On June 3, 2014, Angelina Jolie hinted about the possibility of a sequel.[185] On June 15, 2015, Disney announced the sequel with Linda Woolverton returning to write the screenplay and Joe Roth to produce the film.[186] On April 26, 2016, it was confirmed that Jolie would reprise her role as Maleficent.[187] On August 30, 2017, Disney hired screenwriter Jez Butterworth to rewrite the initial script by Woolverton.[188] On October 3, 2017, it was reported that Joachim Rønning (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) was in talks on directing the sequel.[189]
In January 2018, the sequel was reported to start filming in spring 2018,[190] and that Patrick Tatopoulos had joined the crew as production designer.[191] In April 2018, Ed Skrein was announced to play the film's villain, with Elle Fanning was set to reprise her role as Aurora.[192]
On April 27, 2018, it was reported that Michelle Pfeiffer was in advanced talks to play a queen in the sequel, while the script's most recent draft was written by Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue.[193] On May 2, 2018, it was reported that Harris Dickinson had joined the cast as Prince Philip, replacing Brenton Thwaites, who was unable to reprise the role due to scheduling conflicts.[194] On May 4, 2018, it was announced that Chiwetel Ejiofor (who previously worked with Jolie in Salt) was in talks to join the cast of the sequel as a potential love interest to Maleficent.[195] On May 17, 2018, Jenn Murray was announced to join the cast.[196]
On May 23, 2018, David Gyasi was reported as joining the cast in an unspecified role.[197] On May 29, the movie officially started filming as the cast and synopsis were revealed.[198]
Principal photography concluded on August 24, 2018.[199] The film was released on October 18, 2019.[200]
