Maleficent 3 confirmed with Angelina Jolie to return

Maleficent 3 confirmed with Angelina Jolie despite actress teasing leaving Hollywood

Angelina Jolie confirmed Maleficent 3 is in the works in a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal and opened up about "healing" after her split from ex-husband Brad Pitt

by · The Mirror

Angelina Jolie hinted at leaving Hollywood but will be playing her Disney role one last time.

In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Angelina confirmed that she has signed to work on Disney's Maleficent 3. The third film would follow Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, the second film, which is set five years after Maleficent. It is unknown if co-stars Elle Fanning, who plays Briar Rose, and Sam Riley, who plays Diaval, will return for the third film.

Fans on X could not contain their excitement, upon hearing the news. One user wrote: "There’s no Maleficent without her, and they know that!" Another user wrote: "Oh my gosh!!! She blesses our screen one more time." Many agreed that Angelina was made to play the role. A user even referred to her as "motha," saying: "I am so excited to see Motha on my Screen again."

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Angelina Jolie confirms Maleficent 3 despite teasing leaving Hollywood

Angelina also opened up about her split from ex-husband Brad Pitt as she revealed her plans to leave the US for good. The couple share six children together, Maddox, 22, Zahara, 18, Shiloh, 17, Pax, 20, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 15, and have been battling over custody arrangements as well as financial agreements.

She said she and her family had to "heal" after the split, and she had to take a step back from her acting career in order to focus. “We had to heal. There are things we needed to heal from,” she shared. The court battle has led to her “losing the ability to live and travel freely." She also hinted at permanently moving abroad when she could. The actress has previously credited her children for “saving” her.

Angelina Jolie teases leaving Hollywood( Image: Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)

“My entire life changed. Having children saved me - and taught me to be in this world differently. I think, recently, I would’ve gone under in a much darker way had I not wanted to live for them,” she said in September.

She went on to expose Hollywood, saying: "I grew up in quite a shallow place. Of all the places in the world, Hollywood is not a healthy place. So you seek authenticity."

Angelina Jolie teases leaving Hollywood after confirming Maleficent 3( Image: SIPA USA/PA Images)
Angelina Jolie confirms Maleficent 3( Image: SplashNews.com)

Even though Angelina won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1999 for her role in Girl, Interrupted, she admitted that she would not be an actress today if she chose her own path.

She said: "I wouldn’t be an actress today. When I was starting out, it wasn’t as much of an expectation to be as public, to share so much."