Heads Up! Future Films: Maleficent
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- Published on Monday, 12 May 2014 12:00
- Last Updated on 11 May 2014
- Freda Cooper
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The other side of the Sleeping Beauty story hits the big screen at the end of the month with the arrival of Disney’s much-anticipated Maleficent.
Angelina Jolie, complete with to-die-for cheekbones, brings animation’s most iconic villain to life. And, as she reveals in this special feature, it was a character she was especially keen to play.
Her youngest daughter, five year old Vivienne, also appears in the film as the toddler Princess Aurora. At the film’s press conference last week, Jolie revealed that this was for purely practical reasons. Vivienne was simply the only little girl of the right age who wasn’t frightened by the sight of her mother as Maleficent – crucial when they shared scenes in the film.
You can see the mother and daughter team at work from Wednesday, 28 May 2014, when Maleficent is released nationwide.
Images credit: Actress Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning at the European Press Conference for Disney’s ‘Maleficent’ on May 9, 2014 in London England. Photos by David Dettmann.
Film critic and radio presenter Freda Cooper has been a movie fan all her life – the best qualification for the job! A contributor to a number of film websites, she also presents her weekly podcast, Talking Pictures, a finalist in the UK Podcasters Awards. Her movie blog, formerly The Coops Review, is now also called Talking Pictures, and was shortlisted at this year’s UK Blog Awards. And you can hear her film reviews every Friday morning on BBC Surrey and BBC Sussex!
