Angelina Jolie starts shooting for Disney's MALEFICENT (The Villain of Sleeping Beauty)

P.O.T.G. BULLETIN (Movie):

After movie fans have been put into spell by Charlize Theron's portrayal of the Evil Queen Ravenna in Snow White and the Huntsman, another fairy tale villain will be unmasked and put into spotlight.  The Walt Disney Studios has announced that the production shoot of “Maleficent” (The Villain of Sleeping Beauty) starring Academy Award®–winning actress Angelina Jolie has already started.

Directed by two-time Oscar®-winning production designer Robert Stromberg (“Avatar,” “Alice in Wonderland”), in his directorial debut, and produced by Joe Roth, “Maleficent” is written by Linda Woolverton (“The Lion King,” “Beauty and the Beast”) and executive produced by Angelina Jolie, Don Hahn, Matt Smith and Palak Patel.
Co-starring in the film are Sharlto Copley (“District 9”), Elle Fanning (“Super 8”), Sam Riley (“On the Road”), Imelda Staunton (“Vera Drake”), Miranda Richardson (“The Hours”), Juno Temple (“Atonement”) and Lesley Manville (“Secrets & Lies”).

“Maleficent” is the untold story of Disney’s most beloved villain, Maleficent, from the 1959 classic “Sleeping Beauty.” The film reveals the events that hardened her heart and drove her to curse the baby, Aurora.

Behind-the-scenes talent includes Academy Award®–winning cinematographer Dean Semler (“Dances with Wolves,” “In the Land of Blood and Honey”), production designer Gary Freeman (“Saving Private Ryan,” “The Bourne Supremacy”), two-time Oscar® nominated costume designer Anna B. Sheppard (“Schindler’s List,” “The Pianist”) and seven-time Academy Award–winning makeup artist Rick Baker (“Planet of the Apes,” “Men in Black”).

 “Maleficent” is scheduled for a March 14, 2014 release in 3D.