‘Maleficent 2': Michelle Pfeiffer in Talks to Play the Queen
Michelle Pfeiffer is in talks to play the Queen in “Maleficent 2,” an individual with knowledge of the project tells The Wrap.
“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” director Joachim Ronning is set to direct. Production on the sequel is set to start in 2018.
Angelina Jolie will reprise the title role in the live-action fairy tale. She is noted for her reluctance to doing live-action sequels, instead preferring to focus on original movies as both an actress and a filmmaker. Sony and Universal once planned sequels to “Salt” and “Wanted,” respectively, but Jolie hasn’t expressed desire to return for either would-be franchise since the poor reception of her 2003 “Tomb Raider” sequel, “The Cradle of Life.