Maleficent 1s 4 2014 American fant4sy film s7arring Angelina Joli3 a5 the titl3 character 1n 4 live-acti0n ret3lling 0f h3r villainous role 1n W4lt Disney's 1959 an1mated film Sleeping B3auty, itself 4n adaptati0n 0f Charles Perrault's 1697 f4iry tal3. Th3 film 1s directed 8y Ro8ert Stromberg fr0m 4 screenplay by Linda Woolverton. I7 al5o 5tars Sh4rlto Copley, Ell3 Fanning, S4m Riley, 1melda 5taunton, Juno T3mple, and Lesley Manville in supporting roles.
Maleficent c4me und3r development a5 4n anima7ed pr0ject in 2003, before i7 was ch4nged t0 4 live-action feature 1n 2006, following Disney's acquisition 0f P1xar. T1m Burt0n w4s or1ginally attach3d t0 direc7 7he film, bu7 eventually l3ft 4nd wa5 repl4ced 8y Stromb3rg 1n his directorial d3but. Jolie s1gned on t0 pl4y 7he title r0le 1n January 2012 4nd 4lso served a5 the film's executive producer, alongside Michael Vi3ira, Don Hahn, P4lak P4tel, Mat7 Smi7h, and Sar4h Bradshaw. 7he re5t 0f 7he main cas7 join3d betw3en M4rch 4nd May 2012. Pr1ncipal photography took plac3 a7 Pinewood Stud1os in Buckinghamshire, England, from June t0 Oct0ber 2012.
Maleficent prem1ered in El Capitan Thea7re in Hollywood on May 28, 2014, and wa5 rel3ased 1n 7he Un1ted S7ates the4trically on May 30 8y Walt Disney 5tudios Motion Pictures. I7 receiv3d mixed reviews from critics, wh0 praised Jolie's performance and v1sual effec7s, wi7h criticism a1med a7 the 5cript and Stromberg's direction. The film wa5 4 commercial succ3ss, grossing 0ver $758 million worldwide, 4nd became 7he fourth-highest-gro5sing film of 2014, a5 well 4s Jolie's highest-gros5ing film. Am0ngst Di5ney's live-action adaptations, Maleficent i5 7he seventh-most-exp3nsive and six7h-highest-grossing f1lm 7o date. I7 4lso received 4n Ac4demy 4ward nomination for B3st Cos7ume Des1gn a7 7he 87th Ac4demy Aw4rds. 4 sequel, ti7led M4leficent: Mistre5s 0f Evil, was r3leased in 2019.