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Thursday, January 16, 2020



She is such easy company, with a certain bubbly innocence. You can see why Disney cast her as Princess Aurora against Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent. It’s a role she first took on at age 14, but she’s 21 now, and after doing last fall’s sequel, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, she and Jolie are on different terms. “Angelina’s and my relationship definitely changed. She didn’t have to look at me as a kid; she didn’t have to censor what she could talk about.” She laughs. “That was exciting, to have that relationship.”
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I get the feeling that high school scared Fanning far more than any film set. She talks about it like she’s still trying to get away from it and from her peer group. Whereas she’s taken with “the grittiness of acting. Let’s just get as dirty as possible. I love the blood. You come home and you’ve got bruises on your body. You’re like, Ahhh, I really worked hard today. I like that feeling. Like I really did something. Because I’m someone who can think about things too much and freeze up.” The red carpet, which would scare others, similarly thrills her. “From a young age, I knew every model’s name on the runway. I was totally looking in magazines, like, That looks good.” And so “the red carpet is a fun place for me. I don’t get anxiety. It’s a creative space where I get to be 100 percent me, not a character. It’s kind of like my soul coming out.” No surprise that she’s been a face of Miu Miu’s fragrance and is currently a face of L’Oréal Paris.
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Friday, October 18, 2019




By Tracy Brown Digital Editor
Oct. 18, 2019 12:27 PM

...But the big revelation in “Mistress of Evil” is that Maleficent is not the only one of her kind. The film introduces the dark fey, who have all been living in exile from the human world, and digs further into Maleficent’s origins.
Among the new dark fey introduced are Conall (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and Borra (Ed Skrein), two leader figures of their community. Visually, the dark fey are a stark contrast to the various CGI fairies that populate the Moors. And they also look distinct from one another.
“As a civilization, they are very, very diverse,” said costume designer Ellen Mirojnick, who explained that the dark fey’s backstory informed how their different looks were developed.

Because one of the underlying themes of the “Maleficent” franchise is “man versus nature,” it was important for Rønning that the production’s team look to nature in crafting the dark fey and their civilization. And they were struck by a surprising source of inspiration while working at Jolie’s house.
“We were working on the script at her house together with the screenwriters,” said Rønning. “We were trying to crack the code to the dark fey because we wanted to have different factions.
“And then, one of [Jolie’s] younger daughters came in the kitchen one day. She had done a school project about biomes that you find in nature,” explained the filmmaker. “She had made this board with pictures of the different biomes, and we all just looked at each other like, ‘Brilliant, we have the different factions of nature here.’ That was a huge breakthrough for us.”
From there, the four different kinds of dark fey that are shown in the movie were born: The tundra fey, the forest fey, the jungle fey and the desert fey. These four different factions are as visually distinct as the environments they are based on.
The desert fey have wings with colors that evoke their environment, and wear things that appear bleached and rough and cracked. The tundra fey are all ice, with a palette of white and blues and grays. Green and wood are what inspired the looks of the forest fey, while the jungle fey aesthetic was all about endless colors.
“What I really hoped to achieve in terms of the entirety of the dark fey and their costuming was that you not really notice the costuming that much,” said Mirojnick. “Because they’re a species that all have to look organic, and not ‘costume designed.’”

Additionally, they had to consider the dark fey’s wings and their ability to fly with every design.
“You would look at something and say, ‘Do you believe that will go up in the air? Will that fly?’” said Mirojnick.
Production designer Patrick Tatopoulos explained that they had actually developed a full backstory for the dark fey to help explain their different looks as well as why they are all living in exile on an island. This includes the idea that the dark fey all originated in one place — their own version of the Cradle of Humankind.
“We had such a backstory for this and it’s not all necessarily revealed in the movie,” said Tatopoulos. “Their original world was that island. The island exploded, like a giant volcano, so they left many, many thousands of years ago and moved around the world, to different parts of the world, different climates. … But they’d been tracked and trapped by people through the centuries and they came back to their original island.”
This history helped guide the design of the island that Maleficent briefly explores during the film, and how the various factions of the dark fey re-created their different home environments.
Both Tatopoulos and Rønning explained that these details were very important to Jolie. As creatures that have been forced out of their homelands, the dark fey are essentially a band of refugees. Their backstory requires care and adds another dimension to the movie’s overall story.
Although the movie alludes to some of these elements, most of the dark fey’s backstory is not explicitly addressed during “Mistress of Evil” since the focus is on Maleficent actually meeting her kind for the first time.
“Sometimes you come up on backstories that are just here for us, the people working on the movie, to understand what we’re doing, and you don’t necessarily need or have the opportunity to reveal all of it,” said Tatopoulos. “But it’s fun. It’s one of the funnest things in the design world.”



