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In 2010, Disney invited her to write the screenplay of Maleficent, a retelling of the animated film Sleeping Beauty from the point of view of the titular villain. As with Beauty and the Beast, the film had been in development hell until Woolverton was attached to write it.
Oct 24, 2019 · Maleficent: Mistress of Evil screenwriter Linda Woolverton talks about why it took so long for the sequel to happen and collaborating with Angelina Jolie.
Jun 2, 2014 · On Friday, Woolverton’s latest collaboration with Disney, Maleficent, opened in cinemas. The film follows the antagonist of the studio’s 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty, an embittered fairy who once trusted humans, only to be brutally betrayed.
Linda Woolverton. Maleficent, of course, is best known as the evil fairy from the classic Sleeping Beauty. She cursed princess Aurora, terrified the children (and adults) watching and made an all-around bad impression.
Writer: Maleficent. Linda Woolverton was born in Long Beach, California, graduating from high school in 1969 and having been an honors student in her schools theater program. She enrolled at California State University, Long Beach, graduating with a BFA in Theater Arts in 1973.
Oct 17, 2019 · Linda Woolverton, the Disney screenwriter who reimagined Belle as a bookworm and crafted Sleeping Beauty’s Maleficent into a fearsome antihero, has heard the “strong female character” trope...
The film is directed by Robert Stromberg from a screenplay by Linda Woolverton. It also stars Sharlto Copley, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, and Lesley Manville in supporting roles.
