Burbank, CA (June 19, 2012) – The
Walt Disney Studios announced today that production began Wednesday, June 13th,
on “Maleficent,” starring Academy Award®–winning actress Angelina Jolie.
Directed
by two-time Oscar®-winning production designer Robert Stromberg (“Avatar,”
“Alice in Wonderland”), in his directorial debut, and produced by Joe Roth,
“Maleficent” is written by Linda Woolverton (“The Lion King,” “Beauty and the
Beast”) and executive produced by Angelina Jolie, Don Hahn, Matt Smith and
Palak Patel.
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| Photo courtesy of Walt Disney Studios |
Co-starring
in the film are Sharlto Copley (“District 9”), Elle Fanning (“Super 8”), Sam
Riley (“On the Road”), Imelda Staunton (“Vera Drake”), Miranda Richardson (“The
Hours”), Juno Temple (“Atonement”) and Lesley Manville (“Secrets & Lies”).
“Maleficent”
is the untold story of Disney’s most beloved villain, Maleficent, from the 1959
classic “Sleeping Beauty.” The film reveals the events that hardened her heart
and drove her to curse the baby, Aurora.
Behind-the-scenes
talent includes Academy Award®–winning cinematographer Dean Semler (“Dances
with Wolves,” “In the Land of Blood and Honey”), production designer Gary
Freeman (“Saving Private Ryan,” “The Bourne Supremacy”), two-time Oscar®
nominated costume designer Anna B. Sheppard (“Schindler’s List,” “The Pianist”)
and seven-time Academy Award–winning makeup artist Rick Baker (“Planet of the
Apes,” “Men in Black”).
“Maleficent”
is scheduled for a March 14, 2014 release in 3D.
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