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| name | Maleficent| image = Maleficent poster.jpg| alt = A live-action rendition of the Walt Disney character Maleficent, with the text "Angelina Jolie" above and "Disney's Maleficent" below| caption = Theatrical release poster| director = Robert Stromberg| screenplay = Linda Woolverton
| {edih}| cinematography = Dean Semler | {edih}| music = James Newton Howard | {edih}| distributor = Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 2014 | 28 | Los Angeles>2014 | 30|United States}}| runtime = 97 minutes| country = United States| language = English | URL=HTTPS://WWW.FILMLA.COM/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2017/10/2014_FEATUREFILM_STUDY_V10_WEB.PDF | DATE=MAY 2015 | ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20230520045503/HTTPS://WWW.FILMLA.COM/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2017/10/2014_FEATUREFILM_STUDY_V10_WEB.PDF | URL-STATUS=LIVE, | ACCESS-DATE=DECEMBER 6, 2014 | ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20141204073938/HTTP://BOXOFFICEMOJO.COM/MOVIES/?ID=MALEFICIENT.HTM, live, }}Maleficent is a 2014 American fantasy film starring Angelina Jolie as Maleficent in a live-action retelling of her villainous role in Walt Disney's 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty, itself an adaptation of Charles Perrault's 1697 fairy tale. The film is directed by Robert Stromberg from a screenplay by Linda Woolverton. It also stars Sharlto Copley, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, and Lesley Manville in supporting roles.Maleficent came under development as an animated project in 2003, before it was changed to a live-action feature in 2006, following Disney's acquisition of Pixar. Tim Burton was originally attached to direct the film, but eventually left and was replaced by Stromberg in his directorial debut. Jolie signed on to play the title role in January 2012 and also served as the film's executive producer, alongside Michael Vieira, Don Hahn, Palak Patel, Matt Smith, and Sarah Bradshaw.WEB, Maleficent Press Kit,weblink Walt Disney Studios (division), Walt Disney Studios, June 6, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140609044511weblink">weblink June 9, 2014, dead, The rest of the main cast joined between March and May 2012. Principal photography took place at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England, from June to October 2012.Maleficent premiered in Los Angeles on May 28, 2014, and was released in the United States theatrically on May 30 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Jolie’s performance, visual effects and costumes, with criticism aimed at the script and inconsistencies in tone. The film was a commercial success, grossing over $758 million worldwide, and became the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2014, as well as Jolie's highest-grossing film. Amongst Disney's live-action adaptations, Maleficent is the seventh-most-expensive and sixth-highest-grossing film to date. It also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design at the 87th Academy Awards. A sequel, titled (Maleficent: Mistress of Evil), was released in 2019.PlotMaleficent is a powerful fairy living in the Moors, a magical forest realm bordering a human kingdom. As a child, she meets a human peasant boy named Stefan, and they fall in love with each other. However, as they get older, the two grow apart, with Stefan's love being overshadowed by his ambition to be a king, while Maleficent becomes the protector of the Moors.When King Henry, the ruler of the human kingdom, attempts to conquer the Moors, Maleficent mortally wounds him, forcing his retreat. On his deathbed, Henry declares that whoever kills Maleficent will be named his successor and marry his daughter Leila. Stefan visits Maleficent in the Moors and drugs her, but cannot bring himself to kill her. He instead cuts off her wings, presenting them to Henry as "proof" of her death. While still processing the betrayal, Maleficent saves Diaval, a trapped raven, from being killed by a farmer by turning him into a human. Diaval offers her his service, and brings her news of Stefan's coronation. Furious to learn why her wings were taken, Maleficent, and the Moors she protects, becomes dark and bitter. Some time later, Diaval informs Maleficent about the christening of Stefan's newborn daughter, Aurora. Maleficent arrives uninvited and curses the infant princess, declaring that by her sixteenth birthday, she will prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into an eternal sleep. Maleficent mocks Stefan's plea for mercy, but offers an antidote{{snd}}the curse can be broken by true love's kiss, which she and Stefan both believe does not exist. Stefan orders three pixies, Knotgrass, Flittle, and Thistlewit, to hide and protect Aurora in a forest cottage until the day after her sixteenth birthday. He also destroys every spinning wheel in the kingdom, hiding their remnants in the castle dungeon; he then sends his armies to find and kill Maleficent, but she surrounds the Moors with a wall of thorns. Over the years, Stefan grows obsessed with killing Maleficent and gradually loses his sanity, even refusing to see his own wife on her deathbed.Meanwhile, Maleficent and Diaval watch Aurora grow from afar, and secretly begin to take over care of her from the incompetent pixies. After several face-to-face encounters with Maleficent, whom she believes to be her "fairy godmother", Aurora bonds with her and starts to regularly visit the Moors. Realizing she hasn't the heart to hurt Aurora, Maleficent privately and unsuccessfully attempts to revoke the curse, forgetting that she stated "no power on earth" can do so. Some time later, Aurora meets Philip, a prince from the neighboring kingdom, and both are mildly attracted to each other.On the day before her sixteenth birthday, Aurora gains Maleficent's permission to live in the Moors. When she informs the pixies of this, they reveal the truth about Aurora's lineage and the curse. Heartbroken, Aurora rides off to her father's castle. Instead of welcoming her, Stefan, still plotting to kill Maleficent, locks her in a room. The curse's power draws Aurora to the dungeon, where she pricks her finger on a spindle and falls into a deep slumber. Hoping to save her, Maleficent and Diaval abduct Philip and infiltrate Stefan's castle. The pixies encourage the reluctant Philip to kiss Aurora, but this does not wake her. After they leave, Maleficent tearfully apologizes to Aurora and kisses her on the forehead. This unexpectedly wakes Aurora, as Maleficent truly feels maternal love for her.As Maleficent, Aurora, and Diaval attempt to leave, Stefan and his guards ambush them. Maleficent transforms Diaval into a dragon to help her, but both are subdued. Aurora finds and releases Maleficent's caged wings, which reattach themselves to their mistress, allowing her to fight back. Maleficent drags Stefan to the top of a tower; unwilling to kill him, she announces the fight is over and turns to go. Stefan tackles her from behind, dragging them both off the tower; she opens her wings to save herself, and he loses hold and falls to his death. With Stefan gone, Maleficent returns the Moors to their former glory and crowns Aurora their new ruler, uniting the two kingdoms. Aurora also starts a relationship with Philip.Cast
ProductionDevelopment}}The idea for Maleficent was conceived during Don Hahn's meeting with the Disney's animation department in 2003, where it was pitched as an animation project revolving around the origin of the eponymous antagonist from Walt Disney's animated film Sleeping Beauty (1959).NEWS, Gaul, Lou, October 28, 2014, He's the man behind 'Maleficent',weblink Burlington County Times, February 20, 2024, live,weblink February 20, 2024, WEB,weblink Immersed in Movies: Don Hahn Talks the Link Between 'Maleficent' and 'Sleeping Beauty', Desowitz, Bill, November 4, 2014, IndieWire, December 19, 2022, live,weblink December 19, 2022, The timing of the idea was inspired by the just-released Broadway musical Wicked. While opening the musical adaptation of Mary Poppins in the West End of London in December 2004, Hahn met with Tim Burton to pitch him several movie ideas for Disney, including Maleficent, which Burton was instantly interested in.{{sfn|Solomon|2014|page=111}}WEB,weblink "Maleficent" Took Over 10 Years To Hit The Big Screen And Here's The Story Behind It, Galindo, Brian, Zamora, Christian, October 17, 2019, BuzzFeed, December 19, 2022, live,weblink December 19, 2022, Simultaneously, Sean Bailey (who was an independent producer at the time) began developing the same concept for a live-action feature, which he envisioned as a "Disney version of Michael Corleone in The Godfather. Have a character do something that's empirically terrible{{snd}}curse a child{{snd}}but set it up in such a way that you felt differently about it." Bailey wanted Angelina Jolie for the role of Maleficent and mentioned the idea during lunch with Jolie's manager, receiving a positive response within a few hours.