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Postby Ryan Matthew on 19 Jan 2010, 22:10

Ain't It Cool News is reporting that Alice in Wonderland director Tim Burton might be adapting another classic tale soon, but this time from the point of view of the villain.

The site says that Burton is interested in making a live action feature based on Maleficent from Disney's 1959 adaptation of the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty. Burton's Dark Shadows is "stumbling," according to AICN, so Maleficent could possibly be his next project.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=62490

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Postby breezyspice on 19 Jan 2010, 22:17

That would be SO FREAKING AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Postby Rafael on 20 Jan 2010, 00:00

ok now, you all know I don't like sequels, prequels and whatever, but if that happen will be the s**t! Maleficent + Burton? It can't go wrong! Maybe that's why Disney registered some web addresses like www.maleficent.com last year.

But I know for sure that his next project will be the Frankenweenie stop motion full lenght picture.

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Postby Rafael on 20 Jan 2010, 01:17

thinking about that, it could be possible. There's a book that has been released last year, about Snow White stepmother: Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen http://www.amazon.com/Fairest-All-Tale- ... item-added

Jim Hill quotes on his blog: With Snow – as she presses her step-mother for just one more story before bed – getting a slightly different take on the tale of another Disney Princess:

Momma, you tell me a story about dragons, please.”

The Queen looked at her husband nervously. The King shrugged.

Unable to deny her little bird anything, the Queen put aside her inhibitions and compiled: “Once, a very long time ago, a sad, lonely and greatly misperceived woman enchanted a young princess into a deep sleep for her own safety …”

“Why was she sad, Momma?” Snow interrupted.

The Queen thought about it for a moment and said, “I think it was because no one loved her.”

“Why?,” asked the child.

“Because she didn’t love herself. She feared rejection because she was so unlike anyone she’d ever known. She was so full of fear that she sequestered herself away. This sad woman’s only companions were striking blackbirds that soared in the skies around her home, perching in trees and on ledges, gathering information so that she would have news of the outside world. This is how she learned of the princess’s christening. No one understood why the woman was so angry for not being invited to the christening. But you see, my little bird, she knew something that the girl’s parents and fairy god mothers did not.”

“I thought that you were going to tell me a story about dragons, Momma,” Snow interrupted again.

“I am, my dear. For you see this is no ordinary woman, she could turn into a dragon, and when she did, she was a fierce, frightening creature.”

“Really?” Snow’s eyes were closing, heavy with tiredness.

“Indeed, but we are getting ahead of the story …”


You can read more about the book here:
http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/ ... white.aspx


More about the Maleficent webdomain, here:
http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hilll ... names.aspx

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Postby Ryan Matthew on 20 Jan 2010, 01:55

^^I love books like that Raf! Just added it to my wishlist! :D

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Postby chocolate_and_controversy on 20 Jan 2010, 02:33

this sounds amazing!

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Postby Rafael on 20 Jan 2010, 02:43

Ryan Matthew wrote:^^I love books like that Raf! Just added it to my wishlist! :D


I knew you'd like that. It sounds like Wicked, don't?

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Postby Ryan Matthew on 20 Jan 2010, 03:14

^^That's just what I was thinking! :D

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Postby Lewis on 21 Jan 2010, 03:01

Maleficent is a fantastic villain so i just hope it doesn`t ruin her character. I like the idea of her being shrouded in mystery. I can`t wait to see what he comes up with.
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Postby VivaMGMVE on 21 Jan 2010, 05:02

Lewis wrote:Maleficent is a fantastic villain so i just hope it doesn`t ruin her character. I like the idea of her being shrouded in mystery. I can`t wait to see what he comes up with.


I totally agree. I just about died when I read about the project...I love that character and hope he does not shove Helena Bonham Carter in her shoes :despise: . I'm most looking forward to seeing what he does with the her raven Diablo! I'm excited already!
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Postby Rafael on 21 Jan 2010, 15:23

Helena said she doesn't want to work with Tim again, after Alice. Don't know if she'll keep that. Either way, they can't ruin the character, we'll always have Sleeping Beauty and they are all untouchable there.

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Postby VivaMGMVE on 21 Jan 2010, 23:10

Rafael wrote:Helena said she doesn't want to work with Tim again, after Alice. Don't know if she'll keep that. Either way, they can't ruin the character, we'll always have Sleeping Beauty and they are all untouchable there.


I had not heard she said that! :dizzy: I'll have to dig for some background on that....and I totally agree, untouchable in the greatness of Sleeping Beauty! :love:
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Postby smakris04 on 22 Jan 2010, 00:27

Angelina Jolie anyone?
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Postby Lewis on 22 Jan 2010, 02:46

VivaMGMVE wrote:
Lewis wrote:Maleficent is a fantastic villain so i just hope it doesn`t ruin her character. I like the idea of her being shrouded in mystery. I can`t wait to see what he comes up with.


I totally agree. I just about died when I read about the project...I love that character and hope he does not shove Helena Bonham Carter in her shoes :despise: . I'm most looking forward to seeing what he does with the her raven Diablo! I'm excited already!


Helena Bonham Carter as Maleficent would be so wrong. :D
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Postby Rafael on 22 Jan 2010, 03:05

no Angelina, please :p

I think that the script and the part must be very very well written, for a "level a" actress do that.

I'd go with someone around her 40's, 50's. Susan Sarandon (she must be around 60 or 70 now? She looks great!) would do a great job, but she has played Narissa already, so the chances are low.
Or Cher, anyone?! :love:

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Postby Ryan Matthew on 22 Jan 2010, 03:58

^^LOL Jay would die!

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Postby Lewis on 22 Jan 2010, 17:49

I can`t even see Angelina as Maleficent either.
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Postby [TJ] on 23 Jan 2010, 21:36

This is so freaking cool. I'm loving all this Burton/Disney stuff going on.

But we all know if it happens, Helena Bonham Carter automatically = Maleficent.

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Postby Samuel-Bennett on 23 Jan 2010, 23:26

Oh god not Angelina, can't stand her.

I'll go with Susan Sarandon or someone like that, I love Cher but not her either

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Postby Ryan Matthew on 24 Jan 2010, 04:42

They really would have to cast it carefully...I thought they did a good job casting Glenn Close as Cruela De Vil in 101 Dalmations!

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Postby Rafael on 24 Jan 2010, 06:00

^agree. And Glenn WAS Cruela! Couldn't be anyone else.

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Postby Rafael on 24 Jan 2010, 16:40

speaking of our Diva, I just came across this:

http://www.sideshowtoy.com/?page_id=448 ... =dadoellis

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the apple is to show how big the figure is ;)

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Postby Ryan Matthew on 24 Jan 2010, 17:53

Can I PLEASE have that NOW!

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Postby Lewis on 26 Jan 2010, 01:00

That is fantastic. I want it. :)
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Postby Rafael on 26 Jan 2010, 02:09

don't we all? Too bad is soooo expensive! :(

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