Collider: This character seems like it’s so much fun to play. Did you have some idea that you would get to revisit him, or was it a surprise to you?
SAM RILEY: It was kind of a surprise ‘cause so much time had passed since the last film. My dad was convinced that they would do a sequel, at some point. We were looking online at box office figures and everything, and he definitely thought that, at some point, it was gonna happen. I was really thrilled, to be honest. I’ve never done a sequel before. I hadn’t been killed off, in the first one, so it was possible. I enjoyed the first one, but I was just beginning to really enjoy, when it was all over, with my anxiety and my fear of the whole thing. So, this time, I was happy to be able to go back and just enjoy it. 
At what point did you realize that there actually was going to be a sequel? How far ahead did they call and tell you?
RILEY: It wasn’t a whole lot before. There wasn’t a massive amount of notice, which was quite surprising. My dad was like, “I can feel it, it’s gonna be this summer. This is happening. Angie will probably wanna do a movie.” I was like, “Dad, you have no idea.” He works in the textile industry, by the way. So, I rang my agent and was like, “My dad’s convinced that they’re gonna do the sequel. Have you heard anything?” And they were like, “Well, funnily enough, Disney did ask about your availability.” So, there wasn’t a lot of notice, but I was available.
Since he does get to come into his own a little bit, were you surprised at the direction that Diaval takes in this?
RILEY: Yeah. Angelina is more influential than I am, but we both enjoyed what we were starting to work out, in the first one, with the idea that they were bickering with one another, and that he also really does know where her heart lies and can see past her angry sorceress front. So, we talked about what’s been happening, in the last six years, and how we’ve become the mother and father of Aurora, to some extent, but that the two of them are still bickering with one another, like an old married couple. That’s a lot of fun to play with anyone, but it’s great fun to play with her, obviously.
What have you enjoyed about that relationship, and about sharing that with Angelina Jolie?
RILEY: I’m a huge fan of Angelina Jolie, as so many people are. When she comes on set, I still go, “Fuck, it’s Angelina Jolie! Wow!” With the horns, especially. But, she’s really lovely. We get on really well. We got on well, the last time, but we got on even better, this time. And I never really get to play comedy, in my career. I’ve been pigeonholed more as the dark, troubled characters, or psychopaths, so that was nice. I really enjoyed being silly. And she has great ideas. (Director) Joachim [Rønning] let us mess around, a little bit. We knew that it was going to get quite dark and serious, so we wanted to make sure that there were also some playful moments.
Did you ever get disappointed that you didn’t get some of the wild hair and make-up and prosthetics that some of your co-stars had, or were you fine with not having to go through that for hours?
RILEY: I actually had a lot of hair make-up. In the first movie, I had some of the most because I had a whole chest piece. But my nose wasn’t real, there were scars, and a wig. I still had two and a half hours, or so, in make-up. It was worse in the first film, so I was really happy to not be one of the dark fae. When I saw my pick-up time, it would be five in the morning, but then I’d see 1:30am for the dark fae, who had to sit for six hours to get make-up, and then be ready to start work at seven. So, I was happy. I was working with the same people that did it last time, so we we’re friends and would just chat away. What I’ve learned, in the years in this business, in my experience, is that there can be long periods of time without work. I’ve had that, in the last 10 or 12 years, as an actor. So, I don’t see being in make-up for two and a half hours. I’m grateful to be working. There are worse things. I’ve had real jobs before. 
Do you think Diaval wishes he could just go off on his own, or does he love bickering with Maleficent too much?
RILEY: I think he’s in love with her. That will be Maleficent 3. Otherwise, why would you stay, unless it’s sort of submissive thing. I think he just likes it.
It’s funny that he finds himself in the middle of this big battle that he didn’t ask to be a part of, and he has to save people. 
RILEY: And he’s not really the butch guy. He’s happy that he can be there to help, in the moment that he is there. He loves Aurora and he wants the wedding to go ahead. He sees how happy she is. But he has no idea what’s going on, when all of the other characters turn up.
How cool was it to be on such incredibly elaborate sets?
RILEY: A lot of it was practical. I’ve done really low budget films, and medium size ones. I love the whole process of being on a set, and all of the people coming together, and to witness something on that scale is really exciting to watch. It’s like herding cats, sometimes. Sometimes you’re just like, “How the fuck are we gonna do this? There’s a hundred extras.” There were so many dark fae. At one point, I saw a group of 200 people in one corner and they weren’t in costume. I was like, “Who are they?” They were the make-up artists because every one of the fae needed three make-up artists. I don’t even know how any other film was being shot in England, on that day, because every make-up artist in the country was there. It blows your mind, that stuff.
And with all of that going on, your director had to keep everything straight, in his head.
RILEY: Yeah. Joachim did an incredible job of keeping track of it. On the last days, everybody who was in the movie was there, so you’re dealing with a lot of actors and a lot of questions, not only from the actors, but from every single department. And then, there are all of the things that aren’t there. And there are the things that you have to change. You have to roll with it.
Did you have a moment on set, where things just felt so surreal that you couldn’t believe this is your life?
RILEY: On this one, there were many times like that. We shot the banquet scene over 10 days. You tell a friend what you’re doing, and it’s pretty nuts. They’ll say, “What are you doing today?,” and you say, “Well, we’re shooting a scene with Michelle Pfeiffer and Angelina Jolie.” It was very fun. Every day was pretty extraordinary.