{{sfn|Solomon|2014|page=111}} When Bailey presented his concept to the Disney executives, they told him about Hahn's project and suggested they team up.{{sfn|Solomon|2014|pages=111-112}} Jolie's interest in the title role prompted the filmmakers to consider moving Maleficent from animation to live-action, which they did after Disney acquired Pixar and reshuffled the animation department in 2006.{{sfn|Solomon|2014|page=112}} The project was eventually suspended due to Burton being busy working on (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) and Alice in Wonderland.{{sfn|Solomon|2014|page=112}}WEB,weblink Executive Producer Don Hahn Talks MALEFICENT, Only Considering Angelina Jolie for the Role, Revamping Fairy Tales, WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?, and More, Radish, Christina, November 4, 2014, Collider (website), Collider, December 19, 2022,weblink December 19, 2022, live, By the summer of 2009, as Alice in Wonderland entered post-production, Burton renewed his interest in Maleficent.NEWS,weblink Disney, 'Alice' scribe team for film about 'Sleeping Beauty's' evil queen (exclusive), March 24, 2010, The Hollywood Reporter, December 19, 2022,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100726164048weblink">weblink July 26, 2010, Around the same time, Hahn approached Linda Woolverton (who had just collaborated with Burton on Alice) to write the script.WEB,weblink Don Hahn interview: Maleficent, Disney, animation and more, Brew, Simon, May 23, 2014, Den of Geek, December 19, 2022, And I pitched it not to Brad Bird, Brad [Bird], but to Tim Burton and [writer] Linda Woolverton at the same time. They were just finishing up on Alice In Wonderland., live,weblink December 19, 2022, Burton dismissed his involvement with the film as a rumor in February 2010, but the following month, The Guardian reported that he would helm the project, with The Hollywood Reporter confirming Woolverton as the film's writer.WEB, Exclusive Interview: Tim Burton Creates a Wonderland,weblink June 30, 2023, Fandango Media, Fandango, February 23, 2010, Elisa, Osegueda, February 27, 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100227042643weblink">weblink dead, NEWS, Brooks, Xan, Tim Burton's Sleeping Beauty: Angelina Jolie poised to play Maleficent,weblink October 25, 2014, The Guardian, March 29, 2010, live,weblink June 7, 2023, At that point, Richard D. Zanuck also joined the production as a producer (until his death in 2012). After Woolverton boarded the project, the creative team (which included Woolverton, Burton, Hahn, and Zanuck) began developing the story, with several drafts made over the course of almost a year. In November 2010, Burton confirmed that he would direct Maleficent, but by May 2011, he had withdrawn due to his commitment to Dark Shadows.WEB,weblink Tim Burton Talks 'Dark Shadows,' 'Frankenweenie,' 'Maleficent' And 'The Addams Family'!, MTV, November 23, 2010, July 13, 2023, Warner, Kara, live,weblink April 22, 2023, NEWS, Kit, Borys, Tim Burton Won't Direct Disney's 'Maleficent' (Exclusive),weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110518021811weblink">weblinkweblink May 18, 2011, May 30, 2014, The Hollywood Reporter, May 6, 2011, live, After Burton's departure, David Yates, Darren Aronofsky, and David O. Russell were considered to take over as director.WEB,weblink Darren Aronofsky Being Sought To Helm 'Maleficent' and 'Moses', Schaefer, Sandy, May 21, 2011, Screen Rant, December 19, 2022, December 19, 2022,weblink live, NEWS,weblink David O. Russell Circling Disney's 'Maleficent', McClintock, Pamela, Kit, Borys, June 14, 2011, The Hollywood Reporter, December 19, 2022, December 19, 2022,weblink live, Guillermo del Toro also expressed interest in directing Maleficent, citing the original 1959 animated film as one of his favorite Disney features.WEB,weblink Guillermo Del Toro Would Direct 'Maleficent' If Disney Asked And Time Allowed, Fischer, Russ, June 20, 2011, /Film, December 19, 2022, December 19, 2022,weblink live, By September 2011, Joe Roth had joined the project as a producer, and in January 2012, Deadline Hollywood reported that Robert Stromberg (who had been the production designer on Alice in Wonderland) would helm Maleficent in his directorial debut.WEB,weblink Joe Roth Taking Producer Role In Angelina Jolie-Starrer 'Maleficent' For Disney, Fleming, Mike Jr., September 26, 2011, Deadline Hollywood, December 19, 2022, December 19, 2022,weblink live, WEB,weblink Deadline Hollywood, Disney Sets Robert Stromberg To Helm 'Maleficent', Mike Jr., Fleming, January 6, 2012, December 19, 2022, June 18, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140618224008weblink">weblink live, Palak Patel (the film's executive producer) said that after finishing Alice, Stromberg "really wanted to direct. We said, 'Okay, but we've got Oz the Great and Powerful and we need a production designer. Why don't you do Oz, then we'll make a movie.' In the middle of shooting [Oz], Maleficent came in."{{sfn|Solomon|2014|page=112}}WritingLinda Woolverton's screenplay went through at least 15 versions as the film progressed in production.NEWS,weblink Linda Woolverton and the Making of Maleficent, Brown, Emma, June 2, 2014, Interview (magazine), Interview, December 19, 2022, July 6, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150706043341weblink">weblink live, Stromberg said: "I met many times with Linda Woolverton, the writer. We did lots of roundtable discussions and sort of cut out the fat as much as we could and sort of purified the storyline as much as we could".WEB, Kaye, Don, Maleficent director Robert Stromberg talks bringing Sleeping Beauty to Life,weblink Den of Geek, June 2, 2014, June 7, 2014, September 23, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150923223136weblink">weblink live, Paul Dini also performed rewrites on the project with Stromberg,WEB,weblink Maleficent Script PDF, August 11, 2021, December 25, 2021, December 25, 2021,weblink live, and was credited in early press.WEB,weblink Don't be Afraid of Disney's MALEFICENT Trailer — Nerdist, December 25, 2021, December 25, 2021,weblink live, WEB,weblink Angelina Jolie Mystifies in New 'Maleficent' Trailer, January 21, 2014, December 25, 2021, May 31, 2022,weblink live, In some earlier versions of the story, Stefan was the half-human, half-fairy bastard son of King Henry. The version of the screenplay that went into shooting originally included two characters called Queen Ulla and King Kinloch, the fairy queen and fairy king of the Moors and the aunt and uncle of Maleficent. Miranda Richardson and Peter Capaldi were cast and shot the Queen Ulla and King Kinloch scenes, but their roles were cut in the editing process together with more than 15 minutes of the first act of the film. Stromberg said, "We spent a bit more time originally in the fairy world before we got into the human side of things ... we wanted to get it [the film] under two hours. So we cut about 15 minutes out of the first act, and then that had to be seamed together with some pretty basic reshoots."WEB, Bibbiani, William, Maleficent: Director Robert Stromberg on True Love and Reshoots,weblink CraveOnline.com, May 30, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140602060843weblink">weblink June 2, 2014, dead, Stromberg later claimed in an interview that he employed an "age-old" emotional storytelling for the film and called it "the biggest thrill" against all technology advances. "And the way we play with that is we have somebody who's perhaps in love but betrayed and doesn't believe that true love exists. So the moral to it is we can all feel dark ourselves but not to lose hope because there is light in places where we might not be expecting", he explained.Casting{{multiple image| perrow=4| total_width=312| align=right| image1=Angelina Jolie at the launch of the UK initiative on preventing sexual violence in conflict, 29 May 2012 (cropped).jpg| image2=Elle Fanning by Gage Skidmore.jpg| image3=SharltoCopleyCCJuly09.jpg| image4=Leslie Manville (cropped).jpg| image5=Imelda Staunton.jpg| image6=Juno Temple (8463784497) (cropped).jpg| image7=Sam Riley Das finstere Tal Wien 2014 (cropped).jpg| image8=Brenton Thwaites.jpg | Top row: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, and Leslie Manville play Maleficent, Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)>Aurora, List of Disney's Sleeping Beauty characters#King Stefan | , and Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather>Flittle.Bottom row: Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Sam Riley, and Brenton Thwaites play Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather | , Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather>Thistlewit, List of Disney's Sleeping Beauty characters#Diablo | , and List of Disney's Sleeping Beauty characters#Prince Phillip>Prince Philip.