Maleficent
2014 Disney film
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| September 2020 | Film returned to cinemas in the United Kingdom following COVID-19 pandemic closures. |
| 2019 | Peter Baykov performs part of the film trailer live during Got Talent show semi-finals in Bulgaria, leading to the season finale. |
| October 18 2019 | The Maleficent sequel is released in theaters. |
| September 24 2019 | Maleficent was released on 4K UHD Blu-ray format. |
| November 22 2018 | One-time special screening of the film in Sofia, Bulgaria at New Bulgarian University, featuring Peter Baykov performing live voice dubbing for all characters. |
| August 24 2018 | Principal photography for the Maleficent sequel concludes. |
| May 29 2018 | The movie officially starts filming, with cast and synopsis revealed. |
| May 23 2018 | David Gyasi is reported to join the cast in an unspecified role. |
| May 17 2018 | Jenn Murray is announced to join the cast. |
| May 4 2018 | Chiwetel Ejiofor is in talks to join the cast as a potential love interest to Maleficent. |
| May 2 2018 | Harris Dickinson joins the cast as Prince Philip, replacing Brenton Thwaites due to scheduling conflicts. |
| April 2018 | Ed Skrein is announced to play the film's villain, and Elle Fanning is set to reprise her role as Aurora. |
| April 27 2018 | Michelle Pfeiffer is in advanced talks to play a queen in the sequel, with the script's latest draft written by Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue. |
| October 3 2017 | Joachim Rønning is reported to be in talks to direct the Maleficent sequel. |
| August 30 2017 | Disney hires screenwriter Jez Butterworth to rewrite the initial script by Linda Woolverton. |
| April 26 2016 | Angelina Jolie is confirmed to reprise her role as Maleficent in the sequel. |
| June 15 2015 | Disney officially announces the Maleficent sequel, with Linda Woolverton set to write the screenplay and Joe Roth to produce. |
| 2014 | Angelina Jolie won the Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Villain for her role in the film. |
| 2014 | Maleficent received numerous award nominations and wins across multiple ceremonies, including People's Choice Awards where it won Favorite Movie and Favorite Family Movie. |
| 2014 | Maleficent becomes the fourth-highest grossing film of 2014, earning a worldwide total of $758.5 million against a budget of $180 million, making a profit of $190.77 million. |
| 2014 | The film becomes Angelina Jolie's highest-grossing live-action film and her biggest box office debut to date. |
| November 4 2014 | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released Maleficent on Blu-ray, DVD, Blu-ray 3D, and digital download, which topped the home-video sales chart in its first week of release. |
| June 3 2014 | Angelina Jolie hints about the possibility of a Maleficent sequel. |
| May 30 2014 | Official film release date after being preponed from previous dates. |
| May 30 2014 | Theatrical release in the United States by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| May 28 2014 | Maleficent opens internationally, earning $20.1 million from 35 territories in its first two days (May 28–29). During its opening weekend, the film tops the box office with $106.1 million from 47 territories. |
| May 28 2014 | Film premiered at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood |
| May 26 2014 | The film's soundtrack album, featuring James Newton Howard's score and Lana Del Rey's cover of 'Once Upon a Dream', was released by Walt Disney Records. |
| May 8 2014 | Private exhibition of film props and costumes held at Kensington Palace in London, serving as a fundraiser for Great Ormond Street Hospital. |
| April 29 2014 | A tie-in novelization of the film by Elizabeth Rudnick was published by Disney Publishing Worldwide. |
| April 18 2014 | Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disney California Adventure began previewing the film in their theaters. |
| March 18 2014 | The final trailer for Maleficent was released. |
| March 14 2014 | Film's original scheduled release date before being changed. |
| January 2014 | Two additional trailers were released, revealing more details about Maleficent's appearance. |
| January 26 2014 | Lana Del Rey's cover of 'Once Upon a Dream' was released during the 56th Grammy Awards and made available for free through Google Play for a limited time. |
| January 23 2014 | Lana Del Rey was announced as covering the song 'Once Upon a Dream' as the title song for Maleficent. |
| November 13 2013 | The first trailer for Maleficent was released, accompanying films like Thor: The Dark World, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Frozen, and Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters. |
| November 12 2013 | Walt Disney Pictures released the first teaser poster for Maleficent, featuring Angelina Jolie in costume and makeup reminiscent of the original character design. |
| October 2013 | Ella Purnell replaces India Eisley as the teenage Maleficent during a reshoot of the film's prologue, with Jolie's personal approval. |
| August 10 2013 | Disney unveiled the first look of Maleficent at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, revealing the film's logo and a one-minute clip. Angelina Jolie made a surprise appearance, discussing her connection to Sleeping Beauty and her experience filming the movie. |
| 2012 | The film was shot in the UK, receiving a substantial tax rebate of £23,535,108 (equivalent to $37 million), which helped offset production costs. |
| 2012 | Anna B. Sheppard was hired late in pre-production, given approximately eight weeks to create over two thousand costumes from scratch for the film, drawing inspiration from Renaissance art. |
| November 2012 | Eleanor Worthington Cox and Isobelle Molloy are confirmed to play younger versions of Aurora and Maleficent, respectively. |
| October 2012 | James Newton Howard was hired to compose the film score for Maleficent, marking his first live-action Disney film score. |
| October 2012 | Principal photography concluded at Pinewood Studios |
| August 2012 | Vivienne Jolie-Pitt is announced to play 5-year-old Aurora, being the only child on set not scared of Jolie in her full Maleficent costume. |
| June 13 2012 | Principal photography for Maleficent began at Pinewood Studios, with additional filming taking place in the Buckinghamshire countryside near Turville. |
| May 2012 | Sharlto Copley is cast as Stefan, and multiple supporting cast members are announced, including Sam Riley as Diaval and Imelda Staunton as Knotgrass. |
| March 2012 | Elle Fanning is reported to be in talks for the role of Aurora. |
| March 2012 | Main cast began joining the project between March and May |
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