When Angelina Jolie announced that her next film would be the Disney production of ‘Maleficent,’ the film already looked like it had enough star power to bring in movie goers. But add in Elle Fanning and you’ve just upped your star level.
Twitch has announced that Elle Fanning is currently in negotiations to star opposite Jolie as Princess Aurora to Jolie’s Maleficent. Fanning is no amateur to starring opposite A-list talent as she was recently seen with Matt Damon in ‘We Bought a Zoo’ and she’s certainly considered a hot commodity as she’s worked with a list of impressive directors such as Cameron Crowe, J.J. Abrams (‘Super 8’), Francis Ford Coppola (‘Twixt’) and Sophia Coppola (‘Somewhere’). The move to cast Fanning is a smart one for Disney execs as she does have the pull to bring the younger demographics into the theaters.
This post modern deconstruction of the ‘Sleeping Beauty’ fairy tale told in view of Evil Queen Maleficent is hoped to bring Disney the same success as the Broadway hit ‘Wicked.’ The sheer innocent look of Fanning will play well against Jolie’s evil Queen. Continue reading »