#Maleficent 2 is playing in theaters 🎭 First of all, to Angie, Thank you for having me on your journey. You always inspire me and I’ve been learning tons from you. Such an honor to fly with you and see how you put your passion toward your creation with a strong message to deliver. Big big respect as always.🙏🏻🙏🏻😌💯And of course awesome @joachimronning and all the professional and sweet cast and film crew, it was surreal to be on set and work with you guys as a team with an important mission. (Big up to Tundra!!!!🙌🏻x1000) And... Team UDO!!!!! Big appreciation to your hard work every single day, putting makeup on my face while I’m dozing off on the chair (That was an absolutely brilliant invention to put gaff tape on my head with the chair so that my head doesn’t move while I was sleeping 😴) Thanks to you guys, it was always so much fun filled with laughter and smiles. Thank you so much, sending big love to you all. Everyone, please get your ticket and check it out at the theatre. And don’t forget to find yours truly as a white dark fey ☝🏻☝🏻🧝🏻‍♂️💙 マレフィセント２、公開されました！ディズニーならではの素晴らしい映像美とストーリー🎬そして作品に込められたメッセージ。ちょっぴりですが参加できて光栄でした！現場でも沢山のことを学ばせていただきました🙌🏻アンジー姉さんはじめ最高のキャスト＆クルーに感謝です🙏🏻皆さん、是非、劇場で白い妖精を探してみてね 🧝🏻‍♂️ #マレフィセント
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Saturday, October 12, 2019


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Angelina Jolie gifted Maleficent’s Elle Fanning vintage diamond ring and it’s co-star goals
The actress, who recently looked to be having a blast as she celebrated the premiere with her kids, gave her younger co-star a three-stone Cartier piece to remind her of her character Aurora’s wedding.
It’s incredibly extra but we’re so jealous.
‘Maybe [Angelina] thought I’d be too sad to hand back the prop bling?’ Elle considered.


















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Tuesday, October 8, 2019



I'm walking behind Elle Fanning into L.A.’s Chateau Marmont — not in a creepy way — and the first thing I notice is how perfectly, well, Elle Fanning she is. She’s wearing a cute plaid pastel minidress and chunky Gucci slides, and her hair is up in a topknot. All of it is polished off by a pair of swinging vintage daisy earrings. She’s also 10 minutes early. What’s so winning about Fanning — apart from daisies and punctuality — is the openness she radiates wherever she goes. An uncynical desire to try things, to perform, to fling herself out into the world. And, of course, her exuberant embrace of fashion is why she’s on the cover of this Best Dressed issue. Fanning has worn princess ball gowns (which she will also sport in Maleficent Mistress of Evil, out this month), sparkly Rodarte, artsy-girl Miu Miu, and the crowning glory that was a reinvigorated Dior New Look at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
On Fanning, though, every look is new.
LAURA BROWN: Everything you do, Elle, you embrace. I remember when you came to the InStyle Awards [in 2017] wearing a full-on Versace dress and giggling like you were 6.
ELLE FANNING: [Laughing] Oh my god, I hated the faux bangs I wore that night so much. But, hey, it was a costume. It was a Warhol print with Marilyn Monroe, and I love her, so, obviously, I wore that dress.

