Back in January we
reported that
Tim Burton had his eye on a live-action take on one of Disney’s best
and most sinister villains, Maleficent. While there’s no new information
on Burton’s involvement (or lack of), Disney has made the obvious choice
and hired Linda Woolverton to write the script for the film. Woolverton
was Burton’s scribe on Alice and frankly should have an equal
share of the blame for that mediocre collection of missed points.
I’m
a fan of the vaguely satanic Maleficent as a character and she certainly
ranks high among the Disney villains- she’s fucking evil and turns into a
dragon, this shit isn’t hard. However, I don’t know if Disney noticed
or not, but Enchanted
has already happened to us. Susan Sarandon’s character was one crow
sidekick away from being Maleficent (hell she may have had the crow-
it’s been awhile since that movie played in a room I was in), so they’ve
kinda blown their live-action,
evil-queen-turns-into-a-dragon-towards-the-finale load. I guess
Woolverton can beef it up with some tired fantasy tropes and prophecy
business, enough to distance it from Enchanted.
This could easily be fit into the
same mold as the wildly successful Alice In
Wonderland, so I wouldn’t be
surprised to see this inhabit the de-facto sequel position (in terms of
release and approach) to that film.
Woolverton’s script will be written
in 3D.
Source| THR
11 comments
Man, wouldn't be like a great idea to have Helena Bonham Carter take on the role of Maleficent? She'd be perfect, right Tim?
I met Mark Davis, animator/designer of Maleficent, he was a great guy. Please do not disrespect his memory.
Wait…Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland was written by a woman?! Then why the hell was Alice so boring?!
The casting for this begins and ends with Alice Krige.
@Tim: No one's disrespecting Mark Davis – where the hell did you get that idea? Maleficent is quite seriously one of the best Disney villains of all time. We just have a grudge against the hacks that will ruin her.
@LD: Mmmm… Krige. It feels so… right.
"I'm a fan of the vaguely satanic Maleficent as a character"
Vaguely satanic? Vaguely? She's got fucking horns, dude.
Maleficent is hot. So's Winona Ryder, who's overdue for a villain role and the right age. Cast her, and I'm interested, Burton. I dare you.
"Woolverton's script will be written in 3D."
Finally, I laugh at Renn-fuck. Good Job, Renn-fuck. By the way, your name if Renn-fuck Brown. Tell your mom she's been overruled.
Alice Krege would be an inspired choice for Maleficent (even if the movie will *probably* royally suck). Unfortunately, "the woman who played the Borg Queen in Star Trek" does tend to lack the marquee value Disney usually goes for.
Kate Winslet would have a field day with this.
Lolz at the last line. @#5: I think he was addressing "Tim" the filmmaker. And god damn right she's a work of art. At least the original creator won't have to suffer Burton & Woolverton's utterly uninspired take on her.
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