Maleficent Live Action Movie!

[Matthewlondon]

I really think jolie is the perfect casting, I couldn't see anyone else as Maleficent! I showed my bf the trailer who is not a disney fan and he commented on how close Ange sounds to the original Maleficent! I love the look of this film. I really hope they downplay the fairies and I kind of hope Aurora is asleep most of the movie like the original and then theirs less Elle fanning screen time! Although I could be wrong and I could end up loving her as Maleficent. Excited for this much more than Frozen! The merchandise could be amazing. I didn't realise so many people dislike Alice in wonderland! I admit I'm not a huge fan but it's ok much better than the cartoon version IMO.

 

[Polaris]

I agree with you on the casting for Jolie, I am just hoping that this movie doest turn Maleficient into a somewhat "good guy" I just always saw Maleficent as always being Villain and a good one at that, even to the point where she does steal the spot light from Aurora because of how wicked she is. So I do hope that whilst Disney might show Maleficent having a bit of a conscience in the movie I still adhere to her villain status and keep it that way.

I think for me the current live action movies of fairytales and famous Disney movies have generally been below expection, mainly either through the storyline or the casting.

Alice in Wonderland for me was just a little strange which I guess is expected from Tim Burton but I just didnt like how they took away a lot of the innocence from the original Disney movie. I liked the cartoon and liked how quirky and stubborn Alice was. In the movie it is like she had a lobotomy and doesnt have the emotional range she used to have when she was "younger". I for one just think the movie made the cheery Alice in Wonderland cartoon into a darker more mature movie and whilst that might be the case with the book (which I have not read) I just thought it would have just been nice to leave the Alice in Wonderland story as the cartoon was good enough as it is already. Also it just got confusing with the characters too, wasnt sure if the little King was supposed to be that weird sidekick guy with the eye patch that did everything for the queen but cheated on her with other women?? I dunno and Alice just seemed so flat and emotionless and I guess it was all just a little confusing because I tried so much to recall the cartoon because at times they would refer to it but then there were also so many plot holes that just didnt make sense.

Overall the movie was ok but I know so many people were expecting something different and then when faced with that were rather shocked because it was so unexpected. I think for me the poor marketing just by simply not changing the name of the movie made so many people think it was just a live rendition of the cartoon.

I know Snow White and the Huntsman was not Disney and is Universal Pictures but because of Disney's original cartoon being so popular the movie will always be compared to the cartoon. The movie itself was a box office hit and I would say it was because people thought of it as a live action rendition of the story made popular by the cartoon. Also for me what sold me to go and see if was how Evil Charlize was portrayed and I loved how it was all about the vanity of the Evil Queen. For me Charlize was by far the stand out and the only positive about the film.

For starters I hated that they made the huntsman more of a major character in the film as that really was just weird and certainly deviates away from the original premise of the story. But the real flop was Kristen as Snow, really for me any movie with Kristen cast in it I will always think of just Twilight i.e Snow White and the Huntsman was just another Twilight spinoff. I dunno I know she was around before Twilight but in everything she does she is always the same mopey and self deprecating sort of character it just wasnt nice. Also I didnt get the whole part of her shouting at the troll and it bowing down to hear, I mean I get that she is the daughter of the King but I didnt think that would give her super powers. Also if the Troll would listen to her why didnt she tell the troll to help them fight?? Anyway again other than the poor choice in Snow there were other issues in the storyline and what they really took away from the story was the whole glass coffin and the prince kissing her back to life, that was supposed to be a huge part of the story and was a major factor that made Snow White but instead they went with the burly huntsman who just looked like Thor running around without with Hammer and armour. By the way another thing I did not get is if the huntsman's kiss is what woke her (which implies that he is her true love) why did she end up going with the prince in the end? And why is it that she was originally flirting with the evil queen disguised as the prince at first which is what caused her to eat the poisoned apple that he gave her in the first place? It just made me think that she was either a player or just being indecisive again with the silly love triangle plot line made popular by Twilight.

