Maleficent threatens Queen Ingrith and King John in the new teaser trailer for the Maleficent sequel, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. The visuals are stunning in Disney’s new minute and a half trailer that finds Oscar winner Angelina Jolie (Girl, Interrupted) reprising her role as one of Disney’s best known villains.
Elle Fanning also returns as Princess Aurora in the sequel to 2014’s fairy tale adventure based on characters from Sleeping Beauty. Fanning and Jolie are joined by Michelle Pfeiffer (Ant-Man and the Wasp) as Queen Ingrith, Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave), Sam Riley (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies) as Diaval, Harris Dickinson (Trust) as Prince Phillip, Ed Skrein (Kill Your Friends), Imelda Staunton (the Harry Potter films) as Knotgrass, Juno Temple (Dirty John) as Thistlewit, and Lesley Manville (Harlots) as Flittle.
Joachim Rønning (Kon-Tiki, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) directs from a screenplay by Linda Woolverton, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, and Noah Harpster (story by Woolverton). Joe Roth, Angelina Jolie and Duncan Henderson produced, and Matt Smith, Jeff Kirschenbaum and Michael Vieira executive produced.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil opens in theaters on October 18, 2019.
The Plot, Courtesy of Disney:
“Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is a fantasy adventure that picks up several years after Maleficent, in which audiences learned of the events that hardened the heart of Disney’s most notorious villain and drove her to curse a baby Princess Aurora. The film continues to explore the complex relationship between the horned fairy and the soon to be Queen as they form new alliances and face new adversaries in their struggle to protect the moors and the magical creatures that reside within.”
