Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Maleficent II


Directed By	Joachim Rønning
Produced By	Joe Roth Angelina Jolie Duncan Henderson
Screenplay By	Linda Woolverton Micah Fitzerman-Blue Noah Harpster
Music By	Geoff Zanelli
Studio	Walt Disney Pictures, Roth Films
Distributed By	Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures
Release Dates	October 18, 2019
Running Time	1 hour 58 minutes

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is an American epic dark fantasy film directed by Joachim Rønning, with the screenplay written by Linda Woolverton , Micah Fitzerman-Blue, and Noah Harpster. The film is a sequel to the 2014 film Maleficent, with Angelina Jolie returning to portray the eponymous role of Maleficent along with Elle Fanning also reprising in her role as Princess Aurora, the Sleeping Beauty.

Production & Development[]

On June 15, 2015, Walt Disney Pictures announced the sequel of 2014 film Maleficent, setting Linda Woolverton to write the screenplay of the film. Angelina Jolie's returning was not confirmed but the script was intended to be written for her role. Joe Roth would be back also to produce the film. On April 25, 2016, Disney officially confirmed the sequel and the return of Jolie and screenwriter Woolverton. On August 29, 2017, Disney hired Jez Butterworth to rewrite the script by Woolverton and Joe Roth was added as producer. In September 2017, Jolie stated that they "have been working on the script and this is going to be a really strong sequel." On October 3, 2017, Deadline reported that the film would be directed by Joachim Rønning and it would start filming in the first quarter of 2018.

In April 2018, Ed Skrein was cast in the film to play the main villain role, while Elle Fanning was reprising her role from the previous film. Michelle Pfeiffer was also cast to play Queen Ingrith in the film. In May 2018, it was announced that Harris Dickinson would replace Brenton Thwaites in the role of Prince Phillip, due to scheduling conflicts with the latter actor. Later it was also confirmed that Ian McKellen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jenn Murray, David Gyasi, and Robert Lindsay had also joined the cast. Sam Riley, Josh Gad, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, and Lesley Manville were also confirmed to reprise their roles from the prior film.