10 Things You Might Not Know About Disney’s ‘Maleficent’
In addition to starring in and executive producing Maleficent, Angelina Jolie had her hand in a number of different aspects of the film’s promotion. The film’s shoot was even a family affair as Jolie’s two-year-old daughter, Vivienne, starred as the young Sleeping Beauty/Aurora, and Pax and Zahara Jolie-Pitt also have cameos. This is just one of the facts packed into the latest episode of You Think You Know Movies, which gets evil with Maleficent!
Maleficent’s looks has been a Disney staple for many years now, but that doesn’t mean that they didn’t update the character for modern audiences. The characters prominent (and prosthetic) cheekbones were inspired by Lady Gaga’s music video for “Born This Way”.
“You Think You Know Movies?” is a ScreenCrush original series that dives deep into the cinematic worlds of your favorite movies and freeze frames a few tidbits you might not have known. We’ve already tackled Star Wars, The Avengers and Spider-Man, but now, it’s time to wait for true love’s kiss with Maleficent!
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