Angelina Jolie in the first "Maleficent" movie. Disney. Diaval tells her that King Stefan (now played by Sharlto Copley) is having a party to celebrate the christening of his daughter Aurora ...

For Maleficent’s 16th birthday, Stefan gives her a “true love’s kiss.” Their romance quickly falls apart when Stefan’s ambitions turn to becoming the next king.

That infant is Princess Aurora, daughter of King Stefan (Sharlto Copley). As a peasant boy, he had befriended Maleficent, and the pair fell in love. But then, out of a lust for power, he tricked her.

Stefan is unable to go through with the scheme, but the horrific act of physical mutilation he substitutes, while not killing Maleficent, turns her dark, indeed (and is good enough to get him the ...

Maleficent, the wicked fairy from “Sleeping Beauty” who condemns the infant Princess Aurora to die, ... Sharlto Copley plays King Stefan, ...

This weekend Maleficent made a boatload of cash, and that bums me out — because this wasn't the Maleficent I wanted. And it certainly wasn't the ...

Sharlto Copley (second from left) as King Stefan in “Maleficent.” Disney Jolie’s horned Maleficent, born a fairy in a magical glowy swamp kingdom at odds with its “Game of Thrones”-esque ...

How do wicked witches get that way? In the age of the fairy tale, this was not a particularly relevant question. The vain stepmother in “Snow White” doesn’t need a back story. The old crone ...

Maleficent movie review: Angelina Jolie shines in a beautiful retelling of Sleeping Beauty that lacks a good script and origin story ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It's a new twist on an old tale, and Disney's Maleficent definitely doesn't disappoint. It's the story of "Sleeping Beauty" like you have never seen before. Disney took the ...