30 Apr – Another A-list actress is in talks to join the sequel to the live-action take on the villainous fairy, Maleficent. Variety reported that Michelle Pfeiffer is in advanced talks to star in the sequel to 2014's "Maleficent", in which she is expected to play a queen. The three-time Academy Award nominee will join Ed Skrein, who was just recently cast, and the returning Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning in the sequel directed by Joachim Rønning of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" fame.