Maleficent (2014)

Directed by

Robert Stromberg

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, action film, adventure film, dark fantasy, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 13,799 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A fairy told to protect a magical forest is betrayed and cursed by a human prince. She places a sleeping curse on his daughter. The story follows her perspective as her bitterness softens over time.

darkromanticbittersweetvisually lushdramaticmagicalemotionalsomber

What happens

Maleficent is a 2014 American fantasy film starring Angelina Jolie as the title character in a live-action retelling of her villainous role in Walt Disney's 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty, itself an adaptation of the 1697 fairy tale. The film was directed by Robert Stromberg and written by Linda Woolverton. It also stars Sharlto Copley, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, and Lesley Manville. Maleficent was originally developed as an animated project in 2003, before it was changed to a live-action feature in 2006, following Disney's acquisition of Pixar. Tim Burton was originally attached to direct the film, but was replaced by Stromberg in his directorial debut. Jolie signed on to play the title role in January 2012 and also served as the film's executive producer. The rest of the main cast joined between March and May 2012. Principal photography took place at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England, from June to October 2012. Maleficent premiered in El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on May 28, 2014, and was released in the United States theatrically on May 30 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics and was a commercial success, grossing over $758 million worldwide and becoming the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2014. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design at the 87th Academy Awards. A sequel, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, was released in 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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