Trivia / Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

• Completely Different Title: In Greece, the fuom is "Maleficent 2: The Power of Darkness".
• Early Draft Tie-In: The film's novelization is based on an earlier draft of the script.
• Meaningful Release Date: The film was released on the 60th anniversary of Sleeping Beauty.
• Multiple Languages, Same Voice Actor: Miyavi dubs himself as Udo in the Japanese release.
• The Other Darrin:
  • Due to scheduling conflicts, Brenton Thwaites was not available to reprise the role of Prince Phillip. The character is now played by Harris Dickinson.
  • The same goes in the Japanese dub with the same character, as Kensho Ono voices him in the place of his previous voice actor, Shinnosuke Tachibana.
• Release Date Change: An extremely fortunate one. Originally slated for May 29, 2020, the film was ready ahead of schedule and was pulled forward to October 18, 2019, over 7 months earlier. As a result, the film avoided becoming one of the numerous victims of COVID-19 shutting down the film industry.
• Role Reprise: Despite the recast of Brenton Thwaites, Alan Bravo still played Prince Phillip in the Latin dub.
• Throw It In!: When Maleficent gives Aurora away at the wedding, she hesitates, and Diaval steps in to remind her to "let [Aurora] go." This was ad-libbed by Angelina Jolie and Sam Riley, as the three actors had grown together over the course of two movies and were feeling sentimental.

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