In this Tuesday, May 6, 2014 file photo, actress Angelina Jolie poses during a photocall for the film “Maleficent” (Malefique) in Paris. The film releases in theaters in the U.S. on May 30, 2014.LOS ANGELES – Angelina Jolie may be Hollywood royalty. But she’s no princess, and has never been a fan of the Disney variety.
“I found them quite dull,” the actress says.
Evil Maleficent, whom Jolie portrays in Disney’s new live-action spin on its animated classic “Sleeping Beauty,” conversely “seemed to be having a great time,” Jolie said.
“(Maleficent) is kind of an anti-hero for the odd man out,” Jolie continued. “And, when she feels abused, or when somebody hurts her, she then says, ‘Oh, all right. You’re going to mess with me? Watch me.'”
In a recent interview to promote “Maleficent,” which opens May 30, the conversation veered to the celebrities at the Cannes film festival campaigning for the return of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamic extremist group Boko Haram.