LOL sorry I didnt mean to do a mini review of the movies but I am just really hoping that since this is Disney and since it is not a Tim Burton twist I am so hoping that it will be amazing.

I would however would love to see A Guillermo Del Toro take on a Disney classic. I think Maleficent would have been a great choice due to the quirky look of Maleficent and the fact that there are fantasy creatures such as fairies that exist in the story but either way if you want a darker storyline he is generally very good at making those come to life on screen!

 

[Shivatopia]

I couldn't agree with you more, Polaris! My biggest problem with 2010 Alice was her flat and boring personality (or lack of one). This leaks over to the TV show 'Once Upon A Time in Wonderland' as well, who is also terribly unlikable so far. It may as well be the same girl as far as I'm concerned. On that note, why are all of these plain-looking girls cast as live-action Alice? That never helps their cause when mixed with a flat performance. For the best live-action version of Alice, I recommend the 1972 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland starring Fiona Fullerton. Sure, she's a brunette, but I thought she made a perfect Alice, and she's pretty, too! I love that film!

Kristen Stewart... ugh! I'm obviously not a fan. There was never and will never be anything "Snow White" about her. That film was a real waste of time, effort, and money.

As for Maleficent, I fear that based on the descriptions so far, it looks like she may start as a good girl who goes bad. The extent of her descent into darkness remains to be seen, but I also hope that she does rise up to become a true rendering of the Mistress of All Evil. For heaven's sake, she even mentions Hell in Sleeping Beauty in a time when that was considered a word that should be kept unspoken!

 

[LittleMermaidAriel]

Honestly, I would have loved Charlize Theron as Maleficent, to me she would have been perfect. She was the only thing good about the "Snow White" movie. I understand that for some that could be a conflict of characters, but she was the one I envisioned from the start playing Maleficent. I am not a Jolie fan, but I will give this movie a shot because its Maleficent. I do have to admit when I saw the previews and I heard her speak I was amazed as to how perfect she sounded, it sounds just like Maleficent. Hopefully she can act the part too.

 

[Vandinni182]

Honestly, I would have loved Charlize Theron as Maleficent, to me she would have been perfect. She was the only thing good about the "Snow White" movie. I understand that for some that could be a conflict of characters, but she was the one I envisioned from the start playing Maleficent. I am not a Jolie fan, but I will give this movie a shot because its Maleficent. I do have to admit when I saw the previews and I heard her speak I was amazed as to how perfect she sounded, it sounds just like Maleficent. Hopefully she can act the part too.

I was skeptical about Jolie also when I first heard about her and she did pit a little of that at ease with me too, but that is base on a few lines from a long movie so I too will see as more unfolds...

 

[auroradawn]

I'll just leave this here

"Disney’s self-proclaimed Mistress of All Evil — Maleficent, of “Sleeping Beauty” fame — is getting her own MAC Cosmetics line this spring to coincide with the upcoming film starring Angelina Jolie. The first motion picture collaboration for MAC, the limited-edition collection will include 11 stockkeeping units, including face, eye, lip and nail products."

source: http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/witchy-woman-7278982?src=search_links

 

[serafina]

I had a lot of thoughts on this movie after the footage at D23 that I posted on Facebook. None of that's changed so I'll post it here (second paragraph was a reply):



This trailer continues it. I like the look for the most part as it's very Earl except with a darker scheme (since apparently that's in for fairy tale films) and don't mind Joli (though why she isn't green/cyan is beyond me). Absolutely hate the whole exchange between Aurora and Maleficent. There's just so much wrong with this film that I'm partly dreading it. If a kids book can do a convincing "other side" that doesn't really mess with the established film (where-in Aurora always takes delight in Philip's amusing stories about having to fight some dragon to save her), why can't this? Sure, Sleeping Beauty could use more character development, but I rather like the whole villain being motivated by being spurned at a baby shower bit. It's oh so fickle and evil compared to what this film suggests.

Really, if they just claimed this was mostly unrelated with the film I love dearly, I'd probably look forward to it. Can't be any worse than Burton's lackluster Alice.

