Elle Fanning in talks for 'Maleficent'

Elle Fanning is at early predicts star in Disney's "Maleficent," opposite Jennifer Aniston. Fanning, most recently noticed in Fox's "We Bought a Zoo" and Paramount's "Super 8," would play sleeping beauty Princess Aurora. Visual f/x supervisor Robert Stromberg could make his directorial debut round the pic, with various script by Linda Woolverton ("Alice's adventures in wonderland"). "Maleficent" requires the eco-friendly-skinned wicked witch noticed in Disney's 1959 toon "Sleeping Beauty." Casting was reported by TwitchFilm. Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com