Angelina Jolie up for Tim Burton's Maleficent? And a writer is hired.

The news today is that Angelina Jolie is interested in the title role for Maleficent, Tim Burton's remake/prequel/sequel/reboot to Disney's Sleeping Beauty. We told you a few weeks ago that Tim Burton would helm the project, but this is the first piece of news since then as to casting, etc.

Linda Woolverton is writing the movie, fresh off the success of Alice in Wonderland, also a Burton creation. Woolverton has a lot, I mean A LOT, of hits under her belt, to the tune of Mulan, The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast. Let's just hope she redeems the God-awful story that was Alice in Wonderland.

As far as the casting of Angelina Jolie, I could see it. It's still in the "rumor" section of things, but I like it. I think she would do well; it would be a nice change of pace for her. To be honest with you, I thought what a lot of people thought, that Helen Boham Carter would be an automatic choice for the role. Burton and his wife (Carter) obviously work well together, and she could definitely pull off the dark side. Considering the remake/reboot, whatever you want to call it, is focused on Maleficent's life, a certain range of acting would be required, and Carter could pull it off. But for today's rumor, its Jolie. We'll keep ya posted if that changes.

Tim Burton to direct a Sleeping Beauty remake?

Yeah, it looks like it's true. Tim Burton, who's retelling of Alice in Wonderland hasn't even hit theaters yet; is set to direct another Disney favorite, Sleeping Beauty. This time in live action of course. The movie is called Maleficent; and focuses on the evil fairy by the same name. I'm not sure if they're going to do a prequel of sorts, and show us why she is as evil as she is, or if it's a straight forward sequel.

The broadway play, "Wicked", focused on the Witches from The Wizard of Oz. Maybe Disney will take from the success of the play and do something along those lines. Either way, I think Tim Burton is the man for the job. My only criticism is that he should move on from Disney after Maleficent. I know his love and passion for art, animated, etc... but I wanna be selfish! I want to see more Sweeny Todd type of films. Not necessarily a musical, but live action fun from Burton and Depp. We'll keep ya posted as more news about this project comes up.