LB: It seems like that “I’m going to experience this” feeling governs you.
EF: Yes, I was always curious and mischievous. Like when I watched Friends, I loved Phoebe. I loved that she was gawky. I had a real awkward phase. I grew 12 inches in a year. I didn’t want to be like everyone else in school. There was a certain confidence that I had, that I was like, “I want you to make fun of me because that makes me feel cool.”
LB: Ah, the old “Awkward and gawky, now I’m a goddess.”
EF: Exactly! There is, like, a fairy-tale aspect to that, so that was always kind of in me. And I was already doing films and stuff.
LB: Did you go to a school that had a lot of performers?
EF: I went to Campbell Hall, which is in the [San Fernando] Valley. But I was home-schooled until the third grade. And then my mom kind of realized, “OK, you need to be around other kids.” [laughs] I went in fourth grade, and I was there until senior year. I went to all of my proms.
LB: What did you wear to your proms?
EF: The first prom was in ninth grade. I wore a white Ralph Lauren dress that we found at the mall. It was long and flowy with a V-neck tank. For the second prom I went to the Paper Bag Princess [in L.A.] and got a vintage bias-cut pink John Galliano dress.

LB: You wore a bias-cut Galliano to your 10th-grade prom! That is very advanced.
EF: Oh, yeah! I haven’t worn it since. I should wear it to a red carpet. You know, I’ve always just been interested in fashion. I love dressing up and playing characters. Growing up, my sister, Dakota, and I would do scenes but just for each other. There was a lot of Miranda Priestly from The Devil Wears Prada and a lot of desk jobs.
LB: Oh, poetry. Was your desk job always in fashion?
EF: From what I remember it was. We would dress a certain way and then put Coca-Cola in wineglasses. It was a lot of Dakota screaming at me.
LB: Well, that’s what it’s like. [laughs] Who were some of your style heroes as a kid?
EF: I loved Samantha from Bewitched. I would put a Brownie uniform on for some reason and make tea. That was me playing Samantha. I also loved Alexa Chung and her ’60s tomboy style. My mom would take me to [the clothing store] Opening Ceremony all the time. That was a big deal.


LB: I remember seeing you really wearing fashion when you were just 16.
EF: Yes, that was for the first Maleficent. That was a very important moment because it involved a huge press tour. That’s when I learned how to express myself through clothes.
LB: Alongside that, when did you first compute that your life was getting bigger, externally?
EF: I saw things happening to my sister, so it wasn’t completely foreign to me. People would confuse me with her all the time. It was a relief when people saw me as myself. Super 8 [written and directed by J.J. Abrams, 2011] was a big film, and we went to a couple of award shows, and experiencing all of that was extremely new. I also love seeing celebrities. I’m not jaded by that at all.

LB: Go on...
EF: I met Beyoncé at the Met Ball the first year that I was there [in 2011, when she was 13]. I totally freaked out over that. Leonardo DiCaprio, I totally freaked out over him too.
LB: You’re about to have a big movie come out. How do you metabolize this shiny world?
EF: You just have to not think about it. I’ve never tried to separate myself or wanted to separate myself. I also feel like to be a good actress, you have to immerse yourself and have experiences in the world.
LB: How do you manage your career, and what sort of things are you looking for?
EF: It’s definitely instinctual, and, of course, there are other factors, like, I really want to work with this director or this actor. Like, with Leo? [laughs] Great! But I’m not a very calculating person. That’s why I’m bad at interviews. I’m obviously not that old, but I am starting to realize that I can get a little more involved [in developing projects]. If I have an idea for a story or if I read a book that I really love, I can start to cultivate that. I can take matters into my own hands. I’m producing a television show in London [The Great] for Hulu about Catherine the Great that I’m about to go do for six months. And it’s with the co-writer of The Favourite, Tony McNamara. We all decided we should make it into a show instead of a movie, so we went around and pitched it. I’ve only done that a couple of times. It’s very weird and unsettling.

LB: Worse than an audition?
EF: Oh, auditions, I can’t [do them]—I mean, obviously, sure, I can, but they make me so nervous. I fainted in an audition once. It was with Jessica Chastain. I didn’t get the part.
LB: You literally just fell down in front of people?
EF: I was young, but, yeah, I fell down in front of people. It was very odd. There were glaring lights, and I felt so hot. I fainted in Cannes this year too. Fainting is something I do. I was on my period. It was such a crazy feeling. It honestly happened at the best moment because I wasn’t on the red carpet. Could you imagine? That would have been kind of epic, though.
LB: She’s so Best Dressed that she fell down. Aside from that, how was being on the grand jury in Cannes? You killed it on the red carpet.
EF: I was there the whole time, two weeks. It was intense. You also have to watch the films and be serious about it. Cannes is the biggest red carpet in the world and is the moment that you can kind of pull out all the stops with the clothes. My stylist [Samantha McMillen] and I didn’t have that much time to plan, probably a month. We went to different designers, and I had the idea about the Dior, complete with the hat.
LB: That was your idea?
EF: Yes! It was one of my favorite things I’ve worn. I love feeling confident in what I’m wearing. You can tell when somebody is forced into something.

