Angelina Jolie Is Back To Slay Us All In Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Must be the season of the witch.


Angelina Jolie is back because the dazzlingly evil Maleficent in the latest Maleficent: Mistress of Evil trailer, also it looks like she's playing no games in the latest bit of movie footage Disney has blessed us with.


"I remember the story of an evil witch, and the princess she cursed to sleep forever," says Jolie with the commanding presence we're used to from her Maleficent. "The story became legend, however this is no fairy tale."


Maleficent: Queen of Evil picks up a number of years right following the original movie, which explored what eventually drove one of Disney's most recognizable and badass villains to curse Sleeping Beauty's Princess Aurora any time if she was just a baby. Right now, the two will continue to develop their relationship even further as Aurora, who's about to be queen, works alongside Maleficent to protect their residence and also because the creatures that live within. How will that work out? Some magic, probably.


Is the world prepared to be able to see alliances formed between Aurora and Maleficent? Is the world prepared to be able to see Michelle Pfeiffer playing a queen? We think so – nevertheless you could might not directly be ready for the glory of our first real look at Jolie spreading her wings because the villainess later on in the trailer, wicked grin etched across her face.


The movie's still a ways off, unfortunately, although the cast is chock-full of exhilarating names, like Michelle Pfeiffer as Queen Ingrith, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ed Skrein, Sam Riley, and Warwick Davis. Most of the roles have nevertheless to be revealed, and this is our only real look at the plot so far, nevertheless added specifics should absolutely be coming at a later date. We're prepared to be able to see the whole trailer, natch.


Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is set to debut October 18, 2019.