Written by Linda Woolverton the film takes "Sleeping Beauty" and switches the focus to the evil Queen (Angelina Jolie) of the story. The story "reveals the events that hardened her heart and drove her to curse the baby, Aurora (Vivienne Jolie-Pitt)".
Elle Fanning would play the older version of the somnolent Princess Aurora Miranda Richardson is set for the part of Queen Ulla, who has a less than peachy relationship with her niece Maleficent. India Eisley will appear in the first act of Maleficent as a younger version of Jolie’s character, establishing her place in the fairy kingdom’s hierarchy. Imelda Staunton and Lesley Manville , meanwhile, will play Knotgrass and Flittle. They comprise two of the three pixies who take care of Aurora. Sam Riley has been cast as Diaval, Maleficent’s right-hand man — or rather, right-hand raven who can take human form. Sharlto Copley will play King Stefan. Aussie actor Brenton Thwaites is playing the handsome Prince. Kenneth Cranham co-stars.
"Avatar" and "Alice in Wonderland" production designer Robert Stromberg directed the film.
Don Hahn Joe Roth and the late Richard D. Zanuck produce the film.
Hancock has written several new scenes that will be shot which he will oversee with Stromberg.
Producer Roth explains: "We asked him to be on set. He's not directing. He wrote pages, and I hired a first-time director, and it's good to have him on set."
He adds: "The movie is gorgeous to look at, and the last 75 minutes are really entertaining".
The problems are in the opening, which will be reshot over eight days.
Jolie is not involved in the reshoots.
"Maleficent" is set to arrive in theaters on March 14, 2014.
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