It can now be confirmed that Kristin Bauer van Straten from True Blood will play Maleficient on the upcoming new series Once Upon A Time. Executive producer Edward Kitsis has gone on the record and confirmed that the character will play the Queen’s “oldest friend’ who she also hopes will “drop dead.”
In other Once Upon A Time news, Kitsis said that the blind witch from Hansel & Gretel will also be appearing on the show. Kitsis said:
“She lives in a gingerbread house and likes to dine on small children. She’s incredibly scary and frightening. Although blind, she’s also intense, strong, and calculating — no pushover, even for a grown man. Rather than hunting her prey (children), she uses her gingerbread house to lure unsuspecting young wanderers to her, only springing into action once they’ve stepped squarely into her trap.”
