SYNOPSIS: This spin on the classic fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty" finds Angelina Jolie playing the vindictive fairy Maleficent, whose bitterness drives her to curse an infant princess only to realize the child may be the only one who can restore peace to the land. Brave: Merida Young Merida Thankfully, Maleficent manages to overcome Queen Ingrith's plot and mend fences with Aurora and Phillip by the end of the film. Together, they descend into Maleficent's castle to retrieve her heart. The fairies are the only sidekicks in a Disney Princess movie to have more dialogue and screentime than the princess and the prince. While falling asleep, King Hubert tries to tell Stefan of his son being in love with a peasant girl, which makes Flora realize that Prince Phillip is the man Aurora has fallen in love with, and they fly back to the cottage for him. Diaval (Sam Riley) and Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) Photo: Disney. Diaval is devoted to Maleficent, since she rescued him from a lifetime of being a bird. Conall is a horned fairy like Maleficent. What a thought! She is voiced by Barbara Jo Allen. After giving Hubert his speech, Flora and Fauna learn the secret Merryweather has hidden about the wand. Beating one of Maleficent's Goons and breaking through a door with the Sorcerer's Crest, Flora and Fauna are freed and with help from the park guest, they defeat Maleficent. The three good fairies also play a role in the Kingdom Hearts series of video games. In "Jiminy Cricket", they gave Aurora a sewing machine so she wouldn't have to use a spinning wheel. Together, they descend into Maleficent's castle to retrieve her heart. The fairies assist Phillip in retreating, but he is cornered at the cliff and loses his shield. They first appear in Kingdom Hearts II at Yen Sid's tower, giving Sora his new outfit after he wakes from his year-long sleep, as well as the Star Seeker Keyblade and the ability to use Drive, and later witnessing Maleficent's return to power. The Three Caballeros: Gauchito Burrito When she happily tells her "aunts" about the man she met in the woods. The distaff on a spinning wheel, however, is often this sharp. Fauna gave the gift of song; Aurora's singing voice would sound beautiful. Although still relatively unknown, Dickinson has recently appeared as Gurjin in Netflix's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. The three fairies pursue Aurora and yell, "Don't touch anything! The Three Fairies appear in the 2014 live-action film, Maleficent, under different names and are referred to as The Flower Pixies. The distaff is the pointed bit that holds the wool (or other fiber) waiting to be spun. The fairies' avatars perish in battle with Maleficent but their real counterparts reunite with Aurora. And welcome to the Disney Live-Action Remake Month. Filming & Production The end result is a black outfit with colorful highlights all over. Knotgrass is played by Imelda Staunton, Flittle is played by Lesley Manville . The Aristocats: Marie Sleeping Beauty: Aurora Phillip Maleficent Flora Fauna Merryweather Diablo Samson King Stefan Goon Owl Rabbit The good fairies also appear in Disney's live-action film Maleficent, as a trio of pixies named Knotgrass, Flittle, and Thistlewit, respectively. Sleeping Beauty, Disney's most expensive animated film, was released on January 29 th, 1959, receiving mixed reviews upon first release.This was Disney's last fairy tale adaptation for several years due to the lack of Sleeping Beauty's success, yet is considered one of the most visually appealing Disney movies of all time. One particularly interesting potential cast member is Michelle Pfeiffer but not in the way you remember her fromMistress of Evil. She created and possesses the powerful Sword of Truth and the invulnerable Shield of Virtue, which she can conjure whenever she sees fit. Flora is one of the three supporting protagonists in Sleeping Beauty. They do not make a physical appearance in Kingdom Hearts III, but are mentioned by Yen Sid as the creators of the cast's new clothes. But before Merryweather can give her gift, Maleficent appears. Fernadell represented the forest, Merryweather the elements and weather, and Tranquility dreams. Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse, Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams, Magical: Disney's New Nighttime Spectacular of Magical Celebrations, Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade, Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A Fragmentary Passage-, Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade Dreamlights, animated television series of the same name, Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom Characters, Characters in the Disney animated features canon. Juno Temple, a budding star at the time, played Thistlewit in "Maleficent" her character was the youngest of the trio of fairies tasked with raising the beautiful Princess Aurora (per IMDb).The titular character, played by Angelina Jolie, was once a fairy herself as the movie reveals in just one of many twists to the original animated feature. In the Disney Divas event at Disneyland, the fairies appeared at the climax of the show, confronting Maleficent, the Evil Queen and Cruella de Vil, among others, and later introducing Cynthia Harriss, former president of Disneyland Resort. She attempts to exterminate them, but fails, and is turned into a goat as punishment. Season Three: Moment to Shine Wendell's Way A Better Me When It Comes To Making Friends It's Up To You Do I Dare Genie Rules This Fliegel Has Landed Gotta Reach a Higher Height I Like You So Much Elvenmoor Happy Thoughts Take A Leap My Finest Flower Magic Like Merlin You're the Cutest Thing Living It Up Be an Expert Expert