}}Angelina Jolie was considered for the role of Maleficent as early as when Burton was attached to the project, and was always the only choice, with Roth stating that the film would not have been made if she had refused.NEWS,weblink Producer Joe Roth Would Not Have Made Maleficent If Angelina Jolie Turned The Role Down, World Entertainment News Network, Contactmusic.com, April 10, 2014, May 15, 2014,weblink October 6, 2022, live, By March 2010, Jolie entered negotiations,NEWS,weblink Will Angelina Jolie wake Sleeping Beauty?, Zeitchik, Steven, March 26, 2010, Los Angeles Times, February 21, 2024, live,weblink June 6, 2023, and in late January 2012, she signed on for the role,{{sfn|Solomon|2014|pages=111-112}} which she personally confirmed the following month, during the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival. Jolie initially doubted the possibility of making a film about "somebody who curses a baby", but still became interested in the idea because of her love for Maleficent since she was little and ended up being "very moved by the script".WEB,weblink Angelina Jolie reveals how she became 'Maleficent', May 28, 2014, Film Industry Network, December 19, 2022, Her decision to accept the role was also influenced by the persuasions of her children and brother.WEB,weblink Angelina Jolie Reveals How Daughter Vivienne Made Her Way Into 'Maleficent', August 10, 2013, Yahoo!, December 19, 2022,weblink December 19, 2022, live, Additionally, Jolie was hired as the film's executive producerMAGAZINE, Breznican, Anthony, June 19, 2012, Angelina Jolie as 'Maleficent',weblink Entertainment Weekly, February 25, 2024, live,weblink May 28, 2023, and was largely involved in all aspects of bringing her character to life, from script writing to costume design. Particularly, she worked closely with Woolverton to ensure that her version of Maleficent would retain enough of her animated counterpart's villainous nature,AV MEDIA,weblink From Fairy Tale to Feature Film, Documentary film, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Maleficent (Blu-ray), 2014, YouTube,weblink July 9, 2023, live, as Woolverton leaned towards the more sympathetic side of the character.In March 2012, Deadline Hollywood reported that Elle Fanning was in talks for the role of Aurora. She was the only choice of the filmmakers after they saw her performance in Super 8 (2011). According to Roth, he brought Fanning to the studio "literally the next day, told her all about the project, told her about Angie [Jolie], and she said 'I'm in'."AV MEDIA,weblink Aurora: Becoming a Beauty, Documentary film, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Maleficent (Blu-ray), 2014, YouTube,weblink July 9, 2023, live, Later that month, Jim Sturgess and Gael GarcÃa Bernal were reported to be trying out for the role of Diaval, with Jude Law, who had previously co-starred with Jolie in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004), in negotiations to play Stefan.NEWS,weblink Sturgess & Bernal Up For Jolie's Lover In Sleeping Beauty Film, World Entertainment News Network, Contactmusic.com, March 28, 2012, July 19, 2023,weblink November 28, 2020, live, Sharlto Copley was eventually cast as Stefan in May 2012, and a few days later, The Hollywood Reporter announced the casting of Imelda Staunton as Knotgrass, Kenneth Cranham as King Henry, Sam Riley as Diaval, Lesley Manville as Flittle, and Miranda Richardson as Queen Ulla, who was eventually cut from the film. On the same day, Variety reported that India Eisley was set to portray teen Maleficent,NEWS,weblink Eisley to play a younger Jolie in 'Maleficent', Sneider, Jeff, May 7, 2012, Variety (magazine), Variety, December 19, 2022,weblink December 19, 2022, live, and later that month, Juno Temple and Brenton Thwaites were cast as Thistlewit and Prince Philip, respectively. In August 2012, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, Jolie's real-life daughter with Brad Pitt, was announced to play 5-year-old Aurora.WEB,weblink Pockross, Adam, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt to play opposite Angelina in 'Maleficent', August 23, 2012, Yahoo!, June 13, 2023,weblink December 2, 2022, live, She was cast due to being the only child on the film set who wasn't frightened of Jolie in a full Maleficent costume. Jolie also offered the role to her other daughter, Shiloh, but she refused.MAGAZINE,weblink Worldwide Exclusive: Angelina Jolie Opens Up, May 7, 2014, Elle (magazine), Elle, June 13, 2023,weblink April 17, 2023, live, Another two children of Jolie, Pax and Zahara, ended up appearing as extras in the christening scene.In September 2012, Michael Higgins was reported to portray young Stefan. Toby Regbo was originally cast in the role, but after the filmmakers decided that they needed a younger performer for the part, he was replaced by Higgins.WEB, April 5, 2018, Exclusive Interview with Toby Regbo about 'U Want Me 2 Kill Him?',weblink The Ultimate Rabbit, June 15, 2023, live,weblink February 7, 2023, The following month, Eleanor Worthington Cox was cast as 8-year-old Aurora, and Isobelle Molloy was confirmed to play young Maleficent in November 2012. Molloy was brought to the attention of the filmmakers by the casting director, who saw her performance as the title character in the West End production of Matilda the Musical,NEWS, Golding, Lucy, May 30, 2014, Redroofs Theatre School pupil stars in Disney blockbuster with Angelina Jolie,weblink Maidenhead Advertiser, June 15, 2023, August 15, 2022,weblink live, and ended up doing three auditions, including a screen test, before she was cast.WEB, Breitbart, Benji,weblink Interview with Maleficent's Isobelle Molloy, November 3, 2014, Laughing Place, June 15, 2023, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150111213850weblink">weblink January 11, 2015, In December 2012, Peter Capaldi confirmed his casting as King Kinloch,WEB,weblink Maleficent & World War Z with Elle Fanning & Peter Capaldi, Gilbert, Jan, December 17, 2012, Flicks And The City, July 21, 2023, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130124201146weblink">weblink January 24, 2013, who, like Richardson's character, was cut from the final version of the film.WEB,weblink Why "Doctor Who"'s Peter Capaldi didn't make the final cut in Disney's "Maleficent", Hill, Jim, December 25, 2014, Jim Hill Media, July 21, 2023, live,weblink November 30, 2022, In October 2013, after it was decided to reshoot the opening scenes of the film,NEWS,weblink Ella Purnell replaces India Eisley in 'Maleficent', October 20, 2013, Business Standard, December 19, 2022, Press Trust of India,weblink December 19, 2022, live, Ella Purnell, who originally auditioned for the role of Aurora, replaced Eisley in the role of teen Maleficent.WEB,weblink 'Kick-Ass 2' Actress to Play Younger Version of Angelina Jolie in 'Maleficent', Sneider, Jeff, October 17, 2013, TheWrap, January 2, 2023,weblink January 2, 2023, live, Purnell's casting was personally approved by Jolie, although they never met in person during the film's production.NEWS,weblink INTERVIEW WITH ELLA PURNELL, Crash Magazine, January 2, 2023,weblink January 2, 2023, live, FilmingPrincipal photography began on June 13, 2012, at Pinewood Studios.WEB,weblink First Look at Angelina Jolie as 'Maleficent'; Disney Kicks Off Production, Savage, Sophia, June 19, 2012, Indiewire, January 27, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160203093152weblink">weblink February 3, 2016, dead, WEB, Ravitz, Justin, 2012-06-19, FIRST PIC: See Angelina Jolie as Maleficent!,weblink 2022-09-16, Us Magazine,weblink September 16, 2022, en, Some filming took place in the Buckinghamshire countryside near Turville.WEB, Ramsdale, Suzannah, 2012-06-21, First pics of Angelina Jolie filming Maleficent in Buckinghamshire,weblink 2021-02-11, Marie Claire, en, June 7, 2021,weblink live,Costume designFile:FIDM Museum - Film costumes - Maleficent (16289469900).jpg|thumb|left|Maleficent's christening costume on display at FIDM Museum in 2016.]]Anna B. Sheppard, who had previously worked on Schindler’s List (1993) and The Pianist (2002), was in charge of creating costumes for the film.NEWS, Atkinson, Nathalie, May 31, 2014, Magnificent Maleficent: High fashion costume design for Angelina Jolie in Disney's dark new film,weblink National Post, July 22, 2023, She was hired late in pre-production and had about eight weeks before filming began to create all the costumes from scratch, which she described as "a lot of pain, a lot of work, a lot of indecision".NEWS, Harris, Rachel Lee, February 17, 2015, Clothes and Character: 