She’s set to reprise her role as the anti-heroine in the long-awaited sequel Mistress Of Evil.

And Angelina Jolie was larking about with her Maleficent co-stars Elle Fanning and Michelle Pfeiffer as they posed for portraits ahead of the film’s promotional tour.

The actress, 44, was given a pair of ‘bunny ears’ in one playful snap with Michelle, 62, which sent Elle, 21, into a fit of giggles, as the three stars posed for the snaps ahead of the film’s release next month.

Funny: Angelina Jolie was larking about with her Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil co-stars Elle Fanning (left) and Michelle Pfeiffer (far right) in promotional portraits for the film

In the snaps, Angelina clearly showed her close bond with both Elle and Michelle as they posed in the snaps.

The legendary actress cut a stylish figure in a fitted black dress with a waterfall sleeve, while Michelle opted for a chic black turtleneck jumper and floral skirt.

The two stars were joined by Elle – who plays Princess Aurora in the film – who wore a quirky black dress with floral puffed sleeves and an oversized lace collar.

Close: The trio of actresses showed their close friendship as they posed together for the snaps ahead of the Disney sequel

Glamorous: Angelina cut a chic figure in a long black dress with a waterfall sleeve, while Michelle opted for a black turtleneck jumper and floral pleated midi skirt

Smile! In one snap, Michelle appeared to pop two fingers behind Angelina’s head to mimic a pair of bunny ears

What’s going on? While Angelina remained oblivious, Elle struggled to hide her laughter as they posed for the images

Returning: Angelina is set to reprise her role as the anti-heroine Maleficent in Mistress Of Evil, which is a sequel to the 2014 film (pictured)

In one snap, Michelle appeared to pop two fingers behind Angelina’s head to mimic a pair of bunny ears, and while the star remained oblivious, Elle struggled to hide her laughter.

In another candid image all three actresses were beaming from ear to ear, as they showed their close bond since working on the film.

The trio of stars were joined by the film’s cast members Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ed Skrein, Sam Riley and Harris Dickinson as they kicked off their promotional tour for the Disney picture.

Lovely: Elle – who plays Princess Aurora in the film – wore a quirky black dress with floral puffed sleeves and an oversized lace collar

Back together: Elle and Angelina reunited for the Maleficent sequel, while Michelle joins the cast for this new film

Drama: This new film will tell the story of the anti-heroine as she goes head to head with a queen from a rival kingdom, who seeks to destroy the alliance between humans and fairies

Disney beginners may not recall that Maleficent is the evil fairy in the classic 1959 animation Sleeping Beauty, and that Angelina Jolie played her in a 2014 live-action film Maleficent.

Just five years on, Jolie is playing her again in Mistress Of Evil, still wearing kinky black horns, fighting fairies and sorting out her conflicted maternal feelings towards sweet Princess Aurora (Fanning).

This time she has competition from the neighbouring Queen Ingrith (Pfeiffer) who causes a rift between our anti-heroine and Aurora, when her son Prince Phillip returns to the kingdom and proposes to the Princess.

Heartthrobs: Harris Dickson – who takes over the role of Prince Phillip – and Sam Riley (right) who plays Maleficent’s human/raven Diaval – also appear in the snaps

Suave: They were joined by Chiwetel Ejiofor (left) and Ed Skrein who are also joinig the cast for this film

Almost here: The original 2014 film grossed a whopping $758million worldwide, and brought another success addition to Disney’s series of dark fairy tales

Unbeknown to Aurora, Ingrith is plotting to use their marriage to divide humans and fairies forever, and it is up to Maleficent to try and stop the impending war.

Chiwetel joins the cast as the leader of an army of fairies just like Maleficent, while Harris will replace Brenton Thwaites as Prince Phillip.

The original 2014 film grossed a whopping $758million worldwide, and brought another success addition to Disney’s series of dark fairy tales.

Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil will be released on October 19.

Back soon: Joining the cast was the film’s director Joachim Ronning. Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil will be released on October 19