Maleficent is a 2014 American fantasy thriller film directed by Robert Stromberg and starring Angelina Jolie as the title character. The story takes inspiration from the 1959 animated classic,Sleeping Beauty, but from the perspective of the villainous Maleficent. It began filming on June 18,2012, and was released on May 30, 2014 in 3D. It was produced by Joe Roth and directed by Robert Stromberg, from a screenplay written byLinda Woolverton. The song for the film is "Once Upon a Dream",which is performed by Lana Del Rey. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but was a box office and comercial success, grossing $756 million worldwide, making it Angelina Jolie's highest grossing film to date.
Days after her coronation as Queen of the Moors, Aurora disappears without a trace. When she is found, she must make a choice between the fairy that raised her and her own kind - a choice which she must be prepared to defend when the time comes.
Response to a story prompt over on Archive Of Our Own. Focuses on the Mother/Daughter relationship between Maleficent and Aurora.
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