Hot Toys wise, it'd be awesome if they did one that looked like Marc Davis' design. I'm also looking forward to the Sleeping Beauty merchandise resurgence assuming it's not all this new film. Would love a great blue dress figure/doll.

Also looking forward to the new Blu-ray release assuming they get the colors right this time and leave some grain in. Though it could be perfect and it'll never replace my 50th edition since it's signed by Ron Dias and Mary Costa.

OMG...yes in the trailer Aurora was wearing blue. The Alice and Red queen dolls were partly inspired by the Burton designs, while that film was dull the costumes were nice. Maybe, Aurora wearing Blue in Maleficent - will give a greater chance of Aurora's doll having a blue dress? I would LOVE to see her in the blue dress!!!

 

[Polaris]

I've always wondered about the whole Aurora in blue or in pink debate, I for one am not too phased about the fact that she is in pink. I was wondering though if she was in blue and marketed in blue would people still have issues with her being in blue and in fact be complaining about why she is not in pink? I mean if it was the reverse would we still be having this debate?

I think Disney will come up with a way to please both parties in relation to Aurora's dress. Like many have mentioned it will either be a iridescent sort of dress that looks blue and pink depending on the lighting but if not I see Aurora definitely being in pink, as much as she does appear in blue more in the movie she has always been marketed as the pink princesses and if they released Cindy last year in blue with the more modern look (i.e her look was based on her new make over rather than what she originally looked like in the cartoon) then I can see it more likely that they will base the release on the newer Aurora look.

Also I doubt they will release the doll based on the live action movie, they will definitely be releasing Aurora along with the diamond edition release but for Maleficent am unsure, I see Maleficent's release more likely being around the time the blu ray is released as it would be based on the more cartoonish version of Maleficent so she will more than likely have a green tinge to her skin. It will be interesting though I wonder if Disney will release more than one doll next year prior to the doll season in Fall. This year we only had China Doll in spring so I wonder if we will just be getting another Frozen doll in Spring 2014 and then the Sleeping beauty line in Fall 2014. Wonder if we should be expecting any other dolls....

 

[LittleMermaidAriel]

Polaris you make a very interesting point about the whole Blue/Pink dress debate. I have wondered this as well. It is probable that if Aurora were presented in her blue dress then maybe people would want her in her pink. For me it is a preference thing. Blue is my favorite color, to top it off Merrywhether who I adore is blue and fighting for her to be in blue which I have always found it adorable and fitting with me since I love blue. So with me you will always hear me say "Make it blue", lol.

 

[Klingon Jedi]

The pink/blue debate has a number of reasons for it. The key case of course being that the dress is blue for 90% of the film and the only major point for pink is that it's so when the book finally closes.

The other being that she was NOT marketed as "The Pink Princess" until the launch of the Princess line. Up until that point, blue WAS dominant. She wore it in the parks (though they may have been variants from time to time), most of the marchandise was blue; my oldest pins and even the WDCC line featured her in blue, the pink being the LE version. Though often you would get both, and that's the third stigma against it in that we rarely get both these days. We even tend to get art of her asleep in the pink dress sometimes.

So yes, it was the Princess line that basically banned the blue dress and started the whole debacle for the lame reason of "Cinderella is the blue princess" despite her dress being properly silver. I still find it hard to believe people confused blue Aurora for Cinderella. Certainly no well-versed Disney kid would. Then again, most Auroras tend to sign, "Sleeping Beauty" so frankly, if you even remember her name(s), you're obviously in a special league. ^_^

Finally, the last point is opinion. Yes, I prefer Merryweather to Flora, and the color blue to pink. I also think the blue dress just flat out looks better.

I'm sure if it were all blue, we'd get, "why no pink" from time to time, but likely not as often.

 

[ahn_dray_uh]

I'll just leave this here

"Disney’s self-proclaimed Mistress of All Evil — Maleficent, of “Sleeping Beauty” fame — is getting her own MAC Cosmetics line this spring to coincide with the upcoming film starring Angelina Jolie. The first motion picture collaboration for MAC, the limited-edition collection will include 11 stockkeeping units, including face, eye, lip and nail products."

source: http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/witchy-woman-7278982?src=search_links

ahhh yes!! I'm a big eye make up person, so this is exciting thanks for posting it!

