Production Begins On Disney’s Live Action Aladdin
Meet the cast of #Aladdin: Will Smith (Genie), @MenaMassoud (Aladdin), @NaomiScott (Jasmine), and Marwan Kenzari (Jafar)! 🎬: @realguyritchie pic.twitter.com/1Sktyu5Sle
— Disney (@Disney) September 6, 2017
The cast of Disney’s live action Aladdin began production earlier today, September 6, in London. Disney shared an adorable photo of the cast, including Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, and Marwan Kenzari, via their Instagram to mark the event.
“The Aladdin cast includes: Two-time Oscar® nominee Will Smith (“Ali,” “Men in Black”) as the Genie who has the power to grant three wishes to whoever possesses his magic lamp; Mena Massoud (Amazon’s “Jack Ryan”) as Aladdin, the hapless but lovable street rat who is smitten with the Sultan’s daughter; Naomi Scott (“Power Rangers”) as Princess Jasmine, the Sultan’s beautiful daughter who wants to have a say in how she lives her life; Marwan Kenzari (“Murder on the Orient Express”) as Jafar, an evil sorcerer who devises a nefarious plot to unseat the Sultan and rule Agrabah himself; Navid Negahban (“Homeland”) as the Sultan, the ruler of Agrabah who is eager to find a proper husband for his daughter, Jasmine; Nasim Pedrad (“Saturday Night Live”) as Dalia, Princess Jasmine’s hand maiden and confidante; Billy Magnussen (“Into the Woods”) as Prince Anders, a suitor from Skanland and potential husband for Princess Jasmine; and Numan Acar (“Homeland”) as Hakim, Jafar’s right-hand man and head of the palace guards.”
Guy Ritchie will be directing the new musical and Alan Menken will once again return to score the production. It was also announced that two new songs from Alan and Oscar® and Tony Award®-winning songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul will be included as well!
No release date has been announced for the film, but we will keep you informed as we learn more!
Source: Walt Disney Studios