Kingly Man

Sharlto Copley is going for the crown.

The District 9 star is in talks to join Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning (wait – is her deal done?) in Maleficent, the retelling of the Sleeping Beauty story from the POV of the evil fairy who sends Princess Aurora into a deep slumber.

Copley would play King Stefan in the live-action movie, whom I presume is the young girl’s father...?

What an interesting cast this long-in-the-making project is assembling, huh.

Btw, the actor also has booked the part of the villain in the English-language remake of Oldboy that Spike Lee is directing with Josh Brolin starring.

Photo: MovieLine.com.