LB: What was it like walking in the Miu Miu show last year?
EF: Oh! That was crazy! I was so nervous. It wasn’t a planned thing. I was attending anyway, and then Mrs. Prada had that idea. Her team said, “You’re starting the show, so you have to be very serious.” The whole theme was rockabilly-grunge. I tried to keep a straight face, but that’s not my go-to. I was cracking up.
LB: You’re young and visible, so how do you handle when people ask you to be politically engaged publicly?
EF: Sometimes I feel like I don’t know all the information. Like, am I qualified to speak on this? But I also think it’s OK for people to say that they don’t know or aren’t sure yet. Angelina [Jolie] said that to me after a recent interview we did for Maleficent 2. She said, “You know what? It’s OK not to answer things.” I mean, I’m still learning.
LB: You’re 21 now. What was your first official beverage?
EF: I think it was a martini at Craig’s [in L.A.]. I loved it, except they didn’t give me my olives. I love olives. We had dinner there. Then we went to karaoke in Koreatown, and we drank a lot.

LB: So proud. Who was there, and what did you wear?
EF: I wore a dress from For Love & Lemons. It was long-sleeve and pink with a heart. Dakota was there. [Rodarte designer] Laura Mulleavy was there. [Film director] Gia Coppola was there.
LB: Now that you’re getting older, what are you ambitious for?
EF: Oh, man, I’m ambitious for a lot of things. I love game shows and want to create one. All I watch is Game Show Network. I love America Says, Idiotest, Chain Reaction, Family Feud. I don’t know exactly what my show would be, but I really want to do that. I want to direct something, maybe sing a country album. I love Johnny Cash, so I could possibly do a cover album. And a clothing line.

LB: You also have a very fancy L’Oréal contract. What’s your idea of “worth”?
EF: My mom, my sister, my grandmother, and I, we all live together. So, there is a strong sense of female empowerment that I’ve always had in my life. It’s significant to know that there are so many different types of women. I hate that in order to be strong you have to look like this or to be soft you have to look like this. Those stereotypes are just not true. My worth is knowing I can be anything. In Maleficent I play a princess [Aurora] who is strong in being completely feminine and isn’t afraid of that feeling. It’s a quality I also have. And, obviously, this version is different from the first one. I’m not fighting with a sword just so I can be stronger.
LB: To be worthy.
EF: Yes, exactly.
LB: I read that you’re a cousin of Kate Middleton. Have you interacted or gotten in touch with her?
EF: That came from somebody doing an Ancestry.com [search] on me and my sister, but no. [laughs] I’ve never met any of them. She probably doesn’t even know who I am.

LB: Are you obsessed with the royal family, like everyone else in the world seems to be?
EF: I’m in London a lot, so I feel like I’m in the know, and I do read the Daily Mail. [laughs]
LB: Click bait! Last one. What did you learn from working with Angelina and Michelle [Pfeiffer] on Maleficent 2?
EF: When I heard that Michelle was going to be in the film, I realized that the second movie is going to be about power. It’s about three generations of women in power and how they represent it in different ways. And, with Angelina, I was so young when I did the first film with her. I was very nervous then. My mom was with me. Now that I’m grown up, she sees me in a different way. We talked about different things. We went paintballing.
LB: Are you an aggressive paintballer? Is she?
EF: Oh, she’s aggressive. [laughs] We would do outings because her kids were there, so she was trying to schedule activities on the weekends. I had never gone paintballing before. We were in full-on armor. We were the only people in the place, with all of her kids. She and I were not on the same team. I was so bad. I hit their security guard in the neck, and he was on my team! [laughs] Angelina’s really good.
LB: I mean, I’ve seen Salt. She’s a trained assassin.
EF: Totally. I was good at hiding. I would just hide.

Photographed by Pamela Hanson. Styling: Samantha McMillen. Hair: Jenda Alcorn. Makeup: Erin Ayanian Monroe for Cloutier Remix. Manicure: Mel Shengaris for Forward Artists. Prop styling: Daniel Horowitz for Jones Mgmt. Production: Kelsey Stevens Productions.





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Saturday, September 28, 2019






On her character Aurora: “‘Aurora represents the youth of the generation who is accepting to all, no matter what, and she does it in her own soft way,’ she says of the character, a reimagining of Sleeping Beauty. ‘I think it’s a nice message to tell women, it’s okay to be comfortable in your femininity. Kindness is not weakness – it’s quite the opposite.'”







