Hollywood can’t get enough of fairy tales at the moment, partly because everyone knows them and they’re out of copyright so nobody has to pay for the rights. Now producer Neal H. Moritz is planning on giving Disney’s Maleficent some competition, by readying a new, modern-day take on Sleeping Beauty.
Rather like this year’s two Snow Whites, while Maleficent is big on fantasy, Moritz is planning a movie that will be more of a comedy. Malificent is told from the point of view of the villainous title character (Angelina Jolie), but Mortiz’s movie will portray Sleeping Beauty as a needy stalker. The story centres on a man who accidentally awakens Sleeping Beauty, only to discover that she keeps following him around, thinking he is her one true love.
Mike Gagerman and Andrew Waller are on screenplay duties. There’s no news on when the film might shoot. (Source: THR)
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