Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoachim Rønning
Written by
Based on
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyHenry Braham
Edited by
Music byGeoff Zanelli
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • September 30, 2019 (2019-09-30) (El Capitan Theatre)
  • October 18, 2019 (2019-10-18) (United States)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$186 million[2]
Box office$492.2 million[3]

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is a 2019 American fantasy film directed by Joachim Rønning from a screenplay by Linda Woolverton, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, and Noah Harpster. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Roth/Kirschenbaum Films, it is a sequel to Maleficent (2014), itself a live-action retelling of Walt Disney's 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty, and the second installment in the Maleficent film series. The film stars Angelina Jolie as the title character, with Elle Fanning, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sam Riley, Harris Dickinson, Ed Skrein, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Lesley Manville, and Michelle Pfeiffer in supporting roles. 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 of 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. Jolie signed on in April 2016. 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 rest of the cast was added/confirmed in May 2018, with filming beginning that month at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England, lasting through August.

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil premiered in Los Angeles on September 30, 2019, and was released in the United States theatrically on October 18 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances of Jolie, Fanning, and Pfeiffer, while criticizing the "muddled plot and overly artificial visuals."[4] 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.[5] It also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Makeup and Hairstyling at the 92nd Academy Awards. A third film is currently in development.

  1. ^ "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Press Kit" (PDF). Walt Disney Studios. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  2. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 19, 2019). "'Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil' No Magic With $37M+, 'Joker' Still Stealing 2nd Place From 'Zombieland 2' With $28M+". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 19, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on December 26, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  4. ^ Nolfi, Joey (October 15, 2019). "Critics praise Angelina Jolie in 'enjoyably deranged' sequel Maleficent: Mistress of Evil". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 18, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  5. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (October 21, 2019). "Box Office: Why 'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' Fizzled". Variety. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.

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