Fans Are Rejoicing Over the News That Angelina Jolie Is Reprising One of Her Most Iconic Roles
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This is not a drill, people: it seems we’re getting a third Maleficent movie, and Angelina Jolie herself is set to reprise her iconic role.
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Despite Jolie insinuating she wants to leave Hollywood ASAP (or really when her legal battles with ex-husband Brad Pitt come to an end), she’s tapped in for quite a few projects in the next couple of years, and to be frank, the project people are most excited for is the both heartwarming and gut-wrenching Disney villain movie franchise.
During her recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, it was confirmed she’d be returning as the lead Maleficent for the third movie (a detail which many have missed until the popular X account PopTingz reposted it).
Not much is known about the third installment, except that Jolie will star again and that writer Linda Woolverton will also be returning. Many are hoping Elle Fanning will return to reprise her role as Sleeping Beauty, but it hasn’t been confirmed yet.
Also, per Hollywood Life, it’s believed filming could begin sometime in 2024.
For those who don’t know, Maleficent is a dark fantasy film that retails the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty, where Maleficent ends up being the hero of the story. It begins the same, where Maleficent curses an infant princess, but how she got there was told differently than before, and how Princess Aurora was saved also took a dramatic change.
The second movie, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil follows Aurora and Maleficent as they are at a crossroads, where Aurora is set to Mary and enter a kingdom that could potentially hurt them.
Even though the movie has been out since 2019, spoilers are ahead!
It’s unclear what the third installment will be about, but the second film left off with Maleficent saying she’ll return for Aurora and her now husband Phillip’s christening for their first child.
Until Jolie bids farewell to Hollywood, we will enjoy every single role she brings to the big screen, and we’re already impatiently awaiting all the details we can find about Maleficent 3!
Before you go, click here to see all the nostalgic hits getting movie and TV reboots.
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