Two magnificent Maleficent posters

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Walt Disney Pictures has released two new posters for Maleficent. Each feature the title character and her striking cheekbones, with the UK/Irish version the more colourful of the pair..

The film focuses on the untold story of the Disney villain, famous for her deliciously evil role in  1959’s Sleeping Beauty.

The movie is directed by  Oscar-winning production designer Robert Stromberg, making his directorial debut. Maleficent is written by Linda Woolverton who helped pen The Lion King and  Beauty and the Beast.

A starry cast joins Angelina Jolie in the lead, with Sharlto Copley, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Miranda Richardson, Juno Temple and Lesley Manville all attached.

Maleficent will be released July 2nd,  2014.