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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
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Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning return for a magical sequel that’s full of surprises
DIRECTOR Joachim Rønning
starring Angelina Jolie, Ed Skrein,
Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer
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mistress of
evil: A WHO’S
WHO guide
MALEFICENT
Previously evil fairy
turned good(ish)
AURORA
Maleficent’s sweet-
natured goddaughter
DIAVAL
A raven capable of
taking human form
PRINCE PHILLIP
Aurora’s charming
husband-to-be
QUEEN INGRITH
Phillip’s not-quite-
so-charming mum
Once again starring
Angelina Jolie as the
conflicted being
of the title and Elle Fanning
as her kindly goddaughter
Aurora, Maleficent: Mistress
of Evil continues the House of
Mouse’s reimagined story of
Sleeping Beauty in style.
This eagerly anticipated
follow-up is set five years after
the events of the first film (which
cast a spell on the global box
office to the tune of $760 million
in 2014), with the magical
moors and the human kingdom
that borders them still at peace.
This hard-won truce is
severely tested, however, when
horned fairy Maleficent finds
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out that Aurora is betrothed
to her beloved Prince Phillip.
(If you’ve seen the original
you’ll know that Maleficent
is not a fan of romantic love.
And justifiably so!) But is
the formerly wicked fairy
correct in her concerns for
“Beastie”? Aurora doesn’t
think so, setting the complex
pair at odds once more.
With a plot filled with turns,
twists and tantalising new
characters – including
Michelle Pfeiffer as Queen
Ingrith, Phillip’s ‘seemingly’
saccharine-sweet mother –
will anyone in this fantastic
dark fairytale get their fabled
happily ever after? You know
what to do to find out!
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