Angelina Jolie is returning to the role of Maleficent in the sequel to the live-action “Sleeping Beauty” prequel film due out this fall.

Joachim Rønning is directing from a script by Linda Woolverton, Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, with a cast including Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Lesley Manville, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ed Skrein, and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

A fantasy adventure that picks up several years after Maleficent, in which audiences learned of the events that hardened the heart of Disney’s most notorious villain and drove her to curse a baby Princess Aurora, ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ continues to explore the complex relationship between the horned fairy and the soon to be Queen, as they form new alliances and face new adversaries in their struggle to protect the moors and the magical creatures that reside within.

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil opens in theaters on October 18th, 2019.