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In August 2012, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt (Jolie's real-life daughter with Brad Pitt) was announced to play 5-year-old Aurora. [70] She was cast due to being the only child on the set who was not scared of Jolie in her full Maleficent costume. [64] Jolie initially offered the role to her other daughter, Shiloh, but she refused. [71]
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]
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]
This movie is based on the 2013 book The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder by Charles Graeber, which chronicles the crimes of Cullen, a real-life convicted serial killer ...
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: Mistress of Evil might not have matched the first movie at the box office, but it still grossed nearly $500 million worldwide. It's likely that if Disney wants to continue the story ...
This is an index of articles that features lists of films based on real-life events. As new entries are produced, they should be included to ensure the list remains current and complete. List of films based on actual events (before 1940)
The wings for Maleficent—who had three different looks, were created with CG effects in post-production, but the simulated flying was completed during principal photography. He and the team were determined to make all the flying sequences look as effortless and real as possible, while keeping the actors safe.