Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Maleficent 2 is an upcoming live-action film. It is the sequel to the 2014 film Maleficent. It is scheduled to premiere on May 29, 2020.

Synopsis
A fantasy adventure that picks up several years after Maleficent, in which audiences learned of the events that hardened the heart of Disney's most notorious villain and drove her to curse a baby Princess Aurora, Maleficent II continues to explore the complex relationship between the horned fairy and the soon to be Queen, as they form new alliances and face new adversaries in their struggle to protect the moors and the magical creatures that reside within.

Cast

 * Angelina Jolie as Maleficent
 * Elle Fanning as Aurora
 * Michelle Pfeiffer as Queen Ingrith
 * Ed Skrein as TBA
 * Sam Riley as Diaval
 * Harris Dickinson as Prince Phillip
 * Imelda Staunton as Knotgrass
 * Juno Temple as Thistlewit
 * Lesley Manville as Flittle
 * Chiwetel Ejiofor as TBA
 * Jenn Murray as TBA
 * Robert Lindsay as King John

Development
Screenwriter Linda Woolverton is returning to write the sequel with Angelina Jolie to reprise her title role, with Elle Fanning set to reprise Aurora. Woolverton is the only talent confirmed to return. Joe Roth is also reported to return as the producer.

Joachim Rønning, director of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, is in talks to direct the sequel. Production is set to start April 2018.

Since May 2018, it has been reported that Chiwetel Ejiofor has been in talks to play an unknown character in the upcoming sequel.

Trivia

 * Harris Dickinson is taking over the role of Prince Phillip from Brenton Thwaites due to scheduling conflicts with the web series Titans.
 * Actors Angelina Jolie and Chiwetel Ejiofor previously collaborated in the 2010 film, Salt.
 * Like its predecessor, the film changes the names of characters from the original animated film such as King John, who was renamed from King Hubert.