Maleficent is a 2014 American dark fantasy movie directed by Robert Stromberg from a screenplay by Linda Woolverton, and starring Angelina Jolie as Maleficent with Sharlto Copley, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, and Lesley Manville in supporting roles. 1. The movie is loosely inspired by Charles Perrault’s original fairy tale and Walt…