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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]
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]
Maleficent, the evil fairy, casts a spell on Aurora as a baby that on her sixteenth birthday she will prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and die. Aurora and three fairies, Merryweather, Flora and Fauna, move to a cottage in the forest and change her name to Briar Rose to hide her from Maleficent.
Everything you need to know about Maleficent 3, including cast, potential release date and how Maleficent: Mistress of Evil sets it up.
Descendants is an American musical fantasy [1] television film directed and choreographed by Kenny Ortega.The film stars Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart, and Cameron Boyce as the teenage children of Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar, and Cruella de Vil, respectively.
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In North America, Maleficent is the eighth-highest-grossing 2014 film. [130] Maleficent opened outside North America on the same weekend as North America, earning $20.1 million from 35 territories in its first two days (May 28–29, 2014). [131] During its opening weekend, the film topped the box office with $106.1 million from 47 territories ...
When the good fairies help him escape, Maleficent takes over the entire palace and later transforms into a giant black dragon to do battle with the hero. Prince Phillip defeats the villainess with his Sword of Truth. The 2014 film Maleficent reinvented her as a tragic villain who curses Aurora to exact revenge against Aurora's father, King ...