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Maleficent is the self-proclaimed "Mistress of All Evil" based on the evil fairy godmother character in Charles Perrault's fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, [3] as well as the villainess who appears in the Brothers Grimm's retelling of the story, Little Briar Rose. Maleficent was originally animated by Marc Davis.
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Mar 25, 2014 · Maleficent is based on the 1959 Disney movie Sleeping Beauty (originator of the name "Maleficent"), which was based on the 1696 Charles Perrault story "Sleeping Beauty," which was likely...
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Oct 18, 2019 · In the original Disney classic, Maleficent is "mistress of all evil" and responsible for the spindle curse on little baby Aurora. In the 1959 animated film, Maleficent does this because the king and queen don't invite her to Aurora's christening ceremony. However, her origin story paints a different picture. Article continues below advertisement.
In the 2014 remake, Maleficent no longer plays second fiddle. She has finally been given an origin story of her own, and the story behind her heartlessness is formally explored.
Maleficent is a powerful fairy living in the Moors, a magical forest realm bordering a human kingdom. As a child, she meets a human peasant boy named Stefan, and they fall in love with each other.
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Oct 10, 2020 · Maleficent is based on the evil fairy godmother from Charles Perrault's fairy tale Sleeping Beauty. In Perrault's version, she's an evil, old fairy who was left out of the princess' christening because she hadn't left her tower in years, and most of the kingdom thought she was dead.
