Walt Disney Pictures’ fairy tale sequel Maleficent: Mistress of Evil dethroned Joker from the top of the box office this weekend, but its soft domestic opening weekend of $36 million was down 48% on the $69.4 million debut of its 2014 predecessor. The film – which sees Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning reprising their roles […]
Movie Review – Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, 2019. Directed by Joachim Rønning. Starring Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ed Skrein, Harris Dickinson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Warwick Davis, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Lesley Manville and Robert Lindsay. SYNOPSIS: When Aurora decides to marry a prince, Maleficent struggles with her dislike of humans at the risk of igniting an inter-species […]
Ranking Disney’s Live-Action Remakes from Worst to Best
Liam Hoofe ranks all of Disney’s live-action remakes from worst to best… Last Friday, Disney released their latest remake of an animated classic, with Tim Burton attempting to bring Dumbo into the real world. The movie has been met with mixed reviews but will no doubt clean up at the box office, with Disney realising […]
Disney unveils first synopsis and full cast details for Maleficent II
Following yesterday’s first-look set photo, Disney has now officially announced that production is underway on Maleficent II, the sequel to the 2014 box office hit, which sees the return of Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning as the dark fairy Maleficent and Princess Aurora respectively. The sequel is being directed by Joachim Rønning (Pirates of the […]
First look at Angelina Jolie on set of Maleficent 2
With the London based production well underway on the sequel to 2014’s $750 million grossing Maleficent, Princess Aurora herself, Elle Fanning, has shared a first look at Angelina Jolie in her iconic horns for the fairytale sequel. It’s bring your mom to work day on the #Maleficent2 set!!!!! ✌🏼 A post shared by Elle Fanning […]
Maleficent 2 adds Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them actress
Walt Disney Pictures and director Joachim Ronning (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) continue to fill out the cast of the upcoming Maleficent sequel, with Variety reporting that Jenn Murray (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) has becom the latest addition. Maleficent 2 will see Angelina Jolie reprising her role as the […]
Michelle Pfeiffer joins Angelina Jolie in Maleficent 2
According to Variety, Michelle Pfeiffer is set to join the cast of Disney’s upcoming Maleficent sequel, where she’ll join the returning Angelina Jolie (Maleficent) and Elle Fanning (Aurora), as well as new addition Ed Skrein (Deadpool). The sequel to the 2014 box office hit, an adaptation of Sleeping Beauty, Maleficent 2 is being directed by […]
Ed Skrein to star as the villain in Maleficent sequel
It looks like the sequel to Disney’s 2014 film Maleficent is finally picking up speed. According to Variety, Ed Skrein (Deadpool) will portray the film’s villain opposite the returning Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning as Maleficent and Aurora, more commonly known as Sleeping Beauty. Skrein’s villainous role is being kept under wraps, but the film is expected […]
Maleficent 2 sets spring start date with Angelina Jolie returning
It looks like Maleficent 2 is officially a go, with Omega Underground reporting that Walt Disney Pictures has set an April start date for the sequel to the 2014 live-action fantasy. Given the apparent collapse of Universal’s Dark Universe and its planned Bride of Frankenstein movie, for which Jolie had long been courted, it seems […]
Pirates of the Caribbean director in talks for Maleficent 2
The director of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Joachim Ronning, is being lined up to direct Maleficent 2. The latest Pirates of the Caribbean film may not have rocked the house in the U.S. but the film has still accumulated a rather substantial $794 million worldwide, a feat which seems to […]