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Angelina Jolie stars in "Maleficent: Mistress
of Evil" as the titular villain and dark fairy godmother to
Aurora, the queen of the fairies played by Elle Fanning.
When Aurora becomes engaged to the human Prince Phillip, the
pending marriage brings Maleficent in conflict with Aurora's
future mother-in-law, Queen Ingrith, who is played by Michelle
Pfeiffer.
It is the rare Hollywood movie where men are in secondary roles.
"They're just not the focus" in this film, Pfeiffer told Reuters
in an interview.
Chiwetel Ejiofor, in the role of a mysterious figure named
Conall, said the movie plays with many of the traditional
narratives typical to fairy tales.
"There's like 100 tropes that are exploded in this film,"
Ejiofor said. "Seeing those explored in different ways, I think
is very exciting."
The sequel reflects the message of the original, which urged
people not to judge a book by its cover or to attach labels to
others that ostracize them.
The sequel amplifies the look with more fantastical creatures
and more intricate costumes.
"You try that little bit harder to say 'We've got to give them
something better or we've got to give them something a little
more fun," said Jolie, who also acted as a producer of the film,
"or this would make a better Halloween costume for the kids."
(Reporting by Rollo Ross in Los Angeles; Writing by Lisa
Richwine; Editing by Matthew Lewis)
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