The new Maleficent: Mistress of Evil character posters are here!
As seen in the latest trailer for the film, the evil protagonist is waging a war against Aurora's future mother-in-law.
During the fight, the horned fairy falls and is saved by one of her kind, teasing a deeper origin story for Maleficent. Now, with the new character posters released for the film, we finally get to see her saviour up close.
Here are the character posters:
In the sequel of the highly acclaimed 2014 film, a rift starts to divide Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora when the latter decides to marry a prince from the neighboring kingdom. Maleficent wages a war against the kingdom, while new allies and dark forces begin to surface.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil stars Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and more. It is directed by Joachim Ronning with a screenplay by Linda Woolverton, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster, and Charles Perrault.
The film will open in local theaters this October 16.
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Homestream image from Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Twitter.