Elle Fanning is Princess Aurora in Maleficent!

05.12.2014 – Maleficent is the focus in the upcoming film and shares the side of her story. Walt Disney Studios expands that story beyond Sleeping Beauty, the animate featured film that made Maleficent a popular villain. If Maleficent has long been a symbol of the dark feminine, the character Aurora has always symbolized the light and innocent. In casting the role of the Princess who falls under Maleficent’s spell, the filmmakers of Walt Disney Pictures' “Maleficent” chose one of the most talented actresses of her generation, Elle Fanning.