Deadpool and The Transporter Refuelled star Ed Skrein is in final negotiations to join the cast of Disney’s Maleficent 2 as a new villain. When he signs on the dotted line, he will join the likes of the returning Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning, and boarding director Joachim Ronning. Variety first reported the news.
The exact details of Skrein’s potential role are being kept under wraps.
Maleficent 2 is the sequel to Disney’s $700 million-plus grossing movie, which was based on the classic fairy tale Sleeping Beauty. It was one of the first of the Disney animated movies to be remake into a live-action version.
Maleficent 2 is scripted by Jez Butterworth and Linda Woolverton. Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster wrote most recent draft.
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