‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ fashion collection launched by Disney, Olivia von Halle
Olivia von Halle teamed up with Disney to launch a 15-piece capsule collection to mark the release of “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” last Oct. 18.
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Olivia von Halle teamed up with Disney to launch a 15-piece capsule collection to mark the release of “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” last Oct. 18.
Disney’s “Maleficent” bewitched the Philippine box office well beyond expectations for a No.1 finish, taking in an enchanted P179.9-million in five days nationwide for the May 28 to June 1 weekend. This according to the local office of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International, the film’s distributor.
Angelina Jolie in the role of the title character of Disney’s new fantasy adventure “Maleficent” was a decision made somewhere far above the normal casting confines.
Robert Stromberg, who won Oscars® for production design for both “Avatar”and “Alice in Wonderland,” steps up to the plate to direct his first feature film, Disney’s “Maleficent.” About taking on the large-scale project, Stromberg says, “I think as an artist you’re always looking for the biggest canvas you can find and it was yet another big canvas to conquer. I thought it was intriguing and fascinating to take on something that was bigger than something I had already done; it was a challenge.”
If Maleficent has long been a symbol of the dark feminine, the character Aurora has always symbolized the light and innocent. In casting the role of the Princess who falls under Maleficent’s spell, the filmmakers of Walt Disney Pictures’ “Maleficent” chose one of the most talented actresses of her generation, Elle Fanning.
Starting May 28, Philippine audiences will find themselves face-to-face with Disney’s most iconic villain “Maleficent” on an exciting adventure through a fascinating world that will unveil more about the film’s characters than they ever imagined. But before that, let’s meet the characters up close and find out their motivations.
The character Maleficent was a Disney creation first introduced in their 1959 animated feature “Sleeping Beauty.” But the story of the princess who falls under a spell of eternal sleep has been told since the beginning of fairy-tale time.
Disney presents “Maleficent,” starring Academy Award®–winning actress Angelina Jolie in the title role. This year, 2014, marks the 55th Anniversary of the character who put a spell on young “Sleeping Beauty” in the animated feature released by Disney in 1959. Since her introduction, Maleficent has been Disney’s all-time most popular villain. Now she returns in […]
Two horizontal banners for the fantasy-adventure “Maleficent” have just been revealed by Walt Disney Pictures, fueling more excitement as the film nears its May 28 bow in the Philippines.