Angelina Jolie on playing 'Maleficent': 'I was broken, it was tough'

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie's much-anticipated venture 'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' is all set to hit aters on October 18. Ahead of same, actress during a recent media interaction opened up about hardship she faced to reprise role after years. actress who had gone through a lot of in past couple of years owing to her divorce from husband Brad Pitt said that it took her a moment to feel strength of Maleficent again.

“It was a tough time, I’d been coming off a few years of difficulty, and I was t feeling very strong. In fact, I was feeling pretty broken. It took me a moment to feel strength of [Maleficent] again,”  ANI quoted Angelina Jolie as saying. 

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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Angelina Jolie who starred in Maleficent fantasy adventure film 'Maleficent' will reprise her role as villaius enchantress in  'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil'. Maleficent is a kind-hearted fairy, who is deceived by love of her life, Stefan. Soon, she places a curse on his daughter, Aurora, in order to avenge her thirst for justice. Besides Angelina Jolie, cast of 'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' also includes Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Ju Temple, and Lesley Manville, who appeared in first installment, as well as franchise newcomers Michelle Pfeiffer, Ed Skrein, Harris Dickinson, and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

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Pirates of Caribbean: Dead Men Tell Tales' director Joachim Ronning is helming project. first installment of series received mixed reviews but was a massive hit at Box Office with a collection of over 758 million US Dollars when it released in 2014. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil will release in India in Hindi and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be voicing Angelina Jolie's character. 

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