MALEFICENT 2: Disney's Live-Action Sequel Officially Enters Production; New Cast Members Announced

MALEFICENT 2: Disney's Live-Action Sequel Officially Enters Production; New Cast Members Announced

Disney has announced the start of production on Maleficent 2 while confirming the return of Angelina Jolie (Maleficent) and Elle Fanning (Aurora), as well as newcomer Michelle Pfeiffer (Queen Ingrith).

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By MattIsForReal - May 29, 2018 12:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Disney
In the midst of Solo: A Star Wars Story bombing and Rosanne being canceled, Disney finally has a bit of good news to share. Production on Maleficent 2 has officially begun.

Disney announced the start of production via the film’s social media channels. The company also confirmed that Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning are both reprising their roles as Maleficent and Aurora, respectively. Michelle Pfeiffer has also officially signed on to the movie as Queen Ingrith.



Maleficent 2 is a sequel to 2014's live-action film loosely inspired by Charles Perrault's original fairy tale and Walt Disney's 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty. As the original film’s title suggests, the movie is told from the perspective of the antagonist; however, the retelling painted Maleficent in a much different light, revealing her untold story. It was a clever re-imagining that ultimately raked in over $750 million at the worldwide box office. More importantly, it jump-started a Disney trend of live-action retellings of popular fairy tale stories.

Maleficent 2 picks up several years after the original as Maleficent and Aurora “form new alliances and face new adversaries in their struggle to protect the moors and the magical creatures that reside within.”

In addition to those three stars, the cast also includes Harris Dickinson as Prince Phillip (Aurora’s love interest in the original animated Sleeping Beauty), Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ed Skrein, and Robert Lindsay. Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, and Lesley Manville are also returning.

Maleficent 2 is being helmed by Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales co-director Joachim Rønning, with a script by Linda Woolverton, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, and Noah Harpster. There is currently no release date.

 

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defenderofthefaith
defenderofthefaith - 5/29/2018, 12:49 PM
I look forward to this. I enjoyed the first one and expect this to be good as well.
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 5/29/2018, 12:50 PM
Never saw the first; just wasn’t interested. That is a mighty fine cast, though.
Oberlin4Prez
Oberlin4Prez - 5/29/2018, 12:56 PM
Ugh! Didn't they destroy the characters enough in the last one? Do we need to revisit this bastardization of a Disney Classic again?
smgmayhem
smgmayhem - 5/29/2018, 1:03 PM
@Oberlin4Prez - Never knew there were such die hard Sleeping Beauty fans lol.
Oberlin4Prez
Oberlin4Prez - 5/29/2018, 1:31 PM
@smgmayhem - Its a pleasure to meet you. Lol. I hate this first movie with the red hot intensity of a thousand burning suns.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 5/29/2018, 2:45 PM
@Oberlin4Prez - Tell us how you really feel. Childhood raped? Expectations shattered? Beloved property dragged through the mud?
SisterSunday52
SisterSunday52 - 5/30/2018, 7:23 PM
@Goldboink - What people feel about DC Films, but with the character actually being ruined inspired of people misinterpreting their arc and saying their ruined based on that misinterpretation. In other words, Zack Snyder didn't ruin Superman, but Linda Woolverton sure as Hell ruined Maleficent.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 5/30/2018, 7:35 PM
@SisterSunday52 - It's all a matter of expectation. I live in Austin, TX and one of our favorite musicians is Joe Ely. He is getting old, as is his band, and they just don't rock as hard as they did 30 years ago. One of my friends was disappointed and was of the opinion that he should hang it up if he can't do it like he did in the 80's. I enjoyed the show for what is was because my expectations going in were not that high.

If you expect a replica of a comic book or other property you may be disappointed and call the whole "raped my childhood" thing but your childhood can never be taken away. Snyder's superman was almost good and Maleficient was somewhat entertaining. In no way were they Justice League bad or Fantastic 4 bad, just not maybe what a lot of folks were expecting.
hartley07
hartley07 - 5/29/2018, 12:58 PM
BUT WAIT, WHICH ONE IS CANON??? WE NEED TO KNOW!! YOU CANT POSSIBLY HAVE 2 VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY, SO IS THE CARTOON CANON, OR IS THIS???
hartley07
hartley07 - 5/29/2018, 1:18 PM
@ExpertlyMediocr - lmao NO THIS IS KATHLEEN KENNEDY AND IM NOT KIDDING. I"LL FIX THIS CONFUSING MESS, JUST LEAVE IT TO ME!!! DE-CANONIZE THE ORIGINAL AND KILL OFF THE MEN!!!

Oh wait you knocked out prince phillip, took his only contributing plot point and gave it to the female star, and killed the king already? Oh ok, that works then i guess.