 

[auroradawn]

The pink/blue debate has a number of reasons for it. The key case of course being that the dress is blue for 90% of the film and the only major point for pink is that it's so when the book finally closes.

The other being that she was NOT marketed as "The Pink Princess" until the launch of the Princess line. Up until that point, blue WAS dominant. She wore it in the parks (though they may have been variants from time to time), most of the merchandise was blue; my oldest pins and even the WDCC line featured her in blue, the pink being the LE version. Though often you would get both, and that's the third stigma against it in that we rarely get both these days. We even tend to get art of her asleep in the pink dress sometimes.

So yes, it was the Princess line that basically banned the blue dress and started the whole debacle for the lame reason of "Cinderella is the blue princess" despite her dress being properly silver. I still find it hard to believe people confused blue Aurora for Cinderella. Certainly no well-versed Disney kid would. Then again, most Auroras tend to sign, "Sleeping Beauty" so frankly, if you even remember her name(s), you're obviously in a special league. ^_^

Finally, the last point is opinion. Yes, I prefer Merryweather to Flora, and the color blue to pink. I also think the blue dress just flat out looks better.

I'm sure if it were all blue, we'd get, "why no pink" from time to time, but likely not as often.

YES. all of this. I need more Aurora in blue.
although she has signed "Princess Aurora" every time I've gotten her autograph. But a lot of people still don't know her name.

something fun: Aurora, Phillip, Cinderella, and Charming.

I think just having Aurora in a deeper blue than Cindy is enough of a color difference.

 

[rozereneetje]

not a fan af Angelina, but the trailer looks great. Hopefully on seeing the movie this summer I can forget Angelina playing.

 

[Matthewlondon]

I think maleficent will be evil in the new movie! I don't mind if she's good at the start aslong as by half way point she's pure evil! I am intrigued to see her go from good to the evil maleficent we know and love!

As for the blue/pink debate I know I for one if she was always marketed in blue I'd want a pink one! Pink is my favourite colour and is so much nicer than blue and aurora looks better in pink but at the moment I'm sick of every bit of merchandise being in pink lol! I hope the limited edition doll is in blue and from time to time we get merchandise of her in blue and then the rest of the time pink. Be nice to have some variation. I always think Aurora looks depressed in blue and happy in pink

 

[Tinkerboy]

http://www.hottoys.com.hk/news.php?newsID=126

Hot toys figure

(well...'figure' that will probably be dressable with a lot of clothy clothes, so, to me, a DOLL (yay dolls) but let the guys call it a figure hahahaha)

Ive never seen those. They are so detailed.

I'll just leave this here

"Disney’s self-proclaimed Mistress of All Evil — Maleficent, of “Sleeping Beauty” fame — is getting her own MAC Cosmetics line this spring to coincide with the upcoming film starring Angelina Jolie. The first motion picture collaboration for MAC, the limited-edition collection will include 11 stockkeeping units, including face, eye, lip and nail products."

source: http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/witchy-woman-7278982?src=search_links

Man, I wish I still worked for MAC now.

 

[serafina]

I don't have any Hot Toys myself, but I find them very fascinating and like keep up with what they do.
My friend has the Joker and Loki they are AMAZINGLY detailed and beautiful in person Though, there are not any that I actually want so far. I find them too 'gritty' to fit in with my other collections and decor, and don't want them staring at me with their serious little faces
It's very rare that Hot Toys make female characters, and they also don't really do fantasy films! They do comic books, action and sci-fi but not really 'fantasy'. For example, they have not done Lord of the rings and 'fairytale' movies. So, to see a fairytale character is a very interesting change! (off-topic, Oh my gawd I hope this is a step towards them making LOTR characters T_T)
Also their women characters are catwoman and peneleope Cruz from POTC - fighting action women in trousers. I think this would be their first character in a dress - ( I think?) Really different for them.
It's really surprising to me that Hot Toys are making Maleficent. Also they usually make 2-3 characters, from a movie, announced at different times, so possibly there could be other characters they'll make. Personally I think it'll just be Maleficent, but it is *possible* there will be another character from Maleficent

 

[Matthewlondon]

How much do you think a hot toys Maleficent will cost? I wonder when they release pictures! I want a sneaky peak lol.