'Maleficent',weblink The New York Times, July 22, 2023, Sheppard drew inspiration for her designs from French and Italian art of the Renaissance period, including paintings, sketches, and sculptures, as well as from Alexander McQueen clothing collections.MAGAZINE, May 28, 2014, Dressing Maleficent,weblink Elle (magazine), Elle, July 22, 2023, Overall, Sheppard and her team ended up creating more than two thousand costumes by hand.For the character of Maleficent, a separate group within the costume department, named Team Maleficent, was formed to focus solely on her outfits.ReshootsJohn Lee Hancock assisted Stromberg with reshoots for the film. Hancock, who had just finished overseeing the final postproduction stages of Saving Mr. Banks, was approached by producer Joe Roth, with whom he had worked on Snow White and the Huntsman. Roth said: "He's not directing. He wrote pages, and I hired a first-time director, and it's good to have him on set." Roth was asked why a "film of this magnitude was entrusted to a novice director", and he noted that Stromberg won Academy Awards for production design on Avatar and Alice in Wonderland. Roth said: "The movie is gorgeous to look at, and the last 75 minutes are really entertaining. The issue was the opening, which was reshot over eight days."NEWS, Kit, Borys, Disney's 'Maleficent' Enlists John Lee Hancock for Reshoots (Exclusive),weblink January 27, 2014, The Hollywood Reporter, October 10, 2013, Kim, Masters, November 12, 2020,weblink live,Visual effectsAs a previous production designer, Stromberg sought to balance the use of practical and computer-generated effects. For example, while Maleficent's horns and facial prosthetics were created by makeup artist Rick Baker, Digital Domain took facial capture of Imelda Staunton, Lesley Manville, and Juno Temple for the three pixies to be generated with high authenticity with the help of special rigging by Disney Research in Zurich. For the visuals, Stromberg wanted to make it "a bit more grounded" and "not too surreal" because it could be distracting from the simplicity of the story. He also regretted not employing bigger sets and allowing actors to work in a more tangible environment, on "real sets with real lights".MusicJames Newton Howard was hired to score the film in October 2012. The film marked Howard's first live-action Disney film score, as he had previously scored three films from Walt Disney Animation Studios which include Dinosaur (2000), (Atlantis: The Lost Empire) (2001) and Treasure Planet (2002).NEWS, James Newton Howard to Score Disney's 'Maleficent',weblink Film Music Reporter, October 26, 2012, October 29, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121029041416weblink">weblink live, On January 23, 2014, recording artist Lana Del Rey was announced as covering the song "Once Upon a Dream", from the 1959 film Sleeping Beauty, as the title song for Maleficent. The song "Once Upon a Dream" is based on the Grand Waltz from ballet Sleeping Beauty written by Russian composer Tchaikovsky.WEB, Lana Del Rey to release new song after the Grammys,weblink NME, January 26, 2014, January 26, 2014, March 3, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160303202731weblink">weblink live, NEWS, McIntyre, Gina,weblink 'Maleficent': Lana Del Rey croons 'Once Upon a Dream' in Grammys spot, January 27, 2014, Los Angeles Times, January 26, 2014, February 5, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140205022457weblink">weblink live, The single was released on January 26, 2014, during the 56th Grammy Awards and was made available for free for a limited time through Google Play.NEWS, Graser, Marc, Disney's Maleficent Takes Advantage of Grammys With Lana Del Rey Song,weblink January 27, 2014, Variety, January 26, 2014, January 23, 2021,weblink live, NEWS, Mendelson, Scott, Lana Del Rey Covers "Once Upon A Dream" For Angelina Jolie's 'Maleficent',weblink January 27, 2014, Forbes, January 26, 2014, November 12, 2020,weblink live, The soundtrack album, featuring Howard's score and Del Rey's cover of "Once Upon a Dream" was released on May 26, 2014, by Walt Disney Records.WEB, 'Maleficent' Soundtrack Details,weblink 2022-08-03, Film Music Reporter, en-US, May 13, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140513025525weblink">weblink live,MarketingOn August 10, 2013, as part of the live-action motion-picture panel of the 2013 Disney D23 Expo in the Anaheim Convention Center at Anaheim, California, Disney unveiled its first look of Maleficent by revealing the new logo of the film's title and a one-minute clip from the film. Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to the expo and talked with the attendees about her fascination with Disney's Sleeping Beauty as a child, her working experience with the filmmakers on the film, and her love of Disney. She also remarked on how she scared little girls when she was in costume, makeup, and acting during shooting; this led to the decision to hire her own daughter, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, for the role of the young Princess Aurora since she would not be scared of her during principal photography.NEWS, McIntyre, Gina, August 10, 2013, Angelina Jolie arrives in Anaheim to unveil 'Maleficent' at D23, Los Angeles Times,weblink November 12, 2013, November 15, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131115190605weblink">weblink live, Walt Disney Pictures released the teaser poster for Maleficent on November 12, 2013, featuring Jolie in costume and makeup, akin to the character's depiction in the original film.MAGAZINE, November 12, 2013, Angelina Jolie is magnificent as Maleficent,weblink Entertainment Weekly, November 12, 2013, NEWS, Lewis, Hilary, November 12, 2014, Angelina Jolie Bewitches in First 'Maleficent' Poster, The Hollywood Reporter,weblink January 27, 2014, September 29, 2020,weblink live, The first trailer was released the following day, on November 13. The first teaser trailer was attached to (Thor: The Dark World), (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire), Frozen, and (Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters).NEWS, Labrecque, Jeff, November 13, 2013, 'Maleficent' trailer: There's more than horns and thorns to Angelina Jolie's villain, Entertainment Weekly,weblink January 27, 2014, November 30, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141130210441weblink">weblink live, Two more trailers were released in January 2014, revealing Maleficent's appearance. A third trailer featured Lana Del Rey singing "Once Upon a Dream".NEWS, November 13, 2013, First Trailer: 'Maleficent', Variety,weblink January 27, 2014, December 25, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141225142920weblink">weblink live, The final trailer was released on March 18, 2014.NEWS, 'Maleficent' New Full Trailer,weblink March 18, 2014, March 22, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140322045137weblink">weblink live, Starting April 18, 2014, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disney California Adventure previewed the film inside the ABC Sound Studio and It's Tough to Be a Bug! theaters, respectively.WEB, Fickley-Baker, Jennifer, March 18, 2014, 'Maleficent' Sneak Peek Coming to Disney Parks April 18,weblink April 15, 2014, DisneyParks Blog, November 11, 2020,weblink live, A tie-in novelization of the film written by Elizabeth Rudnick was published by Disney Publishing Worldwide on April 29, 2014.WEB, Maleficent,weblink December 24, 2020, Disney Books, August 19, 2014,weblink dead, (Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes|Disney Infinity 2.0) featured Maleficent as a playable figure using the look from the film.ReleaseMaleficent was originally scheduled for a March 14, 2014 release, before it was changed to July 2, 2014.WEB,weblink Angelina Jolie's 'Maleficent' given March 2014 release date, Goodacre, Kate, April 10, 2012, Digital Spy, September 25, 2022, September 25, 2022,weblink live, NEWS,weblink "Maleficent" release moved to summer 2014, Derschowitz, Jessica, January 15, 2013, CBS News, September 25, 2022, September 25, 2022,weblink live, By September 2013, the film's release date was preponed to May 30, 2014, as Pixar's The Good Dinosaur faced production issues and was delayed to 2015.NEWS, Patten, Dominic,weblink Disney Shifts 'Maleficent', 'Good Dinosaur' & 'Finding Dory' Release Dates, Deadline Hollywood, September 18, 2013, February 14, 2024,weblink January 30, 2023, live, WEB,weblink Disney Shifts the Release Dates of Maleficent, The Good Dinosaur and Finding Dory, Gallagher, Brian, September 18, 2013, MovieWeb, February 14, 2024,weblink October 17, 2021, live, A private exhibition of props and costumes from the film was held at Kensington Palace in London on May 8, 2014, serving as a fundraiser for Great Ormond Street