J. Michael Straczynski did not improve, and the show ended after 2 seasons. Straczynski wrote "Changeling", a psychological drama film based partly on the "Wineville Chicken Coop" kidnapping and murder case in Los Angeles, California. Directed by Clint Eastwood, produced by Ron Howard, and starring Angelina Jolie, the film premiered in 2008, and subsequently received eight nominations for the BAFTA Award, including a nomination for Best Original Screenplay. The first draft script was written in eleven days, after Straczynski figured out "how to tell" the story, which ended up being the shooting draft, after Eastwood declined to make any changes. It was optioned
Angelina Jolie even if it is these very strengths that will make people not want to watch what's onscreen." The film was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and Jolie was named an honorary citizen of Sarajevo for raising awareness of the war. After a three-and-a-half-year absence from the screen, Jolie starred in "Maleficent" (2014), a live-action re-imagining of Disney's 1959 animation "Sleeping Beauty". Critical reception was mixed, but Jolie's performance in the titular role was singled out for praise; "The Hollywood Reporter" critic Sherri Linden found her to be the "heart and soul" of the film,