BUT WE STILL NEED TO DESTROY THE CARTOON!!! ITS CONFUSING THE FAN BASE!!! MOST PEOPLE PROBABLY DON'T EVEN KNOW THE ORIGINAL STORY ANYWAY!!!!
hartley07
hartley07 - 5/29/2018, 1:26 PM
@ExpertlyMediocr lol not many ep8 articles left, I gotta bash on Disney where I can.
SupermansTrunks
SupermansTrunks - 5/29/2018, 4:55 PM
@hartley07 - Thats a pretty sad mentality youve got there
hartley07
hartley07 - 5/29/2018, 7:17 PM
@SupermansTrunks - not as sad as Disneys. I was just trying to be funny. Just trying to show how rediculous it sounds to claim your fictional story as the one and only canonical version of a story you didnt even come up with, especially when you clearly have no idea what new lessons you want people to learn from your new movies or the what the current 30+ year old version that hundreds of people worked really hard to create means to people.

Sorta thought my'lol'before I started was the universal signal to you kids that I'm being silly. Also I am the one who gave the likes to this guys replies as I thought we were having fun.
Kevwebsz
Kevwebsz - 5/29/2018, 12:58 PM
"Maleficent 2 is being helped by Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales co-director Joachim Rønning"

oh boy
hartley07
hartley07 - 5/29/2018, 7:21 PM
@Kevwebsz - lol
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 5/29/2018, 1:09 PM
I came here to read a nice little pleasant story about a live action fairy tale going into production and I find out Roseanne as cancelled because of her own disgusting stupidity. What a day.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 5/29/2018, 2:48 PM
@TheUnworthyThor - Her own stupidity should have barred (ha!) her from ever getting another shot. There are a whole lot of people, some of my family included, who think the whole monkey humor thing is appropriate. she is a bigot, a racist and a nut job. Let her go do some stand up, maybe she can team up with Michael Richards.
99OPTIMISTPRIME
99OPTIMISTPRIME - 5/29/2018, 2:52 PM
@TheUnworthyThor - I know right! She ended up screwing over all of the cast and crew, because her racism and evilness couldn't hide itself anymore. It HAD TO come out and express itself. Not quite at the level of Cosby, but Rosanne's basically ruined her legacy, over some damn tweets. What an idiot.😬
99OPTIMISTPRIME
99OPTIMISTPRIME - 5/29/2018, 2:59 PM
@Goldboink - Has she "apologized" yet? I'm about to check now. But publicly, she's done forever. I expect her to just go away and enjoy all of her money, as she gives that trademark laugh of hers, and loses a bunch of fans and friends, who weren't aware of how racist and mean-spirited she was.
WarnerBrother
WarnerBrother - 5/30/2018, 12:31 AM
@WAKANDABATMANFOREVER -

Don't be so sure she is done forever. ABC did what it had to in order to prevent an immediate
boycott if Rosanne wasn't fired. But bare in mind she has a fan in the White House and many
of his supporters are the same people propelling Rosanne's show to record ratings.

Those viewers will wait for a controversial episode of "Blackish" or "Modern Family" and
claim Rosanne was some victim of the Deep State and liberal elites out to disrespect the
"Forgotten Man" otherwise known as the White working class.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 5/30/2018, 9:18 AM
@WAKANDABATMANFOREVER - To make matters worse for her Viacom is pulling all the reruns of her first show as well.
SisterSunday52
SisterSunday52 - 5/30/2018, 7:32 PM
@WAKANDABATMANFOREVER - Are we sure it's racism? Planet of the Apes is also known for being a film of an oppressive society that outlaws humanity and considers those who are less than as disposable. YOU MANIACS! YOU BLEW IT UP! DAMN YOU! DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!!!"
SisterSunday52
SisterSunday52 - 5/30/2018, 7:35 PM
@WarnerBrother - You didn't watch any of the most recent season, did you? Her character, and the show, showed immense respect to both the transgender community and to Muslim immigrants.
Oberlin4Prez
Oberlin4Prez - 5/29/2018, 1:43 PM
I love how they recast prince Phillip, like "this movie was so milquetoast we're just gonna recast people."
Forthas
Forthas - 5/29/2018, 2:10 PM
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Vanillain
Vanillain - 5/29/2018, 2:14 PM
I seriously hope we don't see those leather pants again. 😂
NicolausCopernicus
NicolausCopernicus - 5/29/2018, 2:54 PM
so, no paul dini on this?
only reason for that I watch the fist one
SisterSunday52
SisterSunday52 - 5/30/2018, 7:37 PM
@NicolausCopernicus - He pulled his name from the first one. He knew it was going down the tubes before the rest of us did..
Pantherpool
Pantherpool - 5/29/2018, 2:58 PM
Angie looks... horny.
bcom
bcom - 5/29/2018, 3:53 PM
I don't know why but I want to see Angelina Jolie in a superhero movie. Perhaps she'd make a good WW villain?
SisterSunday52
SisterSunday52 - 5/30/2018, 7:26 PM
@bcom - Until she plays the ACTUAL Maleficent and not this page misunderstood hero wannabe, she should be in as many superhero films as they can make, to keep her away from this garbage.
SisterSunday52
SisterSunday52 - 5/30/2018, 7:28 PM
"In the midst of Solo: A Star Wars Story bombing and Rosanne being canceled, Disney finally has a bit of good news to share. Production on Maleficent 2 has officially begun."

You sure do have a warped view of what good news is..
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