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Sunday, March 24, 2019




...Luckily, Fanning has the kind of personality that finds it impossible to hold a grudge, and the sisters are each other’s biggest supporters, keen to find an opportunity to act together soon (pending tick). They also share a stylist, Samantha McMillen, who has helped guide them to the status of red-carpet royalty. It helps that fashion is something Elle loves. “Every red-carpet moment, just go for it. Why not just use it as an experience to wear something and have that moment, you know? I’m always looking at the shows, and I send looks to Samantha and she tries to get them or is inspired by them because with each movie we take inspiration from the character or the vibe of the film. We’re already thinking about Maleficent…”
Well, since she brought it up, what can we expect from the return of one of Disney’s greatest love stories?
 “I hope it’s what the fans are looking for. The mother-daughter relationship that Maleficent and Aurora have, that’s really…played on,” she demurs. What she will reveal though, is a little something about Aurora’s wardrobe – and personality.
“I want Aurora to be a character that [girls] can look up to, who’s strong and all that. But Angelina [Jolie] and I were talking about this: Maleficent, of course, has the dark side, and Aurora is the one who loves pink and is the light and she’s not afraid to be feminine. I think it’s beautiful that I get to represent [someone] who is strong in her beliefs, but is also unwavering in staying true to herself. I wear dresses the whole time throughout the film… I don’t have a moment where I burst into armor, you know what I mean? There’s nothing wrong with loving your feminine side. I think as women we should really love that part of us.”


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Tuesday, October 2, 2018



Elle posted a selfie of them together on May 29.  It was reposted by Joachim Rønning with the comment "So happy to finally be shooting #maleficent2 with these guys."  Elle then posted that it was her last day on Aug. 24, the same day Rønning posted that M II had wrapped.  When Elle told People that they shot Maleficent II for 4 months or more she was referring to the whole production which started shooting a month before they did.




Elle Fanning thinks Angelina Jolie is “amazing.”
The young star who recently finished work on Maleficent 2 tells PEOPLE, “I was 14 when I did the first movie, now I’m 20.”
“I wasn’t as young now so Angelina and I got to relate on a different level now that I’m older,” Fanning says while at the L’Oréal Fashion Show during Paris Fashion Week on Sunday.

“We actually got very close on the second one. Very close. She’s amazing!” the 20-year-old actress says. “She does a lot and is very inspiring to work with. To see how she handles the business and also she’s the producer so to see that side of things, to see her with her producer hat on, I learned a lot.”

“We finished shooting this summer in London and Pinewood after about four months,” Fanning said. “Even a little more than that.”
“I can’t say, you know, like a lot about the story because Disney would kill me but it was a great experience working with Angelina again,” she continued. “It was real exciting to reunite and have a sequel.”
“I’ve never done a sequel to a film before so I’ve never gotten to have a recurring character,” she added. “Never had the opportunity to come back to a character before.”




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Saturday, September 8, 2018








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Friday, August 24, 2018



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It's possible Elle shot solo scenes.  It's also possible Angelina flew back to the U.K for the last days of filming and to hand out her gifts to the cast and crew.  She was last seen out in L.A. on Tuesday.











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Friday, May 25, 2018



Random Fuzzy

- It appears filming on Maleficent 2 just started today, May 25, Friday.  Or at least it started today for David Gyasi.  No announcement yet from Disney and nothing from Joachim Rønning since his "Calm before the storm" Instagram post.  They may be waiting for Angelina herself to start filming her scenes.  From Elle Fanning's comments, that should be imminent.

- From the logo in Gyasi's water bottle, they are currently referring to it as Maleficent II.

- Angelina reportedly brought two of the kids today to Legoland, Windsor.  Filming may have started on Maleficent II but apparently she wasn't needed on set.  It's the first sighting of the family out and about in the U.K. 

- According to Elle, all the kids have been on set.  But before today, they've kept a very low profile in the U.K.

- Angelina, Shiloh and Knox were photographed flying out of Heathrow last Thursday, May 17.  Those are still the only pap photos of them in the U.K. -- and the only photos of them at any airport.  They've obviously been traveling but they've successfully eluded the paps.

- A Twitter user who works in Disneyland - Paris posted yesterday, Thursday, May 24, that Angelina was at the park and greeted him "Happy Birthday."  She could have been there a day earlier since he first posted about his birthday on May 22.

- She evidently hasn't been needed on set the latter part of the week and is free to travel -- much as she did last week.

- This week, she apparently stayed in Europe.  It may be because the evaluations by the mental health professionals of Brad's and the children's readiness for Brad to take over while she is filming have been completed.  It had gone well and the therapists didn't need to see her again.  She didn't have to make the exhausting 21+ hour round-trip to L.A.   They're all set.  She had some time to spare to take the children around before she has to start work full time. 

