At the IMAX Waterloo in London, the red carpet was rolled out for the European Premiere of Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.
In attendance at the event was Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Ed Skrein and many more.
They all took their time to speak to fans of the franchise and the waiting media and couldn’t contain their excitement about the release of the movie.
You can take a look at what they had to say in their red carpet interviews in the video players below:
Angelina Jolie
Elle Fanning
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Juno Temple
Harris Dickinson
Ed Skrein
Warwick Davis
Sam Riley
Lesley Manville
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is a fantasy adventure that picks up several years after Maleficent, in which audiences learned of the events that hardened the heart of Disney’s most notorious villain and drove her to curse a baby Princess Aurora. The film continues to explore the complex relationship between the horned fairy and the soon to be Queen as they form new alliances and face new adversaries in their struggle to protect the moors and the magical creatures that reside within.
The movie sees the return of Oscar and three-time Golden Globe winner Angelina Jolie (Girl, Interrupted, Wanted) and Elle Fanning (The Beguiled, Super 8) whom reprise their roles as the dark fairy Maleficent and Princess Aurora. The two characters are known largely from the studio’s animated classic SLEEPING BEAUTY. We first met the characters in the first movie back in 2014 entitled, MALEFICENT.
Joile and Fanning are also joined in the movie by Michelle Pfeiffer (Murder on the Orient Express, Ant-Man and the Wasp) as Queen Ingrith, Chiwetel Ejiofor (Doctor Strange, 12 Years a Slave), Ed Skrein (Deadpool, Game of Thrones), Robert Lindsay (My Family, Wimbledon), and Harris Dickinson (The Darkest Minds, Trust).
Calling the shots on the sequel is Joachim Rønning (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Kon-Tiki) bringing to life a script penned by Linda Woolverton (Alice in Wonderland, Beauty and the Beast) and Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster (Transparent).
If you haven’t yet seen the trailer for the movie, then feast your eyes on the footage in the video player below:
What do you think of the red carpet interviews? Will you be watching the upcoming movie when it arrives in cinemas? As always, we like to know your thoughts, so leave a comment below, tweet us @filmandtvnow or drop us a comment on our Facebook page.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil arrives in cinemas October 18th.
