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Love and career are two of the important things that most people consider in making major decisions in their lives. Most generations were asked which they prioritize and often their answers vary—but what does the younger generation get to say about this topic? 

Well, well. Once upon a time, the plot turned dark and twisted.

This morning, Disney released the full length trailer for Maleficent: Mistress of All Evil, a continuation of the 2014 Sleeping Beauty prequel, and it's safe to say we're in for a wicked adventure. Angelina Jolie is back as her iconic, horned titular character while Elle Fanning returns as the sweet-natured Princess Aurora.

The two-minute clip opens with Prince Phillip (Harris Dickinson) proposing to Aurora. "Five years ago, I thought I lost you forever," he says. "There is no curse that could ever tear me away from you." Alas, their happy news is hardly met with glee from Maleficent.

"Love doesn't always end well," she warns, later shouting, "This is no union! There will be no wedding!"

A happily ever after isn't the only thing that seems to be tearing apart Maleficent and Aurora. There's also Michelle Pfeiffer's Queen Ingrith⁠—Aurora's soon-to-be mother-in-law—who hopes to unite the neighboring kingdoms at any cost.

Though originally schedule for a May 2020 release, the House of Mouse surprised viewers and announced the live action film would be bumped up to this year.

And, last May, Jolie and Fanning teased fans with the sneak peek they had been craving. "It's bring your mom to work day on the #Maleficent2 set!!!!!" Fanning captioned a goofy selfie of the duo partially costume.

The sequel will also star Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lesley Manville and Ed Skrein.

Maleficent: Mistress of All Evil hit theaters on October 18. Until then, watch the full trailer above!

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Guillermo del Toro doesn't intend to return to the world of comic books with any of his upcoming projects.

ET's Ash Crossan caught up with the Oscar-winning director at his Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony on Tuesday, where he shared that, despite his track record in the comic book world, creating films like Hellboy and Hellboy II: The Golden Army, he plans to stick with his beloved creature features instead going forward.

Zombieland: Double Tap is the sequel many zombie fans have been wanting since the original came out in 2009. Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) are returning in a new adventure in a post-apocalyptic US.

A new trailer Thursday for Zombieland: Double Tap shows the survivors made their way to Washington, DC, to take over the White House. It seems like the four have a new place to call home, but Little Rock runs away and meets Berkeley (Avan Jogia). The rest of the group sets out into the zombie world to go find her.

When out searching for Little Rock, Columbus meets another survivor, Madison (Zoey Deutch). It appears there might be some romantic tension as he and Wichita were an item. Also in the trailer is Rosario Dawson (Clerks II, Sin City) as Nevada, though there's nothing in the clip explaining her back story.

At the end of the trailer, Luke Wilson (Old School, Idiocracy) and Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley) show up and appear to be bizarro versions of Tallahassee and Columbus. There's no explanation given in the trailer and the Zombieland: Double Tap IMdB page has no name for their characters.

Zombieland: Double Tap hits theaters on Oct. 18.

While Melissa McCarthy isn't ready to confirm any cast rumors, it seems she's more than willing to take on the iconic role of Ursula in Disney's upcoming live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.

McCarthy walked the star-studded red carpet at the premiere of her new mob drama The Kitchen in Hollywood on Monday. She stopped to talk with ET correspondent Matt Cohen, but played adorably coy when asked about the exciting casting rumors.

To mark a difference between the older and younger characters played by Smith, director Ang Lee had a specific note

We’ve always known that Ang Lee’s Gemini Man would pit Will Smith against himself, but the latest trailer reveals a bit more about exactly how it’s going to go down.

Smith plays Henry, an aging assassin who, of course, is trying to get out of the game. Unfortunately, Junior, his clone, is on his tail, having been sent by the very same boss, played by Clive Owen. It’s clear that Junior is going through a sort of existential crisis, exacerbated by the way that Clive’s boss character has taken on the role of his father figure.

What’s fascinating about the film is that Lee apparently asked Smith to act worse in his scenes as Junior. “He’s like, ‘I need you to act less good,’” Smith said during a press conference. “He would show me some of my old performances of things and would say, ‘Look at this, for a reference. That’s not good. I need you to do that.’”

There’s certainly a difference in mannerism between Henry and Junior, though a full assessment of the two Smith performances will have to wait until the movie actually hits screens on Oct. 11.