Everything You Need to Know About Maleficent Movie (2014): Sep. 14, 2014 - added the US DVD release date of November 4, 2014 - Movie Insider (original) (raw)
Don't believe the fairy tale.
Plot Outline: Untold story of Disney's most beloved villain, Maleficent, from the 1959 classic Sleeping Beauty.
Who's Involved:
Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Lesley Manville, Matt Smith, Brenton Thwaites, Joe Roth, Palak Patel, India Eisley, Miranda Richardson, Juno Temple, Imelda Staunton, Linda Woolverton, Don Hahn, Sharlto Copley, Sam Riley, Kenneth Cranham, Robert Stromberg, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt
PG Parental Guidance Suggested MPA
Rating Reason: sequences of fantasy action and violence, including frightening images
Runtime: 1 hr, 38 m
Language: English
Plot: What's the story about?
“Maleficent” is the untold story of Disney’s most iconic villain from the 1959 classic “Sleeping Beauty.” A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Maleficent rises to be the land’s fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal—an act that begins to turn her pure heart to stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading king’s successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom—and perhaps to Maleficent’s true happiness as well.
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Who stars in Maleficent: Cast List
Who's making Maleficent: Crew List
A look at the Maleficent behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Robert Stromberg last directed Carnival. The film's writer Linda Woolverton last wrote Spellbound and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.
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Production: What we know about Maleficent?
Key Facts
- Linda Woolverton, the screenwriter of Alice in Wonderland, The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast, wrote the screenplay.
Filming Timeline
- 2014 - February: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2013 - August: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2012 - June: The film was set to Production status.
Production began June 13th.
- 2012 - April: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
- 2012 - March: The film was set to Development status.
- 2010 - January: The film was set to Announced status.
Maleficent DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Maleficent was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 .
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