And Maleficent does indeed retell that sequence, too, and despite a bag full of inconsistencies and flaws that climactic fight at least is the result of setup and delivery. The earlier battle ...

It's been 55 years since her big-screen debut in Disney's Sleeping Beauty, but we all remember Maleficent: red lips, twisted horns, and green flames. She's the self-proclaimed Mistress of All Evil ...

This time around, the studio put the focus on the 1959 classic's main villain, Maleficent (Angelina Jolie, in one of her best movie roles), in a self-titled prequel film. The Robert Stromberg ...

A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until the day an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Maleficent rises ...

The first Maleficent movie shed new light on old Disney villain in its retelling of the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty. Its sequel, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, which opened on Thursday, continues ...

The financials shouldn’t be too hard to figure out for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. The first film in the series, 2014’s Maleficent, opened to $69.4 million domestically and $106+ million ...

So, why do we now like our villains so complicated? "I had wings once … but they were stolen from me," says Maleficent in the trailer for the upcoming Disney release of the same name.

Five peaceful years have passed since the demise of the duplicitous monarch King Stefan in Maleficent (2014), and now, an unforeseen but joyous event is about to unite the mortal kingdom of ...