Deadline recently ran a story about how writer Linda Woolverton has joined the upcoming animated series Hundred Acre Wood’s Winnie and Friends as an executive producer. However, when listing her credits, they mentioned that she is attached to Maleficent 3 as the screenwriter. While the update is oblique, this is the most positive confirmation that the movie is still actively in development since Jolie confirmed that she intended to reprise the role during an interview in December 2023.