Angelina Jolie nails the look of Disneys Maleficent

Yup, that's pretty much exactly what Maleficent looks like. Good job Disney.

Youve seen Sleeping Beauty, right? Of course you have. Every kid born in the last half-century has seen that film at least once, and more often than not, dozens of times. Remember the evil fairy in that movie? The one who puts Princess Aurora were as stunned as you are to find out that Sleeping Beauty isnt the womans actual name to sleep, thus giving the film its key plot point and a descriptive title? The one who turns into a totally awesome dragon that is, despite everything we know about totally awesome dragons, slain by the effete Prince Charming? Thats Maleficent.

And that picture above? Thats Angelina Jolie in costume as Maleficent for Disneys upcoming film of the same name. Have a look at this Google Image Search for pictures of the original cartoon character; Jolies look is pretty spot on, no?

As for the movie itself, Deadline describes the plot thusly:

The live-action film explores the origins of the evil fairy Maleficent and what led her to curse Princess Aurora in the animated Disney classicSleeping Beauty.

So, like Wi! cked, except with Sleeping Beauty instead of The Wizard Of Oz. The villains in these child-centric morality fables are always way more interesting than the largely two-dimensional hero characters, so a film focusing on the evil, cruel, domineering Maleficent promises to be far more nuanced and engaging than Sleeping Beauty(at least for adult audiences who can grasp character subtleties and arent in it purely to see adorable animals sing songs).

Unfortunately, Maleficent is scheduled to reach the silver screen on March 14, 2014, so expect this image of Jolie in costume to be the first salvo in a long, torturous promotional campaign. Granted, we very much like what we see here, but as we mentioned in this mornings piece on the final Dark Knight Rises trailer, were growing tired of having to anticipate a flick for years before we actually get to see the thing. We understand that production companies need time to properly promote a film to the general public, but teasing us with something this intriguing this far out just seems like cruel punishment. Weve got the attention span of a gnat, and the patience of children: We want our movies right now, and if we dont get them were going to throw a tantrum like you wouldnt believe.