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With Maleficent distracted, the Queen fires her crossbow. Maleficent saves Aurora, but is struck by the arrow, dissolving into ashes. Devastated, Aurora mourns over Maleficent's death. However, as Aurora's tears fall on the ashes, Maleficent is reborn as a Phoenix. Terrified, Ingrith throws Aurora off the tower to distract Maleficent and runs away.
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]
Aurora, also known as Sleeping Beauty or Briar Rose, [1] [2] [3] is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Productions' animated film Sleeping Beauty (1959). Originally voiced by singer Mary Costa , Aurora is the only child of King Stefan and Queen Leah.
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 was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on Blu-ray, DVD, Blu-ray 3D, and digital download on November 4, 2014. [153] The film topped the home-video sales chart in its first week of release. [154] As of February 2015, Maleficent has made over $74 million in total home-video sales. [155]
Fanning famously played Aurora, in Maleficent, so expectations were high for the actress at the "Sleeping Beauty"-themed Met Gala, and she exceeded them. Social media users were quick with their ...
Descendants 2 is the sequel to the 2015 film Descendants. The film again focuses on Mal, however Maleficent only appears briefly transformed into a lizard (staying in this form in the previous movie). Audrey, Aurora and Prince Phillip's daughter, being only mentioned in the film.
Maleficent arrives and sacrifices herself to save Aurora from an arrow, but she rises again as a phoenix and saves Aurora after Queen Ingrith throws her off the tower. Disney