Angelina Jolie will indeed be returning as the deliciously villainous Maleficent for Disney’s live action threequel.

A new profile by The Wall Street Journal confirms that Angelina Jolie is currently attached to star in a third film, though there’s no information on when to expect its release. In the interview, the publication mentioned Jolie was considering moving away from acting and Hollywood, but is “signed on to act in several more [films], including a third Maleficent.”

The first film, which released in 2014, reimagined the old Sleeping Beauty story by making Maleficent a sympathetic, empathetic character. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil continued the story in 2019 and reunited Maleficent and Aurora (Elle Fanning) five years on from the original events, as they battle against Queen Ingrith, played by the ever-wonderful Michelle Pfeiffer.

There’s no word on whether anyone apart from Jolie is returning for Maleficent 3, but it seems likely that Elle Fanning, Harris Dickinson and Sam Riley will reprise their roles as Aurora, Prince Phillip, and Diaval. There are also no updates on who might write the script for the upcoming film, nor who might sit in the director’s chair, so stay tuned to find out more as we do!