How timely. As Prince Phillip (not that one), in this month’s megabucks Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (sequel to 2014’s Maleficent), the breakout Brit is about to be seared into the romantic fantasies ...

Disney’s Sleeping Beauty begins with the three good fairies blessing baby Princess Aurora with one gift, but fairy Merryweather is interrupted by Maleficent, forcing her to change her original gift.

In Sleeping Beauty, though, Maleficent is allowed to be scary, and the film doesn't need to give a reason for that. After all, she does curse a baby for not being invited to a party. Other ...