exciting worlds, Academy Award®-winning production designer Robert Stromberg (Avatar, Disney’s Alice in Wonderland and Oz The Great and Powerful) will direct with a script by Linda Woolverton (Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, and Alice in Wonderland). Maleficent is produced by Joe Roth (Disney’s Alice in Wonderland and Oz The Great and Powerful).

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