Phillip urges his mother to try and awaken the King with a kiss. Maleficent proclaims she did not curse him, though Aurora disbelieves her. When Ingrith dismisses Maleficent's maternal bond with Aurora, Maleficent reacts angrily and seemingly curses John, who suddenly falls into a deep slumber. She openly claims Maleficent killed two human fairy poachers last seen near the Moors. Maleficent maintains her composure after Ingrith tauntingly mentions the sleeping curse once placed on Aurora, and recalls King Stefan's death. Phillip's parents, King John and Queen Ingrith, host an intimate dinner. When he relays this to Maleficent, she advises against the union, though Aurora vows to prove her wrong. Diaval, Maleficent's raven and confidant, overhears Phillip proposing to Aurora. Despite her service, the neighboring kingdom of Ulstead, home to Prince Phillip, deems Maleficent a villain. In the five years since King Stefan's death, Aurora has reigned as Queen of the Moors and Maleficent as its guardian and protector. ![]() A third film is currently in development. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Makeup and Hairstyling at the 92nd Academy Awards. It received mixed reviews from critics, with criticism aimed at the "muddled plot and overly artificial visuals", but praise for the performances of Jolie, Fanning and Pfeiffer. The film grossed $491 million worldwide, although it needed to make around $500 million in order to make a profit when factoring in total budget, marketing and distribution costs. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil was released in the United States on October 18, 2019. The rest of the cast was added/confirmed in May 2018, with filming beginning that month at Pinewood Studios in England, lasting through August. Rønning, who co-directed Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) for Disney, was hired to direct the film in October 2017. The project was officially announced the following June. Set five years after Maleficent, the film sees the eponymous character face the neighboring kingdom's manipulated perception of herself as a villain, in addition to a subplot of the rise of an endangered, powerful fairy race known as the Dark Fae.Īfter the release of the first film in May 2014, Jolie stated a sequel was possible. Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, and Lesley Manville also return to their previous roles, with Harris Dickinson replacing Brenton Thwaites from the first film and Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ed Skrein, and Michelle Pfeiffer joining the cast as new characters. ![]() Directed by Joachim Rønning from a screenplay written by Linda Woolverton, Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, it is a sequel to Maleficent (2014), with Angelina Jolie returning to portray the title role. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is a 2019 American fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures.
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