NEW 'ALADDIN' PHOTOS
ARRIVE FROM EW AND DISNEY!
The latest First Look edition of Entertainment Weekly is out bringing us first glimpses into upcoming 2019 movie and TV projects! Gracing their cover this
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Guy Ritchie is, sadly, directing this one! |
week is the lead cast of
Disney's new live action movie adaptation of
ALADDIN including
Will Smith as the new Genie,
Mena Massoud as the affable, quick thinking, optimistic dreamer and street thief Aladdin and
Naomi Scott as indomitable and benevolent Princess Jasmine (the two of them were chosen after six months of auditions). Loosely based on Arabian folktales from
One Thousand and One Nights, this epic adventure, which is still in post
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Surprisingly, the movie was not shot in Arabia, but England and Jordan |
production, should fly its magic carpet into cinemas around the world May 24th! Both Aladdin and Jasmine will have their solo songs in the film written
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Super hunky Marwan Kenzari is evil Vizier Jafar! |
by composer
Alan Menken with lyrics from
The Greatest Showman songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul!
THE REST OF THE CAST!
The cast also includes
Nasim Pedrad as Jasmine’s handmaiden and best
friend Dalia, who helps princess navigate the suitors attempting to win
her
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The movie will also include the original songs from the animated classic |
hand (among whom is also blond super hunk
Billy Magnussen who is portraying Prince Anders of
Skånland)! Equally hunky
Marwan Kenzari is
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Nasim Pedrad plays Jasmine's handmaiden Dalia! |
Sultan's (played by
Navid Negahban) evil Grand Vizier
and deceptive sorcerer Jafar who needs the magical lamp for his own
nefarious reasons!
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Naomi Scott plays princess Jasmine in the movie |
Numan Acar stars as Hakim, Jafar's right-hand man and
head of the palace guards. Check out the trailer released earlier this year!
Will Smith looks ridiculous!
ReplyDeletethe whole internet seems to agree. He is just a bad, very very bad choice, he will make it all about him I bet but not in a good Robin Williams way.
DeleteThe music in the Trailer is not bad at all.
ReplyDeleteMassoud is an arabic name, so I suppose that the actor playing Aladdin is of arab descent That fits with the plot being based on arabian folktales.
it's a very epic score! Mena is a Canadian actor, while Naomi is of Hindi descent.
DeleteWell, I've checked it out. I was right about Mena Massoud. He's egyptian born, lives in Canada. His family name is a common arabic name.
ReplyDeleteit is! I'm just wondering why did they cast Will Smith as a genie when it should be some blue skinned genie actor :))
DeleteStill pissed about Will. Let's hope the other two leads can outshine him in the film, but his ego is so big, I'm sure he'll ruin the whole thing :(
ReplyDeletehe will without any doubt, he will probably go for crazy... it is in his family, methinks. And I'm not sure I want to hear these kids sing either.
Deletehello sir ,
ReplyDeletevery nice post i am happy to read . thanks for writing this article . this is very useful article for people . I think music in the Trailer is not bad at all.
it is not indeed!
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