Angelina Jolie Starts Filming for 'Maleficent'

Angelina Jolie Starts Filming

Production of the live action film 'Maleficent' headlining Angelina Jolie started on Wednesday, June 13, the Walt Disney Studios announced today.
Oscar winning production designer Robert Stromberg ("Avatar," "Alice in Wonderland") is making his debut as director in the film, which is being 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.
The film additionally stars 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 based on the 1959 Disney classic Sleeping Beauty, with the story retold from the point of view of Maleficent, the self proclaimed Mistress of All Evil. It delves into the events that hardened Maleficent's heart and drove her to curse the baby, Aurora.
The film's talented crew 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.