Production starts on Disney’s ‘Maleficent’ starring Angelina Jolie

Walt Disney Studios

Production has started on Disney’s “Maleficent,” starring Angelina Jolie, according to Walt Disney Studios.

This is the untold story of one of the Disney villain Maleficent from the 1959 classic “Sleeping Beauty.” The film reveals the events that hardened her heart and drove her to curse the baby, Aurora.

Co-starring in the film are Sharlto Copley (“District 9”), Elle Fanning (“Super 8”), Sam Riley (“On the Road”), Imelda Staunton (“Vera Drake”), Miranda Richardson (“The Hours”), Juno Temple (“Atonement”) and Lesley Manville (“Secrets & Lies”).

The movie is the directorial debut of two-time Oscar-winning production designer Robert Stromberg (“Avatar,” “Alice in Wonderland”).

The movie is is scheduled for a March 14, 2014.