How Angelina Jolie's daughter inspired the secret backstory of 'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil'
by Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times
Oct 18, 2019
3 minutes
When director Joachim Rønning took on Disney's "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil," creating something original was one of his priorities. And in building out the fairy tale world, the filmmakers came up with a backstory even bigger than their movie would have time to tell.
"Yes, the film is based on the characters of 'Sleeping Beauty' and the 'Maleficent' universe," said Rønning in advance of the film's release. "But it's a continuation of an untold story."
"Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" is set five years after the events of the
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