Jolie Good, Disney.

Not even Chris Brown could slap the smile off Stan's face today, Rose. 

If he ain't smokin', he's chokin'.

And why? Well, I've just seen the latest trailer to Maleficent, and it's finally starting to look magnificent.

See, I had my doubts. Especially after Joe Roth asked John Lee Hancock to hold Robert Stromberg's hand during eight days of reshooting. I admit - I imagined a fate worse than Julia Roberts' Mirror Mirror. 

And Walt Disney would roll around in his cryogenic freezer if his studio gave the world another Lone Ranger (starring Johnny Debt), John Carter (featuring computer animated monsters The Phantom Menace threw back) or Mars Needs Moms (Robert Zemeckis should stick to time travel).

You have 629 days to give us hoverboards, Zemeckis.

But my hot tip is he can keep his cool. Because I think Bob Iger has a big bonus he can bank on. And you better believe I'm happier than a Baldwin without a Basinger about it.

Not only do we have Lana Del Ray's spooky rendition of Once Upon A Dream to get us unnerved, the trailer has Angelina Jolie looking creepier than Kirk Cameron while he promoted his God-awful Mercy Rule movie (available at all good Family Christian stores). 

A Growing Pain in the ass.

Best of all, though (but please don't quote me on this), there appears to be a proper purpose for producing this pretty expensive picture. Yes ma'am - Stanley smells an actual story. 

And while it may be conveyed using a visual style similar to that from The Lord of the Rings (if this winds up looking anything like what Peter Jackson would otherwise throw up, I'll quit Hollywood in a heartbeat), I'm giving Malificent the benefit of the doubt. And maybe even my hard-earned dollars come May 30.

But in the meantime, have you heard whether Ben Affleck's had a breakdown while being a bad-ass Batman? Because I can't believe Warner Bros. has bumped the release date of their untitled Dark Knight versus Man of Steel blockbuster back by nearly a year.

My guess? He and Justin Timberlake are still revelling in the reviews for their recent release, the riveting Runner Runner. Such success must serve as distraction, surely.