Hospital.WEB,weblink Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt add Hollywood glamour to Maleficent event, Gordon, Naomi, May 9, 2014, Digital Spy, February 14, 2024, WEB,weblink Party Report in Pictures: Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Bryan Cranston, Kate Hudson, and President Obama (Photos), Glazer, Mikey, May 9, 2014, TheWrap, February 14, 2024,weblink January 29, 2023, live, The world premiere of Maleficent took place at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on May 28, 2014.NEWS,weblink "Maleficent" arrives in Hollywood, May 29, 2014, CBS News, February 14, 2024, August 14, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140814172632weblink">weblink live, On November 22, 2018, a one-time special screening of the film was held in Sofia, Bulgaria at New Bulgarian University, where Bulgarian actor Peter Baykov does the dubbing for every character in the film by changing his voice from male to female live. He later performs part of the film trailer live during the semi-finals on the Got Talent show in Bulgaria in 2019 which leads him to the season finale.NEWS, Peter Baykov dubs dozens of film characters in Maleficent.,weblink December 9, 2020, April 3, 2022,weblink live, WEB, Maleficent dubbed by actor Peter Baykov,weblink December 9, 2020, March 31, 2022,weblink live, He would later be cast as Prince Philip in the Bulgarian dub of the sequel, (Maleficent: Mistress of Evil).WEB, Peter Baykov, IMDb, IMDb,weblink December 9, 2020, January 23, 2021,weblink live, In September 2020, the film returned to theaters in the United Kingdom following their reopening from closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Box officeMaleficent earned a gross of $241.4 million in the US and Canada, and $517.1 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $758.5 million against a budget of $180 million. Calculating in all expenses, Deadline Hollywood estimated that the film made a profit of $190.77 million, making it the sixth most profitable film of 2014.JOURNAL,weblink No. 6 'Maleficent' – 2014 Most Valuable Blockbuster Movie Tournament, Mike Jr., Fleming, Deadline Hollywood, March 12, 2015, March 13, 2015, March 14, 2015,weblink live, Worldwide, in its opening weekend, the film earned $175.5 million, $9 million of which were from IMAX locations.NEWS, GLOBAL: 'Maleficent' Edges Out X-Men for Box Office Crown with $100.6M Day-and-Date Debut Overseas,weblink June 2, 2014, Boxoffice (magazine), Boxoffice, June 1, 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140602200240weblink">weblink June 2, 2014, It is also the biggest debut among films starring Angelina Jolie, and the actress' highest-grossing film of all time worldwide,NEWS, GLOBAL: Strong Brazil Bow Sends 'How to Train Your Dragon 2' to $43.5 Million Overseas Weekend; 'Maleficent' Takes $20.3 Million in China,weblink Boxoffice (magazine), Boxoffice, June 22, 2014, June 22, 2014, BoxOffice® Media, LLC, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140626023210weblink">weblink June 26, 2014, mdy-all, NEWS, Ray, Subers, Weekend Report: 'Man' Defeats 'Boys,' Falls Short of Predecessor,weblink June 22, 2014, June 22, 2014, Box Office Mojo, July 2, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140702182840weblink">weblink live, as well as the fourth-highest grossing 2014 film (behind (Transformers: Age of Extinction), (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies), and Guardians of the Galaxy), and the 15th Disney-distributed film to surpass the $700 million mark at the worldwide box office.NEWS, Cunningham, Todd, 'Maleficent' Passes $700 Million at Worldwide Box Office,weblink July 27, 2014, The Wrap, July 22, 2014, November 20, 2014,weblink live, The film is also one of four Walt Disney Studios releases in 2014 to gross over $500 million; the other titles being Guardians of the Galaxy, (Captain America: The Winter Soldier), and Big Hero 6.WEB,weblink Around-the-World Roundup: 'Jupiter' Ascends to Top Spot Overseas, Box Office Mojo, February 9, 2015, February 10, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150210072931weblink">weblink live, In North America, Maleficent earned $4.2 million in Thursday-night showings, surpassing the midnight or late-night grosses of previous live-action fantasy films, Alice in Wonderland, Oz the Great and PowerfulWEB, McClintock, Pamela, Box Office: 'Maleficent' Enchants With $4.2M Thursday Night; Nabs $20.1M Overseas,weblink The Hollywood Reporter, May 30, 2014, March 30, 2014, November 12, 2020,weblink live, NEWS, Subers, Ray, Forecast: 'Maleficent' Set to Reign On Final Weekend of May,weblink May 30, 2014, Box Office Mojo, May 29, 2014, July 15, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140715164135weblink">weblink live, and Snow White and the Huntsman. By the end of its opening day (including late-night Thursday earnings), the film earned $24.3 million, similar to Oz, but ahead of Snow White and the Huntsman and behind Alice.NEWS, Subers, Ray, Friday Report: 'Maleficent' Conjures Up $24.2 Million Debut,weblink May 31, 2014, Box Office Mojo, May 30, 2014, July 15, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140715180544weblink">weblink live, Maleficent finished its debut weekend at first place with $69.4 millionWEB, Maleficent (2014) - Weekend Box Office Results – Box Office Mojo,weblink Box Office Mojo, IMDb, June 9, 2014, February 23, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130223163001weblink">weblink live, ($6.7 million of which was earned from IMAX locations and 35% of which was earned from 3D showings),NEWS, Subers, Ray, Weekend Report: 'Maleficent' Casts Box Office Spell, 'Million Ways' Dies,weblink June 1, 2014, Box Office Mojo, June 1, 2014, August 5, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160805212832weblink">weblink live, which exceeded Disney's expectations of a $60 million and making it the largest opening-weekend performance for a live-action film starring Jolie (a record previously held by her 2008 film Wanted),NEWS, NORTH AMERICA: Studio Estimates: 'Maleficent' Casts Box Office Spell with $70.0M; 'A Million Ways to Die in the West' Soft with $17.1M,weblink June 1, 2014, Boxoffice (magazine), Boxoffice, June 1, 2014, June 2, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140602020705weblink">weblink dead, as well as the third-highest opening weekend for a solo female star (behind the first two films in The Hunger Games series).NEWS, Vary, Adam B., Angelina Jolie Proves Why Movie Stars Still Matter,weblink June 2, 2014, BuzzFeed.com, June 2, 2014, June 5, 2014,weblink live, Disney reported that 46% of ticket buyers in Thursday previews were male, while weekend reports said family audiences accounted for 45% of the film's total audience, and couples and teens accounted for 38% and 18%, respectively. Female audiences and moviegoers over 25 years old held respective proportions of 60% and 51%. Dave Hollis, head of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, attributed this success to "some momentum and great word-of-mouth." During its first week, the film earned $93.8 million, ahead of Snow White yet behind Oz and Alice.NEWS, NORTH AMERICA: 'Maleficent' Casts Box Office Spell with $93.9M in its First Week,weblink June 9, 2014, Boxoffice (magazine), Boxoffice, June 6, 2014, July 14, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140714235651weblink">weblink dead, In its second weekend, Maleficent dropped by 50.6% to $34.3 million, finishing in second place. It experienced a smaller second-weekend drop than Snow White,NEWS, NORTH AMERICA: Studio Estimates: 'The Fault In Our Stars' Shines with $48.2M; 'Edge of Tomorrow' Debuts in Third with $29.1M,weblink June 8, 2014, Boxoffice, June 8, 2014, July 14, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140714180858weblink">weblink dead, NEWS, Subers, Ray, Weekend Report: 'Stars' Align for 'Fault,' Cruise Misses with 'Edge',weblink June 8, 2014, June 8, 2014, Box Office Mojo, June 11, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140611230350weblink">weblink live, yet still bigger than Oz and Alice.NEWS, 'Alice' Vs. 'Oz' Vs. 