Maleficent (May 30)
One of the more intriguing pictures of the summer seems to capture several trends at once. Borrowing a page from comic book films, this serves as an origin story for one of classic Disney’s most memorable villains. The trend toward gritty reboots is reflected in the drive to return the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale to its darker origins, while the epic medieval fantasy combat of the “Lord of the Rings” films is seen in the trailer’s grander moments. Then there is the casting. Angelina Jolie has always looked a bit like a Goth Disney princess, so in ways it’s the role she was born to play…