Malificent Sequel Moving Forward

Malificent Sequel Moving Forward

Written by Huzaifa Khan on June 15, 2015.

I'm pretty sure we all remember 2014's surprise hit Malificent, which ended up bringing in an astonishing $750 million at the worldwide box office. So it's no surprise that the famous Mouse House wants to bring back the wicked anti-villain for another run around.

Deadline is reporting that Disney has hired Linda Woolverton to pen the script for a Maleficent sequel. They added, "I’m told the studio is keeping Jolie in the loop and that the sequel will be written for her to reprise."

But it's worth noting that, while all may be good in the House of Mouse, they're still not confirming one huge tool that had a massive hand in making the movie the success that it was; Angelina Jolie.

The actress simply doesn't do sequels. She has turned down lucrative offers in the past to appear in sequels to Wanted and Salt, but Disney is letting that stop them. The 2014 film grossed over $750M at the worldwide box office and it looks like Disney wants to see if they can summon some more magic out of Jolie's not-so-villainous role.

When asked if she'd make an exception to this role, Jolie said "It's kind of hard to top her. She was pretty fun. Maybe I'll get the chance to play her again," Jolie said during a press conference for the film in China last June.

Joe Roth will be back as the film’s producer, but as of right now nobody knows if Robert Stromberg will come back to direct the sequel

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