I'm A New Horse Now Dads and Daughters Song A Knight Such As I This Panda Just Wants to Dance More to Adore The Broomstick Dance The Summer Camp Blues What A Vacation The Great Unknown The Spirit of Avalor My Time Our Wizards Are the Best The Magic in the Music Live It to Learn It The Lion King: Simba Nala Timon Pumbaa Zazu Rafiki Scar Ed Up: Dug Russel Carl Kevin Alpha Headphones Dug This initial concept was dropped being seen as too complicated, yet the names stuck. The fairies warn her not to touch anything, momentarily breaking the spell, but Maleficent orders Aurora to touch the spindle to invoke the curse. They tell King Stefan and Queen Leah that each of them will give a single gift to the infant, and proceed to give their respective gifts, the first two being beauty from Flora and song from Fauna. Restaurants: King Stefan's Banquet Hall Status: Released 30th May 2014 Remake of: Sleeping Beauty (1959) Angelina Jolie led the cast of Maleficent, which was a remake of Sleeping Beauty but from the point of the original film's villain, whom the new film is named after. Disney's Maleficent: Mistress of Evil cast consists of top actors and actresses such as Angelina Jolie, Michelle Pfeiffer, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and more. This upsets Merryweather, who turns the dress blue, leading to another argument. He, too, seems more drawn to dark magic, and he has an army ready to fight for the fairy kingdom. Conclusion. The magic blasts fly up the chimney and attract the attention of Maleficent's raven, Diablo, who immediately flies back to Maleficent with the news of Aurora's discovery. Besides this, they claimed that they could only do good things with their magic, and their magic was also stated to be inferior to Maleficent's in raw power. The Fox and the Hound: Tod Copper When Duke reminded Aurora that they have a lot of work to do for the kingdom, Flora and Fauna leave to do the task of delivering the speech to Hubert for the royal conference. Cast: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Harris Dickinson. They grant the infant Aurora magical gifts, but when Maleficent places a curse on the young princess, they take her into hiding and raise her as their niece. Flora is the tallest fairy, dressed in a red gown (although her favorite color is pink), a red hat, and a red cape clipped with a yellow square. Conall is also a new character, and is played by Chiwetel Ejiofor. It is unknown what gift Merryweather was going to bestow upon Aurora, since she uses it to weaken Maleficent's curse. 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After failing in their attempts to bake a cake (Fauna has never cooked before) and sew a dress normally (with Flora, by using Merryweather as the mannequin), an annoyed Merryweather insists on using their magic wands, and they decide to use magic after closing off almost every crack except the chimney. He is smitten with Aurora and proposes to her, which she accepts. The fairies also reveal her true identity as Princess Aurora, as well as the fact that she's already betrothed in an arranged marriage with Prince Phillip and that they intend to return her with her father and mother that same night. Also, Flora's hair is gray, Fauna's a brownish-gray, and they both wear it swept back and up into a pompadour and bun. At Rose's birthday party, Flora and Fauna have brown eyes while Merryweather has blue eyes. Despite these limitations, their magic was revealed to be still an exceedingly powerful force, especially during times of utter crisis (such as their need to rescue Phillip and escort him to Aurora), where they had no qualms in using it to its fullest extent. The movie is called . Chicken Little: Chicken Little The usual Disney castle in the opening credits is replaced by the castle used in the movie. Merryweather softens the curse so that instead of dying, Aurora will fall into a deep sleep until she is awakened by true love's kiss. Insulted by her lack of invitation from the kingdom, Maleficent curses the baby, Aurora, to die by pricking her finger on a spinning wheel's spindle before the sun sets on her 16th birthday. Thanks to Aurora's guardian. She then reveals the now sleeping Aurora, who has pricked her finger on the spindle, much to the fairies horror, and she disappears while cackling maniacally in triumph over the fairies failure to stop Aurora. After her heart is released, Ventus meets Maleficent in a battle and leaves after Aqua arrives. Maleficent is one of the most recognizable Disney villains and is known for her menacing laugh andAbility to transform into a fire-breathing dragon. The fairies are the ones who learn and change the most, and they are the driving force behind the battle against Maleficent. The trio went to Princess Aurora's Christening to grant her magical gifts, where Maleficent curses the newborn baby. They look after Aurora, but the film depicts them as . Most recently, Temple has been playing the role of Veronica Newell in the Netflix series, Dirty John. As such, if onehadto hazard a guess, the movie might feature Maleficent facing a magical creature of equal or greater power, or some other force that can genuinely challenge her magic. Incredible Elastigirl Jack-Jack Violet Dash Frozone Edna Mode Syndrome The fairies send a part of their souls into the dream world to help guide Aurora in her final battle with Maleficent, creating three avatars that highlight their most prominent attributes (Flora's bravery, Fauna's kindness and Merryweather's wit). Before leaving with Flora and Fauna, Merryweather still is worried about Aurora and she gives her wand to the princess in case she needs any assistance and warns her to be very careful with it. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad: Mr. Toad