DEADPOOL Actor Ed Skrein In Talks To Play The Villain In Disney's MALEFICENT Sequel

DEADPOOL Actor Ed Skrein In Talks To Play The Villain In Disney's MALEFICENT Sequel

Deadpool's Ed Skrein is doubling down on another villainous role as he's reportedly in final negotiations to join Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning in Disney's upcoming Maleficent sequel. Come check it out!

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By RohanPatel - Apr 17, 2018 04:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Disney
Source: Variety
Variety is reporting that Disney has entered final talks with Ed Skrein to join the cast of their upcoming Maleficent sequel. Details on his role remain under wraps, but it has been confirmed to be the film's primary antagonist. 

Production is slated to begin later this year with both Academy Award-winner Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning set to reprise their roles from the 2014 blockbuster, which grossed over $758.5 million worldwide. Joachim Rønning (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) will direct with a script from Jez Butterworth (Edge of Tomorrow) and Linda Woolverton (Maleficent).

Skrein is, of course, best known for his breakout performances as Ajax Francis in the Ryan Reynolds-led Deadpool and as Daario Naharis in three episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones. His next project is Robert Rodriguez's highly-ambitious Alita: Battle Angel, which is due out this Christmas.

So, what do you guys think? Sound off with your thoughts below!
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tylerzero
tylerzero - 4/17/2018, 4:01 PM
In regards to the announcement of a Maleficent sequel...WHY???!!!
HannibalLecter
HannibalLecter - 4/17/2018, 4:16 PM
@tylerzero - Agreed, Maleficent was such a huge let down for me, especially because I watched the entire movie thinking it would have a sad ending.
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 4/17/2018, 4:07 PM
They are still doing that? Cool... I guess... Kind of getting overshadowed by Aladdin, Mulan, and Lion King in my mind at this point.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 4/17/2018, 4:08 PM
He would be a cool Bullseye
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 4/17/2018, 4:11 PM
@BlackBeltJones - holy light bulb !!!!!

didn't think of that one , good one
Spidey91
Spidey91 - 4/17/2018, 4:11 PM
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 4/17/2018, 4:15 PM
Yeah, sure, whatever.

Also, Dwayne Johnson almost quit Rampage over original ending.

http://www.slashfilm.com/rampage-original-ending/
Saga
Saga - 4/17/2018, 4:23 PM
I like him.
ODanil
ODanil - 4/17/2018, 4:32 PM
They're making a sequel to this???

*Ryan Reynolds in scrubs.jpg*
Battabing
Battabing - 4/17/2018, 4:43 PM
@ODanil -

THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 4/17/2018, 4:38 PM
Maleficent sequel....what?
NatchiosElektra
NatchiosElektra - 4/17/2018, 4:42 PM
The first one was really bad. She was supposed to be EVIL not a mother to Aurora. Pathetic
Battabing
Battabing - 4/17/2018, 4:44 PM
I didn't know Sleeping Beauty had a rogues gallery.
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 4/17/2018, 5:00 PM
I had forgotten about this film. How many more of these live-action adaptations are there going to be? IMO, The Jungle Book has been the only good one so far.

Alice in Wonderland (2010) - Okay, I guess
Maleficent (2014) - Mediocre
Cinderella (2015) - Mediocre
The Jungle Book (2016) - Pretty Good
Beauty & the Beast (2016) - Just Good

In production, still to be released:

Christopher Robin - 8/3/2018
Mary Poppins Returns - 12/25/2018
Dumbo - 3/29/2019
Aladdin - 5/24/2019
The Lion King - 7/19/2019
Mulan - 3/27/2020

Announced, but still in early stages of production (if at all):

The Jungle Book Sequel - No release date
The Sword in the Stone - No release date
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs - No release date
Prince Charming (Snow White) - No release date
Cruella (101 Dalmatians) - No release date (Emma Stone attached to star)
Peter Pan - No release date
"Tink" (Tinkerbell film) - No release date (Reese Witherspoon attached to star)
Pinocchio - No release date
Little Mermaid - No release date (Lin-Manuel Miranda writing)
Lady & the Tramp - No release date
James and the Giant Peach - No release date
Chip n' Dale - No release date
Chernabog (from Fantasia) - No release date

That's a lot of f.ucking films, and I bet I missed at least one.
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