We’re about five weeks away from the release of Maleficent. And you know what that means. That means the Brangeloonies are going to have a good month, I think. Angelina always goes all out to promote her films, and this time around, she’ll have the Disney machine backing her. She’s going to be everywhere. I wonder if she’ll get another Vogue cover? Or Vanity Fair? Probably one or the other.

Anyway, Disney has released a wonderful featurette for Maleficent. It features new (short) interviews with Angelina and with Elle Fanning. I’m reminded again by what Angelina said about Elle, who ran up to hug Angelina when they first met: “The first time we met each other, she ran across the hallway and hugged me and jumped on me…We joked later like it was like being attacked by a thousand cute, gorgeous bunnies.” I hope there’s a lot of Elle and Angelina bonding during the promotional trail. Anyway, here’s the featurette:

Do you think that Disney is worried about this film appealing to fans of the animated Sleeping Beauty? I do think it’s going to be difficult to pinpoint one demographic that will be the hands-down market for this film, but that being said… I hope it’s a hit. I’m pretty sure I’m going to see it in the theaters too.

Oh, and the Los Angeles Times has a new interview/article with and about Angelina and Unbroken. It looks like it’s never too early to campaign for that Oscar, I guess. You can read the piece here – it’s basically the first of many articles written about how long Unbroken has been gestating in Hollywood and how difficult it was for Angelina to get it made.

Promotional images courtesy of Disney.