Untold story of Disney's most beloved villain, Maleficent, from the 1959 classic Sleeping Beauty.
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Release Date:
Friday, May 30, 2014 Nationwide
sequences of fantasy action and violence, including frightening images
Plot: What's the story about?
“Maleficent” is the untold story of Disney’s most iconic villain from the 1959 classic “Sleeping Beauty.” 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 rises to be the land’s fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal—an act that begins to turn her pure heart to stone. 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 perhaps to Maleficent’s true happiness as well.
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Who stars in Maleficent: Cast List
Angelina Jolie ... Maleficent
Salt, Kung Fu Panda 2
Elle Fanning ... Princess Aurora
The Nightingale, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Sharlto Copley ... Stefan
Boy Kills World, Monkey Man
Imelda Staunton ... Knotgrass
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, Paddington in Peru
Miranda Richardson ... Queen Ulla
The Magician's Elephant, Belle
Kenneth Cranham ... King
The Legend of Hercules, Two Men Went to War
Sam Riley ... Diaval
Firebrand, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Lesley Manville ... Flittle
Back to Black, Ordinary Love
India Eisley ... Young Maleficent
Amerigeddon, Kite
Vivienne Jolie-Pitt ... Young Princess Aurora
Juno Temple ... Thistletwit
Venom: The Last Dance , The Dark Knight Rises
Brenton Thwaites ... Young Prince
Transformers 4: Age of Extinction, The Giver
Who's making Maleficent: Crew List
A look at the Maleficent behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Robert Stromberg last directed Carnival. The film's writer Linda Woolverton last wrote Maleficent: Mistress of Evil and Alice Through the Looking Glass.
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Production: What we know about Maleficent?
Key Facts
- Linda Woolverton, the screenwriter of Alice in Wonderland, The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast, wrote the screenplay.
Filming Timeline
- 2014 - February: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2013 - August: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2012 - June: The film was set to Production status.
Production began June 13th.
- 2012 - April: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
- 2012 - March: The film was set to Development status.
- 2010 - January: The film was set to Announced status.
Maleficent Release Date: When was the film released?
Maleficent was a Nationwide release in 2014 on Friday, May 30, 2014. There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including A Million Ways to Die in the West, Night Moves and We Are The Best. Additional information: 3D/2D.
Maleficent DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Maleficent was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 .