Maleficent films are Disney's most successful live-action reboots, collectively grossing $1.248 billion worldwide.
Rather than simply remaking "Sleeping Beauty" -- one of many animated Disney ... the studio put the focus on the 1959 classic's main villain, Maleficent (Angelina Jolie, in one of her best movie ...
The first Maleficent movie shed new light on old Disney villain in its retelling of the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty ... he also wanted the story to be rooted in its characters.
The studio’s push to deliver some kind of message via recreating its old stories significantly altered the 2014 rendition of Sleeping Beauty ... The story of Maleficent conspicuously casts ...