Maleficent

Disney releases a new poster and announces the release date for Maleficent 2 gets moved up seven months from its previous May 29, 2020 release date to an October 18, 2019 release. The poster features Angelina Jolie returning as the titular character in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. The film also stars Juno Temple, Ed Skrein, Elle Fanning,

Disney takes to social media to announce that filming on Maleficent 2 is underway and announced the cast with Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, and Michelle Pfeiffer. Maleficent 2 is the sequel to the hit movie from 2014 that is a take on the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale story. Elle Fanning also took to Instagram to tease

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It’s reported Disney is moving forward with Maleficent 2.

Deadline reports Linda Woolverton will write the script for the sequel.

Though Angelina Jolie is not officially on board, it’s stated the script for the sequel is being written for Jolie to reprise the role. It’s also mentioned Disney is keeping Jolie “in the loop.”

Maleficent debuted May 2014 and performed exceptionally well at the box office bringing in over $758 million.

Woolverton is known for The Lion King, Alice in Wonderland and is writing Beauty and the Beast.