Maleficent (film series)

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Disney's Maleficent
Maleficent film logo.svg
Created byWalt Disney Pictures
Original work
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company
Print publications
Book(s)The Curse of Maleficent: The Tale of a Sleeping Beauty
Films and television
Film(s)
Games
Video game(s)Maleficent Free Fall

Maleficent is a Disney media franchise that began in 2014 with the theatrical release of Maleficent.

Feature films[]

Maleficent (2014)[]

Main article: Maleficent (film)

Maleficent is a live-action spin-off film based in 1959's animated film Sleeping Beauty, focused on the eponymous antagonist.[1]

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)[]

Main article: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is the sequel of the 2014 film Maleficent, continuing the story of the first film.[2] The film was released on October 18, 2019.[3]

Maleficent 3[]

A unnamed third film is confirmed to be in early development.[4][5]

Video game[]

A video game based on the film, titled Maleficent Free Fall and made by Disney Electronic Content, Inc., was released on May 15, 2014.

Cast and characters[]

Characters Films
Maleficent Maleficent:
Mistress of Evil 		Untitled Maleficent threequel
2014 2019 TBA
Maleficent Angelina Jolie
Isobelle Molloy
(child)
Ella Purnell
(teenager) 		Angelina Jolie
Aurora Elle Fanning
Vivienne Jolie-Pitt
(infant)
Eleanor Worthington Cox
(pre-teen)
Janet McTeer
(elderly) 		Elle Fanning
Queen Ingrith Michelle Pfeiffer
Knotgrass Imelda Staunton
Flittle Lesley Manville
Thistlewit Juno Temple
Prince Phillip Brenton Thwaites Harris Dickinson
King Stefan Sharlto Copley
Michael Higgins
(child)
Jackson Bews
(teenager)
Queen Leila Hannah New
King John Robert Lindsay
Diaval Sam Riley
Gerda Jenn Murray

Reception[]

Critical and public response[]

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Maleficent 54% (272 reviews)[6] 56 (44 reviews)[7] A[8]
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 39% (255 reviews)[9] 43 (40 reviews)[10] A[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Maleficent: Press Kit" (PDF). The Walt Disney Studios. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  2. ^ Burke, Carolyn (January 5, 2018). "Maleficent 2 Sets Spring Filming Start Date". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on August 2, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "Disney Movie Release Dates: Poppins Moves Up, Jungle Cruise Delayed". ComingSoon.net. 2018-07-10. Archived from the original on 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  4. ^ "Angelina Jolie is expected to return in Maleficent 3". giantfreakinrobot. Faith Mckay. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Angelina Jolie is reportedly returning for Maleficent 3". Wegotthiscovered. Scott Campbell. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "Maleficent (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "Maleficent". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  8. ^ Busch, Anita (May 31, 2014). "Box Office: Disney's 'Maleficent' Spells Success; 'A Million Ways To Die In the West' Flatlines; 'X-Men' Falls Hard". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  10. ^ "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  11. ^ 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 January 25, 2021.
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