Announcement from Disney:
The Walt Disney Studios has announced a U.S. release date of March 14, 2014, for
Maleficent, starring Angelina Jolie in the title role as Disney’s ultimate villain. The live-action film explores the origins of the evil fairy Maleficent and what led her to curse Princess Aurora in Disney’s animated classic
Sleeping Beauty. Leading a team of visionary filmmakers known for creating and transporting audiences to new and exciting worlds, Academy Award-winning production designer Robert Stromberg (
Avatar, Disney’s
Alice in Wonderland and
Oz The Great and Powerful) will direct with a script by Linda Woolverton (
Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, and
Alice in Wonderland).
Maleficent is produced by Joe Roth (Disney’s
Alice in Wonderland and
Oz The Great and Powerful).