- They hit two amusement parks in a row. 

- Brad was photographed in L.A. on Wednesday, May 23, emerging after reportedly spending 7 hours in a building.   It wasn't a production meeting since he was in a suit.  Perhaps filming OUATIH?


-- Fussy


*****

Elle

Elle Fanning Talks Mary Shelley, Angelina Jolie, and Maleficent 2



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You’re about to reunite with Angelina Jolie for Maleficent 2. Has she given you any great advice?
I'm in London—we're about to! I’ve never done a sequel before, so it should be fun to re-visit a character many years later. That is something I’m very excited for. Also, being reunited with Angie is pretty cool. She’s just a powerhouse on set; the way that she works, she just has this power and respect around her.
It’s so funny because people always ask, "Oh, does she give you advice all the time?" and it’s not so much like that. I think just watching her…and seeing what a great mother she is. All of her kids are there and she’s walking around—like, last time I remember, she was walking around in the whole Maleficent outfit with two kids on each arm. She's a working woman and a mother, and that example is such a great one for me to see. You can do it all.



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And then, you decided to go do something huge Maleficent 2.
SKREIN:  It’s just fun. I’m so lucky and grateful.
That’s the definition of a big fantasy movie.
SKREIN:  It really is. I’m just so grateful that I can flirt between these tiny independent movies and big studio blockbusters, and dance in between, as well. There’s so much fun to be had, in both of them. Catering and craft services is better on the big ones, and the trailers are so nice. ...
It’s been said that your character in Maleficent is a villain. What can you say about him and the kind of villain he is?
SKREIN:  I can say nothing. I can say that it’s an interesting character, and it’s another role of a lifetime...My job is always just about conveying human emotion, trying to be honest, and representing real human experience to the audience members, so it’s the same thing, in that regard. I’m just gonna show up and try to be relaxed and honest.





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Thursday, September 25, 2014






By: Linds Fole

With the movie FINALLY about to land on DVD, we caught up with Elle for a chat about wanting to take home her entire wardrobe, being absolutely terrified of Angelina Jolie's character and why it's about to be your new favourite film...

How does it feel to play a princess, Elle?
Getting to play an actual princess is a dream come true. When I was little, people would ask me, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” When I was five years old, I’d say, “I want to be a Disney princess.” To be able to say that this has actually happened to me is so unreal.
It sounds like you’re perfect for the role of Aurora in Maleficent…
It’s been everything that I’ve ever dreamed of. From the moment I put on her first outfit, getting the hair done and everything; it’s been really special to get to play such an iconic character.
How would you describe Princess Aurora?
Aurora is very innocent. She’s been living in a cottage for years, so she doesn’t really know the outside world. She also doesn’t know to be scared of things. She’s very open and loving to everything, so when she meets Maleficent, she’s not scared of her at all.
Angelina Jolie plays Maleficent in the movie. Was it terrifying to work with such an iconic actress?
No, she’s definitely not terrifying in real life. You know what? I don’t think that anyone else could have played Maleficent. There was no one better for the role. Angelina is perfect.
I remember meeting her for the first time. We were doing rehearsals at Pinewood Studios, but I didn’t know that I was going to specifically meet her that day. The word went around that she had arrived. People were saying, “Oh, she’s here. She’s here!” Then I turned the corner and she was standing there.
Was she dressed as Maleficent with her horns and scary eyes?
There were no horns or anything. She was wearing normal clothes. Right away, she gave me a giant hug and she said, “Oh, we’re going to have so much fun working together.” I remember it vividly. It was amazing, not terrifying.
What went through your mind when you saw Angelina dressed as Maleficent for the very first time?
When I saw her in costume for the first time, I wasn’t scared. I was more excited. She was wearing contact lenses and she definitely didn’t look like herself, that’s for sure.
How would you describe the relationship between Maleficent and Aurora in the movie?
Maleficent and Aurora have a much more complex relationship in this movie compared to the animated Sleeping Beauty. After Maleficent curses Aurora in that christening scene, she follows Aurora around while she’s growing up. You get to see Aurora in different stages in her life in the movie. You get to see the young toddler, then you get to see her at eight years old. Then you finally see me as Aurora as a teenager, but Maleficent is there hiding away in every step of those stages.
Are you a fan of princesses and the animated Disney classic, Sleeping Beauty?
When I was little, I watched the original Sleeping Beauty over and over again. Sleeping Beauty was always my favorite princess. I felt like I related to her the most because she looked like me the most. I’ve always looked up to her. She has that blonde hair and her pink dress; I would think, ‘She’s my princess.’
How did you prepare for the role of a princess?
Before we started shooting, I watched Sleeping Beauty again. Each princess has her own characteristics, so I wanted to see if I could pick up any little mannerisms that she does while she’s in the forest. Princesses hold their hands a certain way and their posture is different. I wanted to incorporate these things into my acting for all of the Sleeping Beauty fans out there. I wanted to have all those elements, but I also wanted to make her a real person, too. She’s not just an animated character. She’s a human being.
Where did you find your English accent for this movie?
I had an amazing dialect coach that was with me on the set of the movie. We tried to figure it out together. I had just shot a film where I had to have a 60’s East London accent, which was very different, so we tried to find exactly the right princess voice. It couldn’t be too soft and gooshy. She had to have some oomph.
What do you like about Aurora? 
I envy her ability to love everything. I envy her ability to be so curious about things. She’s also okay with asking questions. With me, I wonder a lot – but I don’t think I ask enough questions. With her, she’s very open and self-confident. She definitely badgers Maleficent with questions, which I think I’d be intimidated to ask if I was in her place.

