Michelle Pfeiffer

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The past had come again into the present, as in through newly discovered caverns in Tuscany where children had lit bunches of straw and seen old images staring from the wall.

Wishing Michelle Pfeiffer a very happy birthday (again!)

Happy 60th birthday to one of the truly great goddesses of the silver screen: Michelle Pfeiffer. 

Here’s ten examples of her dazzling range and ineffable star power (and you could just as easily select ten different films): as cocaine-snorting trophy wife Elvira Hancock in Scarface (1983, Brian De Palma), the virtuous Madame de Tourvel in Dangerous Liaisons (1988, Stephen Frears; with John Malkovich), elegant restauranteur Jo Ann Vallenari in Tequila Sunrise (1988, Robert Towne), hard-boiled chanteuse Susie Diamond in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989, Steve Kloves; with Jeff Bridges), bubbly JFK fangirl Lurene Hallett in Love Field (1992, Jonathan Kaplan; with Stephanie McFadden), an iconic Catwoman in Batman Returns (1992, Tim Burton), the exquisitely mysterious countess Ellen Olenska in The Age of Innocence (1993, Martin Scorsese), paranormally spooked housewife Claire Spencer in What Lies Beneath (2000, Robert Zemeckis), the ancient witch Lamia in Stardust (2007, Matthew Vaughn), and a Brooklyn woman facing poverty in Where is Kyra? (2017, Andrew Dosunmu). 

What are your favorite Pfeiffer performances? More ideas here: “The 10 Essential Roles of Michelle Pfeiffer”

Michelle Pfeiffer in Talks to Join Angelina Jolie in ‘Maleficent 2’

Michelle Pfeiffer is in advanced talks to join Disney’s sequel of its hit “Maleficent,” starring Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning.

Ed Skrein is also on board to join the cast, with “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” helmer Joachim Ronning set to direct.

If a deal closes, Pfeiffer is on board to play the queen in the movie.

Joe Roth is producing the film, with Jez Butterworth and Linda Woolverton penning the latest script. Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster wrote the most recent draft.

It is not clear where this film will pick up following the first movie, which was based on the fairy tale “Sleeping Beauty.” The original story centered on an evil fairy who cursed an infant princess to eternal sleep, only to realize the young girl was the only one who could save the kingdom from its dangerous ruler. “Maleficent” broke several box office records on its way to making $758.5 million worldwide.

Production on the sequel is set to start in 2018.