 Queen Narissa is Edward 's evil stepmother , sorceress and a megalomaniac with a hatred for Giselle simply for being an obstacle for her to keep her power . Sarandon had been attracted to the project prior to Lima 's involvement as director . Since Sarandon 's on @-@ screen time was relatively short , it took only two weeks to film her scenes . Narissa 's mannerisms , characteristics , powers , and physical features were inspired by such classical Disney villains as the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty . 