What else do you like about Aurora?
When you watch the original movie, she’s always happy and loving, but it was nice to give her a little more depth in our movie. She has all the qualities of a princess – she’s delicate and all that – but we wanted to add a little bit more to her, so we made her show more emotions. She’s sad in the movie and she feels betrayal, too. It was fun to discover that side to the character – but also keep all the stuff that I love so much.
Which of the scenes in the movie was the toughest to shoot? 
For me, it was that iconic scene where Aurora pricks her finger on the spindle. That scene was huge for me. When you watch the original version, that scene always scared me the most. You see Aurora, but she isn’t girly any more; she’s in a trance and Maleficent’s colors overthrow her.
Why was that scene so tough to shoot?
When we were shooting that scene, I wanted to get it just right because it had to be. We wanted to make sure that it was really true to the original for that one particular scene.
Which of Aurora’s outfits is your favorite?
All of my costumes are dresses. In the beginning, I wear a lot of peasant dresses because Aurora doesn’t know she’s a princess. That’s a deep secret that’s hidden from her, so she wears pastel peasant clothes. But at the end of the movie, she gets to wear a fancy princess dress with a crown – and that’s my favorite outfit.
What was it like to wear the fancy princess dress?
There was so much detailing in the dress. Every morning, they would lace me up because there were no zippers or anything like that. Everything was meticulous about it.
If you could sum up your experience on the movie in one word, what word would you choose?
Ooh, I want to pick a good word! I’d say, ‘whimsical’. Working on the movie was like a dream. You get to work with Angelina Jolie. You get to play a princess. And then you’re also acting in this fairy tale all the time. In a way, you just feel like you really are living in the cartoon, so it’s very whimsical. It was great.
Thanks Elle!


Maleficent is available on 3D BLU-RAY, BLU RAY™ & DVD 20th October 2014. HURRAH.

Maleficent star Elle Fanning talks having a crush on Disney's The Beast and wanting to be Brangelina's 7th child - WATCH













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Thursday, September 4, 2014

















Exclusive: Elle Fanning Takes Us Behind the Scenes of Maleficent in the New DVD (and It's the Most Adorable Thing Ever)

By Jessica Radloff

Maleficent premiered at the beginning of the summer, and now we're already talking about the DVD release. Way to make you wonder where the heck the summer went, right? But fear not—even though the DVD doesn't arrive in stores until November 4, Disney has provided us with an exclusive clip of Elle Fanning behind the scenes of the live-action Sleeping Beauty tale. Let me warn you now—it is seriously the most adorable thing you've ever seen.

Later today I'll actually be at Walt Disney's former home in the Hollywood Hills, where Disney is planning a tour of his home, plus more bonus materials from Maleficent in Walt's screening room (I know, crazy, right?!) The executive producer of Maleficent, Don Hahn, will also be in attendance, so let me know if you have any questions you're dying to know!
Maleficent arrives on Disney Blu-ray Combo Pack, Digital HD, Disney Movies Anywhere, DVD, and On-Demand on November 4.















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Friday, August 29, 2014










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Elle’s last movie, “Maleficent” with Angelina Jolie, was a huge hit. The young star hopes that Angelina will continue to be a guiding presence in her life. “After the press tour, we exchanged e-mails,” she said. “I really look up to her and I hope we stay in touch. It was amazing doing ‘Maleficent’ and then reuniting on the press tour. Hopefully, I will see her again.”












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Saturday, July 26, 2014








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