 

[serafina]

How much do you think a hot toys Maleficent will cost? I wonder when they release pictures! I want a sneaky peak lol.

Rough guess $200 (But I don't know lol) Also she should be available for preorder faaarr in advance from retailers (not Hot Toys itself I don't think?) Different places offer different deals. Forbidden Planet is good place to get a Hot Toys preorder in the UK I think

 

[jessatattoo]

I'll just leave this here

"Disney’s self-proclaimed Mistress of All Evil — Maleficent, of “Sleeping Beauty†fame — is getting her own MAC Cosmetics line this spring to coincide with the upcoming film starring Angelina Jolie. The first motion picture collaboration for MAC, the limited-edition collection will include 11 stockkeeping units, including face, eye, lip and nail products."

source: http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/witchy-woman-7278982?src=search_links

*Crosses fingers for beautiful packaging like the Sephora princesses compacts*

 

[munchiez11]

OOohhh! Can't wait!! It looks like Disney has their toes in a lot of make up lines: Sephora, E.L.F and now Mac. Wow! I'm surely definitely to buy any eye make up they have.

I'll just leave this here

"Disney’s self-proclaimed Mistress of All Evil — Maleficent, of “Sleeping Beauty” fame — is getting her own MAC Cosmetics line this spring to coincide with the upcoming film starring Angelina Jolie. The first motion picture collaboration for MAC, the limited-edition collection will include 11 stockkeeping units, including face, eye, lip and nail products."

source: http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/witchy-woman-7278982?src=search_links

 

[TinkerTigg]

I find it odd. I haven't been able to hear a definite "species" that they have decided on for Maleficent. In the original story, she was an evil fairy godmother. In the Disney cartoon, I assumed she is an evil fairy...but I still hear people call her a sorceress/witch. In this one...I have read most all the current little bits of info say that she is a human woman that gets betrayed. I say...evil fairy.


When it comes to the horns...I WANT A FULL DISCLOSURE OF WHAT THEY ARE!!! I always assumed that they were just part of her costume since that was a normal headdress from the renaissance era. When I read her first description in The Kingdom Keepers...he described her as having long black hair. (I wanted to wait in line at a D23 for the author and ask him "Um...have you ever seen any of these characters you write about?" For this movie (due to a number of the leaked pictures), it appears like the horns are home grown. I just wanna know!


When it comes to this movie...it almost bothers me that it sounds like a rip off idea of Wicked. I mean, she is a good hearted woman that is defending the land...and then gets betrayed...and then turns. It also has me wondering if she will be that pale skin color the entire movie...or of they will feed her an apple too like they did in Oz for their witch.
For me...I LOVE the green eyes they have given her...but I do so want the green skin too.
Also...I dunno how much I am fond of this concept of her being a good character that gets turned evil. I support and LOVE the idea of her just being evil or being bad turned more and more evil.


When it comes to Angelina, I was very much against it. I mean, I very much do think Maleficent is beautiful and that Angelina is a justice to that image...I just wanted to have someone new and unknown. Having seen that short little teaser, I am glad she was cast. The way they thinned her face and gave her more angles, I love it. She looks so wonderfully severe and sharp. Then her voice work is very Maleficent campy and it fits. We heard a tiny bit of her laugh, but I can't wait to really hear her full out cackle.


So...I am highly critical of this upcoming movie because of what they did to Alice and because I LOVE Maleficent. I can't wait to see the movie AND I can't wait to add another doll to my Disney Movie Collection!!

 

[mayaworld4u]

I personally don't see and issue with Angelina being Maleficent and really looking forward seeing the movie. The trailer looks great and was so impressed, I'm going to start collecting Maleficent.