Angelina Jolie Part of Villanious Hollywood Trend

Angelina Jolie has an uncanny knack for bending movies into submission. Just as "Salt" became her star vehicle in 2010—in spite of the fact that it was written for a male lead and was originally set to star Tom Cruise—Jolie plays the title role as the villainess in Disney's live-action "Maleficent."

Based on "Sleeping Beauty," this film inverts the classic fairy tale by focusing on the story of Maleficent and why she is driven to curse a princess. This is surely a meatier starring role for Jolie than a girl who pricks her finger on a spindle and falls into deep sleep. Disney has announced the film will be in theaters March 14, 2014.

"I’ve already got my horns fitted. My kids are very happy," Jolie said in a recent interview with EW.

Indicative of a trend, other Academy Award winning actresses who are playing villainesses include: Charlize Theron, Julia Roberts, Rachel Weisz, and Susan Sarandon.

Like Angie, Charlize Theron is an Academy Award-winning villainess. Theron plays Queen Ravenna in "Snow White and the Huntsman," in theaters on June 1.

Also based on the “Snow White” fairytale, Julia Roberts plays The Queen in “Mirror Mirror,” in theaters now.

Rachel Weisz, who won an Oscar in 2006 for her role in "The Constant Gardener," is set to play wicked witch Evanora in "Oz: The Great and Powerful," set to fly into theaters on March 8, 2013.

Oscar winner Susan Sarandon played the evil Queen Narissa in “Enchanted” in 2007.