'Maleficent',weblink June 17, 2014, Box Office Mojo, June 7, 2014,weblink live, In North America, Maleficent is the eighth-highest-grossing 2014 film.WEB, 2014 Yearly Box Office Results - 2014 Domestic Grosses,weblink Box Office Mojo, July 18, 2014, July 7, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140707182331weblink">weblink live, Maleficent opened outside North America on the same weekend as North America, earning $20.1 million from 35 territories in its first two days (May 28–29, 2014).NEWS, McClintock, Pamela, Box Office: 'Maleficent' Bewitches Friday Moviegoers for $65 Million-Plus Debut,weblink May 30, 2014, The Hollywood Reporter, May 30, 2014, November 12, 2020,weblink live, During its opening weekend, the film topped the box office with $106.1 million from 47 territories.NEWS, Tartaglione, Nancy, UPDATE: Int'l Box Office: 'Maleficent' Awakens $106.1M Overseas; 'X-Men' Adds $95.6M; 'Edge Of Tomorrow' Cruises To $20.1M In Select Markets; 'A Million Ways To Die In The West' Holsters $10M; More,weblink June 17, 2014, June 2, 2014, PMC (company), PMC, Deadline Hollywood,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140603105202weblink">weblink June 3, 2014, Its largest opening weekends were in China ($22.2 million),NEWS, China Box Office 16-22/06/2014,weblink July 2, 2014, EntGroup,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140702080655weblink">weblink July 2, 2014, Mexico ($14.0 million), and Russia and the CIS ($13.0 million). On the second weekend of release, Maleficent fell to $61.7 million, earning from 52 markets.NEWS, Intl Box Office: 'Edge Of Tomorrow' No. 1 With $81M; 'Fault In Our Stars' Shines Bright In Brazil, Mexico, Oz; 'Maleficent' Adds $61.7M; 'X-Men' Crosses $100M In China; More,weblink Tartaglione, Nancy, June 9, 2014, June 9, 2014, Deadline Hollywood, PMC (company), PMC, June 26, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140626070036weblink">weblink live, NEWS, GLOBAL: 'Edge of Tomorrow' Leads the Overseas Box Office, Reaches $140.1M Global Cume Following North American Release,weblink June 9, 2014, Boxoffice (magazine), Boxoffice, June 8, 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140616025204weblink">weblink June 16, 2014, It was in first place at the box office outside North America on three weekends, its first, third ($39.2 million)NEWS, Tartaglione, Nancy, Final Int'l Box Office: 'Godzilla' Thrashes Again With $38.4M Weekend Led By China; 'How To Train Your Dragon 2′ Fires Up $24.4M; 'Fault' On Fire In Brazil,weblink June 17, 2014, June 16, 2014, Deadline Hollywood,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140623050140weblink">weblink June 23, 2014, NEWS, GLOBAL: 'Godzilla' Takes Over China, Crosses $400M Worldwide,weblink June 15, 2014, Boxoffice (magazine), Boxoffice, BoxOffice® Media, LLC., June 15, 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140620032227weblink">weblink June 20, 2014, and fourth ($47.9 million).NEWS,weblink Maleficent rules international box office on $48m, Jeremy, Kay, June 22, 2014, July 2, 2014, Screen Daily,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140624161845weblink">weblink June 24, 2014, Maleficent is the fourth-highest grossing 2014 film,WEB, 2014 Yearly Box Office Results (Sorted by Overseas Grosses),weblink Box Office Mojo, IMDb, August 19, 2014, January 13, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130113154847weblink">weblink live, and Angelina Jolie's highest-grossing live-action film. In total earnings, the film's top markets after North America are Japan ($57.6 million), China ($47.7 million), Mexico ($46.2 million), Russia ($37.7 million), Brazil ($33.2 million), the United Kingdom ($31.7 million), Venezuela ($24.5 million), and Italy ($19.1 million).WEB, Maleficent (2014) - International Box Office Results,weblink June 23, 2014, Box Office Mojo, IMDb, June 1, 2019,weblink live, It was also the most watched film at the Maltese box office in 2014, enjoying an eighteen-week run.WEB,weblink Films immirati lejn it-tfal fost l-aktar popolari mal-Maltin, January 19, 2015, Television Malta, January 19, 2015, August 9, 2019,weblink live,Commercial analysisDave Lewis, writing for HitFix, predicted that although Disney fairy tales and Angelina Jolie's performance might attract audiences, Maleficent would not gross even as much as Oz the Great and Powerful, explaining that the film was released on the same time frame with competitive releases such as (X-Men: Days of Future Past), Godzilla, and A Million Ways to Die in the West,NEWS, Lewis, Dave, Summer Box Office Predictions 2014: 'X-Men,' 'Transformers,' 'Maleficent',weblink HitFix, April 15, 2014, June 9, 2014, April 16, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140416020314weblink">weblink live, though it outperformed those films later on. Boxoffice wrote that Maleficent had a successful marketing campaign, featured Jolie in the title role, and its "female-driven" themes and plot aimed at women. However, the site also noted that the film would have to compete with other summer releases, and the character of Maleficent may not attract young children.NEWS, BoxOffice Staff, Long Range Forecast: 'Maleficent',weblink June 9, 2014, Boxoffice (magazine), Boxoffice, April 4, 2014, July 14, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140714133245weblink">weblink dead, Todd Cunningham of The Wrap shared the same opinion, writing, "[the film's] connecting with parents and that Jolie's considerable star power is having a big impact."NEWS, Cunningham, Todd, Angelina Jolie's 'Maleficent' Tracking for $60 Million-Plus Box-Office Opening,weblink June 9, 2014, The Wrap, May 8, 2014, August 29, 2014,weblink live, NEWS, Cunningham, Todd, The 5 Biggest Box-Office Summer Showdowns,weblink June 9, 2014, Business Insider, April 25, 2014, November 6, 2018,weblink live, Wells Fargo's Marci Ryvicker predicted that Maleficent might be "too dark and scary to be profitable" and was likely to force Disney "into a write-down", as reported by The New York Times; while RBC Capital Markets' David Bank commented that "It's definitely in the 'not a sure thing' bucket."NEWS, Atkinson, Claire, Scary prospects for Disney's 'Maleficent',weblink June 9, 2014, The New York Post, April 1, 2014, April 2, 2014,weblink live, NEWS, Jones, Reid, Wall St. Predicts Maleficent DOOMED for the Box Office,weblink June 9, 2014, MoviePilot, April 2, 2014, July 15, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140715001857weblink">weblink dead, NEWS, David, Report: Angelina Jolie's 'Maleficent' "Scaring Away Investors" / Set For Box Office Bomb?,weblink June 9, 2014, April 7, 2014, That Grape Juice, September 28, 2020,weblink live, Wall St. Cheat Sheet explained that the film approached to a more "grown-up" and "sinister" aspect of the classic, and targeted for an older audience like young adults. "It's just too scary for younger children," the site wrote.NEWS, Knight, Ella, 12 Future Blockbusters That Will Burn Up the Box Office This Summer,weblink June 9, 2014, Wall St. Cheat Sheet, April 18, 2014, July 14, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140714202012weblink">weblink dead, ScreenRant added that the PG rating of the film would "fill a void in the marketplace, which is currently without a traditional "family friendly" option."NEWS, Chris, Agar, Box Office Prediction: 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' vs. 'Maleficent',weblink ScreenRant, May 28, 2014, June 9, 2014, July 22, 2014,weblink live, Box Office Mojo primarily compared the film with 2012's Snow White and the Huntsman (another film that also focused on a fairy tale villain), predicting that Maleficent "has a good chance" of matching Snow White{{'}}s gross in North America box office.NEWS, Subers, Ray, Summer 2014 Forecast,weblink April 23, 2014, June 9, 2014, Box Office Mojo, IMDb, November 6, 2018,weblink live, The film, however, ended up grossing double the amount projected.Variety wrote that the film's opening weekend outperforming initial box-office projections was later attributed by analysts in part to Disney's successful marketing to the "potent demographic" (female audiences) much like the studio accomplished with Frozen, in which both films feature a strong female lead.NEWS,weblink 'Maleficent' Shows Strength of Female Audiences at Box Office, Variety (magazine), Variety, June 2, 2014, June 2, 2014, Brent, Lang, June 7, 2014,weblink live, Disney argued that a lack of family-friendly options in the marketplace would "bode well for Maleficent{{'}}s [box-office] performance" in its two first weeks of release.The cost of the film was offset by a rebate from the UK in the amount of £23,535,108 ($37 million in 2012, the period in which it was shot).NEWS, Hollywood Studios Reap Hundreds of Millions in British Tax Relief,weblink Groves, Don, February 1, 2016, Forbes, March 3, 2018, April 5, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160405150919weblink">weblink live,Home mediaMaleficent was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on Blu-ray, DVD, Blu-ray 3D, and digital download on November 4, 2014.WEB, Maleficent DVD & Blu-ray,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140728041133weblink">weblink July 28, 2014, July 25, 2014, VideoETA, The film topped the home-video sales chart in its first week of release.WEB, November 13, 2014, 'Maleficent' Captures Top Spot on Home Video Sales Charts, Unseats 'X-Men',weblink June 12, 2015, Variety (magazine), Variety, March 3, 2015,weblink live, {{As of|2015|2}}, Maleficent has made over $74 million in total home-video sales.NEWS, 9 November 2014, Maleficent, The Numbers,weblink 12 June 2015, November 2, 2020,weblink live, It was the seventh best-selling title of 2014 with 3.6 million units sold.WEB, Top-Selling Video Titles in the United States in 2014,weblink The Numbers (website), The Numbers, 21 May 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150516193840weblink">weblink 16 May 2015, live, Maleficent was released on 4K UHD Blu-ray on September 24, 2019.