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Disney has unleashed the brand new trailer for Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil, the follow-up to one of the Mouse House’s very first re-imaginings of their classic animated features. Coming later in the year, the film sees Angelina Jolie return as the title character in a new adventure directed by Joachim Rønning.
Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, and Lesley Manville are also returning for the sequel, alongside newcomers Harris Dickinson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ed Skrein, and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Related: Watch the first trailer for the Maleficent sequel
Here’s the official synopsis: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is a fantasy adventure that picks up several years after “Maleficent,” in which audiences learned of the events that hardened the heart of Disney’s most notorious villain and drove her to curse a baby Princess Aurora. The film continues to explore the complex relationship between the horned fairy and the soon to be Queen as they form new alliances and face new adversaries in their struggle to protect the moors and the magical creatures that reside within. The film is directed by Joachim Rønning from a story by Linda Woolverton and a screenplay by Linda Woolverton and Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster, the film is produced by Joe Roth, Angelina Jolie and Duncan Henderson with Matt Smith, Jeff Kirschenbaum and Michael Vieira serving as executive producers.
Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil will land in cinemas on 18th October.
Here’s the new trailer:
