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The character was animated by Marc Davis, who also animated Aurora in the film. She was aptly named "Maleficent" (an adjective derived from the Latin maleficentia, which means "doing evil or harm"), [7] and may have been based on earlier French and European myths and legends about the fairy Mélusine, especially in the 2014 live-action film of the same name. [8]
According to its consensus, "Angelina Jolie's magnetic performance outshines Maleficent ' s dazzling special effects; unfortunately, the movie around them fails to justify all that impressive effort." [160] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 56 out of 100 based on 44 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [161]
Maleficent is a live-action adaptation/retelling of 1959's animated film Sleeping Beauty, from the eponymous antagonist. [1] In 2003, [2] during Don Hahn's meeting with Disney's animation department, it was suggested to create an origin film about Maleficent from Disney's animated film Sleeping Beauty in the same vein as then just released Broadway musical Wicked. [3]
differences between maleficent and sleeping beauty Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent claims to be a deeper look at the story behind Disney’sSleeping Beauty; showing a more sympathetic, nuanced ...
Maleficent 3 plot: How does Maleficent 2's ending set up a third movie? As a surprise to no one, Queen Ingrith is a full-on villain. She places a sleeping curse on her husband, King John, to turn ...
Disney has just dropped a time-lapse look at how Angelina Jolie is transformed into the witch Maleficent. Watch Angeline Jolie's amazing transformation into 'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' Skip to ...
Sleeping Beauty is a 1959 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Film Distribution.Based on Charles Perrault's 1697 fairy tale, the film follows Princess Aurora, who was cursed by the evil fairy Maleficent to die from pricking her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel on her 16th birthday.
"Sleeping Beauty (character)" redirects here. For the original version of this character, see Sleeping Beauty. Fictional character Aurora Sleeping Beauty character Aurora as she appears in Sleeping Beauty (1959), wearing the blue version of her color-changing ballgown. First appearance Sleeping Beauty (1959) Created by Marc Davis Hal Ambro Les Clark Iwao Takamoto Based on Sleeping Beauty by ...