Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is a 2019 American 3D fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Joachim Rønning, and written by Linda Woolverton, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, and Noah Harpster. It is a sequel to the 2014 film Maleficent, with Angelina Jolie returning to portray the title role. 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. Set five years after Maleficent, the film sees the eponymous character face the neighboring kingdom's manipulated perception of herself as a villainous, in addition to a subplot of the rise of an endangered, powerful fairy race known as the Dark Fey. After the release of the first film in May 2014, Jolie stated a sequel was possible. The project was officially announced the following June, and Jolie signed on in April 2016.
| Director | Joachim Rønning |
| Produced by | Joe Roth, Angelina Jolie, Duncan Henderson |
| Writer(s) | Linda Woolverton, Noah Harpster, Micah Fitzerman-Blue |
| Based on | Characters from, Disney's Sleeping Beauty |
| Starring | Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sam Riley, Ed Skrein, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Lesley Manville, Michelle Pfeiffer |
| Music | Geoff Zanelli |
| Cinematography | Henry Braham |
| Edited by | Laura Jennings, Craig Wood |
| Production, company | Walt Disney Pictures, Roth/Kirschenbaum Films |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures |
| Released | October 18, 2019 |
| Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $185 million |
| Box office | $492.1 million |
| Netflix ID | 81095125 |
About Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
The titular horned fairy and her goddaughter question the complex family ties that bind them as new alliances form and dark forces come to play. It is a sequel to the 2014 film Maleficent.
Achievement of Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Joachim Rønning was hired to direct after previously working with Disney on the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Characters in the film are based on Disney's Sleeping Beauty and Charles Perrault's La Belle au bois dormant.
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Latest information about Maleficent: Mistress of Evil updated on July 28 2021.
