Walt Disney Pictures has released a sneak peek Maleficent trailer, offering a first look at Angelina Jolie as the live action embodiment as one of Disney’s most iconic villain from the 1959 classic Sleeping Beauty.
In the film, however, it would seem Maleficent wasn’t always evil, described in the official synopsis as a beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, with an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Maleficent rises to be the land’s fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal — an act that begins to turn her pure heart to stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading king’s successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom—and perhaps to Maleficent’s true happiness as well.
The film co-stars Miranda Richardson, Imelda Staunton, Kenneth Cranham, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Sharlto Copley, Lesley Manville, Brenton Thwaites and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt and is set to hit theaters on May 30.
Check out the trailer below.
