Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6175354-20141215234519/@comment-6175354-20150123180534

Hmcooper4 wrote: Actually, having Stefan be a "villian" would not be a bad idea. Going back to the original material, it was rather dark, with the king, shall we say, taking advantage of the Sleeping beauty. Not that I would want to see them go that far, but twisting Stefan to a villian would not be a stretch at all, and would not necessarily have anything to do with the recent movie. You are 100% correct.... the origins of the Sleeping Beauty fairytale were incredibly dark, due to the King's intentions. It would not surprise me if that is how Linda Woolverton, and Angelina Jolie came up with the premise for the backstory in ''Maleficent. ''

OUaT already paid tribute to the 1959 film. It was Prince Phillip who woke Aurora, with True Love's Kiss. Maleficent was able to transform into a dragon. Those things were changed, in the 2014 film. Having King Stefan be a "villain", does not mean OUaT is adapting Maleficent. If anything they will be combining both versions of the story, while adding in a few unique twists.