Disney recently announced plans for a live-action feature film with a new take on the classic tale of SLEEPING BEAUTY. Scripted by Linda Woolverton, MALEFICENT is expected to star Angelina Jolie as the iconic villain of the story but a director, until now was unknown. Academy Award-winning production and visual effects designer Robert Stromberg will make his directorial début with the film that is set for release in summer 2013.
Stromberg has won Oscars for his work on Tim Burton’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND and James Cameron’s record-breaking sci-fi epic AVATAR. He also received a nomination for Peter Weir’s Russell Crowe starrer MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD.
Source: Deadline
