Disney, Tim Burton, and Angelina Jolie for Maleficent Film?
Posted by Ashley McChesney on Wed, Mar 31, 2010 @ 09:32 AM
Disney has hired Linda Woolverton, the scriptwriter for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland to write the upcoming live-action Maleficent, a remake of Disney's animated Sleeping Beauty from the villain's perspective.
This choice is being seen as a part of Disney's campaign to sign Tim Burton on for director of the film. No deal has been made with Burton, yet, but the hiring of Woolverton is the first concrete step forward in its development.
Woolverton has also written for Disney's Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King.
But thats not all!
Both Tim Burton and Angelina Jolie had last spring been rumored to join the project, which Disney has been kicking around for a while as a way to mine its library, among other things. Burton's involvement remains unclear as he contemplates several projects. But sources say that, as of the last few weeks, Jolie is keen on the film and would like to sign on to play the titular villain.
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