{{Citation |title=Maleficent 4K Blu-ray |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Maleficent-4K-Blu-ray/247739/ |access-date=August 18, 2019 |archive-date=October 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014092610weblink |url-status=live }}ReceptionCritical responseFile:Angelina Jolie 2 June 2014 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Angelina Jolie's performance was repeatedly acclaimed by critics.NEWS, Acuna, Kirsten, Angelina Jolie Is The Best Part Of 'Maleficent',weblink May 28, 2014, February 14, 2024, (Business Insider]], July 7, 2022,weblink live, )Maleficent received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances (especially Jolie's), visual effects and costumes, but critized the script and Stromberg's direction.NEWS, Gettell, Oliver, May 30, 2014, 'Maleficent' reviews: Angelina Jolie, at least, is bewitching,weblink Los Angeles Times, limited, February 14, 2024, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180421093917weblink">weblink April 21, 2018, The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that the film had {{a or an|{{RT data|score}}}} approval rating based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. According to its consensus, "Angelina Jolie's magnetic performance outshines Maleficent{{'}}s dazzling special effects; unfortunately, the movie around them fails to justify all that impressive effort."WEB, Maleficent (2014),weblink Rotten Tomatoes, Fandango Media, {{RT data, access date, |archive-date=November 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117065826weblink|url-status=live}}{{RT data|edit}} On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 56 out of 100 based on 44 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".WEB, Maleficent,weblink CBS Interactive, Metacritic, May 31, 2014, March 29, 2019,weblink live, Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an "A" grade on a scale of A+ to F.MAGAZINE, Bahr, Lindsey, June 1, 2014, Box office report: 'Maleficent' reigns; 'A Million Ways' disappoints,weblink Entertainment Weekly, February 14, 2024, live,weblink June 7, 2023, The New York Times stated, "with two shorn wings and an astonishing maternal kiss, Maleficent demolishes stereotypes that were only tweaked in Frozen."NEWS, Sugar, Spice and Guts,weblink Scott, A.O., Dargis, Manohla, September 3, 2014, The New York Times, June 7, 2017, November 18, 2015,weblink live, Kate Taylor of the Globe and Mail was very positive about the film, writing that "[it] surprises not for its baroque visions of a colourful woodland enlivened by joyous fairies and a forbidding castle peopled by unhappy humans, but rather for the thematic richness of its story gloriously personified by Angelina Jolie in the title role." While criticizing the overuse of CGI and 3D effects, she particularly praised the positive message of the film and Jolie's performance. She concluded her review with, "Long live the feminist revisionist backstory."NEWS, Taylor, Kate, Why Angelina Jolie's Maleficent is magnificent,weblink June 12, 2014, The Globe and Mail, Toronto, May 29, 2014, June 13, 2014,weblink" title="archive.today/20140613203351weblink">weblink live, On the contrary, Keith Staskiewicz, writing for the Entertainment Weekly, awarded the film a "B−" and wrote that "there's a lot of levitating cliffs and odd flora. But despite their bleeding-edge digital design, the backgrounds have all the depth of the old matte-painted backgrounds of the analog days," which made the film "[feel] classical in nature." He further commented that "The characters are boiled down to their essentials, the humor is timelessly broad."MAGAZINE, Staskiewicz, Keith, Maleficent (2014) Movie Review,weblink June 12, 2014, Entertainment Weekly, June 11, 2014, Michael Philips of the Chicago Tribune gave the film two and a half stars, commenting that the recent "formula" that "a new angle on a well-known fairy tale appears in the light" "works" with Maleficent. He also said that the film "is all about second thoughts" since Maleficent "spends much of the film as Aurora's conflicted fairy godmother." Phillips particularly praised Jolie and Elle Fanning's acting, Rick Baker's makeup (for Jolie's "angular, serrated look"), but criticized James Newton Howard's "sloshy, pushy" musical score.NEWS, Phillips, Michael, Review: 'Maleficent' ★★ 1/2,weblink June 12, 2014, Chicago Tribune, May 29, 2014, July 15, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140715110813weblink">weblink live, Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph wrote, "This Disney reimagining of Sleeping Beauty lacks true enchantment, but Angelina Jolie saves the day."WEB, Collin, Robbie, May 28, 2014, Maleficent, review,weblinkweblink January 11, 2022, subscription, live, The Daily Telegraph, London, May 29, 2014, {{cbignore}} Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "This is Jolie's film because of the Maleficent she makes. Everyone else, even Aurora, fades in her presence."NEWS, Sharkey, Betsy, Review: Angelina Jolie is wickedly good in the not-quite-classic 'Maleficent',weblink May 30, 2014, Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2014, July 18, 2014,weblink live, J.C. Maçek III of PopMatters wrote, "Even at its silliest, Maleficent is a well-acted film, with Sharlto Copley turning in a memorable performance and Elle Fanning proving to be an inspired choice for Aurora/Sleeping Beauty. Jolie manages to steal her own show in most every scene. Jolie is excellent as the hopeful fairy, enjoying the world she flies through. She is also brilliant as the Dark Lady, who could be a perfect counterpart to any Darth Vader, as she malevolently takes her revenge on those who have wronged her."WEB, PopMatters,weblink J.C., Maçek III, In 'Maleficent', Angelina Jolie Channels Shakespeare's Richard III, November 4, 2014, February 19, 2020, June 30, 2015,weblink live, Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post awarded the film three-and-a-half out of four stars, commenting, "Still, for all its limitations, Maleficent manages to be improbably entertaining to watch, due solely to its title character."NEWS, Hornaday, Ann, Angelina Jolie stars in 'Maleficent,' a feminist-revisionist take on Sleeping Beauty,weblink May 30, 2014, The Washington Post, May 30, 2014, June 12, 2014,weblink live, Writing for Roger Ebert's website, Matt Zoller Seitz awarded Maleficent three out of four stars, praising the themes of the film and the acting of Jolie. Seitz also called the scene in which Maleficent discovers the loss of her wings "the most traumatizing image I've seen in a Hollywood fairy tale since the Christ-like sacrifice of Aslan in 2005's (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)."NEWS, Seitz, Matt, Maleficent Movie Review & Film Summary (2014),weblink RogerEbert.com (Ebert Digital LLC), June 3, 2014, May 29, 2014, July 8, 2014,weblink live, The review in The Globe and Mail further explained that "in the simple context of a fairy tale, Jolie does make both the terrifying horned creature and her gradual awakening heartfelt," extolling the "emotional richness" behind her physical acts. Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times felt more negatively, assigning it a D. Although Roeper praised the visuals, he criticized the acting and writing, stating that "the story itself might well put you into the same type of coma that befalls the heroine."WEB, Roeper, Richard, June 2, 2014, Maleficent (2014),weblink RichardRoeper.com, June 3, 2014, June 6, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140606193256weblink">weblink live, Mary Costa, who voiced Aurora in the 1959 animated motion picture, called the film, "a very good movie". She added that "the concept and perspective are totally different than the original film's, which makes it new and interesting." As for Jolie's performance, she said, "No one could have played the part of Maleficent better," concluding that "she was absolutely magnificent!"California Institute of the Arts: Mary Costa, Awake and Sing, California Institute of the Arts, 2015Rape allegoryMultiple reviewers and commentators have opined that an early scene in the movie, in which Stefan drugs Maleficent and removes her wings from her unconscious body, is a metaphor for rape. Hayley Krischer of The Huffington Post interpreted the scene as an important reference to rape culture: "This is the horrific side of rape culture. We're so enmeshed in it that it's impossible to ignore a metaphoric rape that occurs in a Disney movie". She went on to praise the film for giving a positive and hopeful message to rape victims, ultimately allowing "the woman to recover. It gives her agency. It gives her power. It allows her to reclaim the story".WEB, Krischer, Hayley, The Maleficent Rape Scene That We Need to Talk About,weblink June 10, 2014, HuffPost, June 6, 2014, August 4, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160804183823weblink">weblink live, Monika Bartyzel of The Week noted the scene's implications in her review: "In its first act, Maleficent offers a dark, surprisingly adult exploration of rape and female mutilation". However, Bartyzel went on to opine that the film portrayed Maleficent's actions as "a rape revenge fantasy" and criticized the film for not following through on its early subtext, ultimately calling it less feminist and reductive compared to its 1959 counterpart: "In Maleficent, Aurora is the product of a cold and loveless marriage and a vengeful, unhinged rapist. Her safety relies on a trio of clueless and dangerously careless fairies, and her Godmother is the woman who cursed her{{snd}}and who had, in turn, been violated by her own father".NEWS, Bartyzel, Monika, Girls on Film: Maleficent is less progressive than 1959's Sleeping Beauty,weblink February 14, 2024, June 6, 2014, July 30, 2023,weblink live, Angelina Jolie addressed the issue during an interview with BBC Radio 4 on the Woman's Hour programme, claiming that the subtext was intentional: "The question was asked: 'What could make a woman become so dark and lose all sense of her maternity, her womanhood, and her softness?' … We were very conscious, the writer and I, that [the scene] was a metaphor for rape".WEB, Bahadur, Nina, Angelina Jolie: 'Maleficent' Scene Is A 'Metaphor For Rape',weblink February 14, 2024, HuffPost, June 11, 2014, November 13, 2023,weblink live, She further explained that the answer to the question "What could bring her back?" was still "an extreme Disney, fun version [of the story]", but "at the core it is abuse, and how the abused then have a choice of abusing others or overcoming and remaining loving, open people".MAGAZINE, Holmes, Sally, Angelina Jolie Says Violent Maleficent Scene Was a Metaphor for Rape,weblink February 14, 2024, Elle (magazine), Elle, June 12, 2014, June 8, 2023,weblink live,Accolades{| class"wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" | |||
| Academy Award for Best Costume Design>Best Costume Design| Anna B. Sheppard| {{nom}} | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Costume Design>Best Costume Design| Anna B. Sheppard| {{nom}} | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Makeup>Best Hair & Makeup| | {{nom}} | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Angelina Jolie| {{nom}} | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Satellite Award for Best Costume Design>Best Costume Design| Anna B. Sheppard| {{nom}} | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Satellite Award for Best Art Direction and Production Design>Best Art Direction & Production Design| Dylan Cole, Frank Walsh, Gary Freeman| {{nom}} | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Choice Movie: Action)| Maleficent| {{nom}} | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Choice Movie Actress: Action| Angelina Jolie| {{nom}} | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film>Best Fantasy Film| Maleficent| {{nom}} | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturn Award for Best Actress>Best Actress| Angelina Jolie| {{nom}} | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor>Best Performance by a Younger Actor| Elle Fanning| {{nom}} | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturn Award for Best Costume>Best Costume| Anna B. Sheppard| {{nom}} | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie>Favorite Movie| Maleficent| {{nom}} | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sequel
On June 3, 2014, Angelina Jolie hinted about the possibility of a sequel.NEWS, Coonan, Clifford, Angelina Jolie Hints at 'Maleficent' Sequel in China,weblink June 3, 2014, hollywoodreporter.com, July 10, 2015, January 17, 2021,weblink live, On June 15, 2015, Disney announced the sequel with Linda Woolverton returning to write the screenplay and Joe Roth to produce the film.NEWS, Fleming, Mike Jr., 'Maleficent' Sequel on Disney Drawing Board As Linda Woolverton Makes Scripting Deal,weblink June 16, 2015, Deadline Hollywood, June 15, 2015, July 31, 2015,weblink live, On April 26, 2016, it was confirmed that Jolie would reprise her role as Maleficent.NEWS, McClintock, Pamela,weblink Disney Stakes Out Release Dates for 'Jungle Book 2,' 'Maleficent 2' and More, May 5, 2016, hollywoodreporter.com, April 26, 2016, April 26, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160426101848weblink">weblink live, On August 30, 2017, Disney hired screenwriter Jez Butterworth to rewrite the initial script by Woolverton.NEWS, Drum, Nicole, 'Maleficent 2' Headed into Production,weblink September 11, 2017, comicbook.com, August 30, 2017, July 9, 2019,weblink live, On October 3, 2017, it was reported that Joachim Rønning ((Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales)) was in talks on directing the sequel.NEWS,weblink Angelina Jolie's 'Maleficent 2' Taps 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Director Joachim Ronning, Variety (magazine), Variety, October 3, 2017, October 3, 2017, Justin, Kroll, March 26, 2018,weblink live, In January 2018, the sequel was reported to start filming in spring 2018,NEWS,weblink Maleficent 2 Sets Spring Filming Start Date, Screen Rant, January 5, 2018, January 13, 2018, Carolyn, Burke, January 14, 2018,weblink live, and that Patrick Tatopoulos had joined the crew as production designer.NEWS,weblink 'Maleficent 2' Begins Filming in April and Hires 'Justice League' Production Designer, Omega Underground, January 5, 2018, April 28, 2018, Christopher, Marc,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180202004716weblink">weblink February 2, 2018, dead, In April 2018, Ed Skrein was announced to play the film's villain, with Elle Fanning was set to reprise her role as Aurora.NEWS,weblink Ed Skrein To Play A Villain in Disney's 'Maleficent' Sequel, Deadline Hollywood, April 17, 2018, April 17, 2018, Amanda, N'Duka, April 18, 2018,weblink live, On April 27, 2018, it was reported that Michelle Pfeiffer was in advanced talks to play a queen in the sequel, while the script's most recent draft was written by Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue.WEB, Michelle Pfeiffer in Talks to Join Angelina Jolie in 'Maleficent 2' (EXCLUSIVE),weblink April 27, 2018, Variety, April 27, 2018, April 28, 2018,weblink live, On May 2, 2018, it was reported that Harris Dickinson had joined the cast as Prince Philip, replacing Brenton Thwaites, who was unable to reprise the role due to scheduling conflicts.NEWS,weblink 'Trust' Star Harris Dickinson to Play the Prince in Disney's 'Maleficent 2' (EXCLUSIVE), Variety (magazine), Variety, May 2, 2018, May 3, 2018, Justin, Kroll, June 12, 2018,weblink live, On May 4, 2018, it was announced that Chiwetel Ejiofor (who previously worked with Jolie in Salt) was in talks to join the cast of the sequel as a potential love interest to Maleficent.NEWS,weblink Chiwetel Ejiofor Reportedly in Talks for Maleficent 2, Screen Rant, May 4, 2018, May 5, 2018, Sandy, Schaefer, June 8, 2018,weblink live, On May 17, 2018, Jenn Murray was announced to join the cast.NEWS,weblink 'Fantastic Beasts' Actress Jenn Murray Joins 'Maleficent 2' (Exclusive), Variety, May 17, 2018, May 18, 2018, Justin, Kroll, May 19, 2018,weblink live, On May 23, 2018, David Gyasi was reported as joining the cast in an unspecified role.NEWS,weblink David Gyasi Joins Disney's 'Maleficent' Sequel, Deadline Hollywood, May 23, 2018, May 24, 2018, Nancy, Tartaglione, July 9, 2018,weblink live, On May 29, the movie officially started filming as the cast and synopsis were revealed.NEWS,weblink Filming Begins on 'Maleficent II' as Cast and Synopsis Revealed, Collider, May 29, 2018, May 29, 2018, Adam, Chitwood, November 16, 2020,weblink live, Principal photography concluded on August 24, 2018.WEB,weblink 'Maleficent 2' Wraps Production, Comicbook.com, Cameron, Bonomolo, August 26, 2018, August 27, 2018, June 4, 2019,weblink live, The film was released on October 18, 2019.WEB,weblink Angelina Jolie Sequel 'Maleficent 2' Moves Up To Fall 2019, Deadline Hollywood, Anthony, D'Alessandro, March 6, 2019, May 31, 2020, March 7, 2019,weblink live,References
{{Reflist}}Bibliography
- BOOK, Solomon, Charles, Once Upon a Dream: From Perrault's Sleeping Beauty to Disney's Maleficent, Disney Editions, 2014, 978-1-4231-9902-1,
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