Maleficent Sequel Moving Forward; Disney Hoping Angelina Jolie Reprises Her Role

Deadline reports that the Mouse House has hired Linda Woolverton to pen the script for a Maleficent sequel. They added, "I'm told the studio is keeping Jolie in the loop and that the sequel will be written for her to reprise."

Angelina Jolie doesn't do sequels. She has turned down lucrative offers in the past to appear in sequels to Wanted and Salt, but Disney is letting that stop them. The 2014 film grossed over $750M at the worldwide box office and Disney wants to see if they can summon some more magic out of Jolie's not-so-villainous role.

Would Jolie make an exception to her sequel rule for Maleficent? "It's kind of hard to top her. She was pretty fun. Maybe I'll get the chance to play her again," Jolie said during a press conference for the film in China last June.

Joe Roth will be back as the film's producer, but as of right now nobody knows if Robert Stromberg will come back to direct the sequel.