The production of the live-action Disney sequel Maleficent 2 is reportedly moving forward again, with news of the appointment of a new scriptwriter. Jez Butterworth is the writer of several significant movies and Disney has hired him to revise the screenplay to the follow-up of one of their biggest box-office hits.
The original Maleficent was released in 2014, and starred Angelina Jolie as the live-action incarnation of the witch from the classic animated film Sleeping Beauty. This version of the story however explored her background and cast her in a more sympathetic light within the tale, making her the reluctant anti-hero with the ill-intentioned king being the real villain of the piece. The film went on to be a substantial ...
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