The Evil Fairy
The evil fairy Maleficent is responsible for all misfortune that befalls Stefan's kingdom; even the merest killing frost bears her mark. So when only the good fairies are invited to bestow gifts upon the newborn princess Aurora, the slighted sorceress arrives in a thunderclap to bestow her own "gift." "Before the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday, she shall prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and die." For 16 years, the Forbidden Mountains thunder with wrath and frustration as the meddling good fairies keep Aurora hidden from Maleficent's searching minions. Beyond a matter of honor, this has become a matter of ego. Her pride, her evil will not be denied. So Maleficent sends her beloved raven to search for Aurora. Just as the curse is about to expire, Maleficent finds her quarry and strikes. Savoring her victory over the weeping good fairies, she gloats, "You poor simple fools, thinking you could defeat me, me! The mistress of all evil." But Maleficent had best not underestimate her virtuous adversaries. Before the day is done, she'll have to assume her most fearsome guise, as a fire-breathing dragon, to defend all she's won.
The Wind of a New Burton Film:
Burton: From Alice to Sleeping Beauty?
Wonderland helmer rumored for another Disney retelling.
by Jim Vejvoda
January 19, 2010 - "Rumor has it that Alice in Wonderland isn't the only classic that director Tim Burton may re-imagine as a feature film.
Ain't It Cool News claims that Burton is developing a live-action take on Sleeping Beauty, based on the 1959 Walt Disney animated classic. According to AICN, Burton is "going to tell the story from Maleficent's point of view. In fact, it'll be called Maleficent. She was always the most interesting character in that story, but we never knew why she hated those three little fairy wenches... or what indignity she suffered at the hands of Aurora's parents." Sounds sort of like what Wicked is to The Wizard of Oz.
Disney's official bio of the evil fairy Maleficent can be found here."
