Disney’s D23 Expo last weekend saw Angelina Jolie make a surprise appearance to showcase the first footage from the studios live-action version of SLEEPING BEAUTY. It’s a spin on the iconic fairytale, uniquely taken from the villain’s perspective and comes from Oscar-winning visual-effects specialist Robert Stromberg. He makes his directorial debut in the a project written specifically by Paul Dini and Linda Woolverton, with Jolie in mind for the lead of the evil character.
Walt Disney Pictures have now released the official full synopsis from the fantasy epic set for cinemas next summer.
“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.
MALEFICENT co-stars Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Peter Capaldi, Juno Temple, Brenton Thwaites, Sam Riley, Miranda Richardson, Kenneth Cranham and Imelda Staunton.
Source: Disney
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