Actress Angelina Jolie who doesn’t frequent Hollywood sets as much as she once did is reportedly considering taking up a sequel – a follow up to her 2014 Disney film Maleficent.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the actress and director is planning a return to high profile acting choices and is keenly considering a sequel to Maleficent Disney’s live action adaptation of the classic Sleeping Beauty tale.
Jolie is also said to be considering two directing projects at Universal in Catherine the Great and Potemkin: The Imperial Love Affair and World War II drama The Spy Who Loved. Next up however is expected to be an adaptation of Alessandro Baricco’s 2004 novel Without Blood.
Maleficent was met with mixed reviews upon release but was a definite success at the box office, accumulating a hefty $758 million worldwide, becoming the fourth-highest grossing film of 2014. The film also picked up an Academy Award nomination for best costume design.
Originally published February 23, 2017. Updated April 15, 2018.
