Aladdin
Disney ’s live - activity update ofAladdinjust added Billy Magnussen to the cast as a marque new character . The remake of the 1992 animated classic hasalready found its starswith Mena Massoud as the titular hero , Naomi Scott as Princess Jasmine , and Will Smith as the Genie . Marwan Kenzari is also on base as the villainousJafar . The Guy Ritchie - directed musical still has no official release day of the month and plenty to fill out for the supporting cast .
Magnussen , meanwhile , most lately appeared inIngrid live Westwith Aubrey Plaza and Elizabeth Olsen . He is also well known for portraying Rapunzel ’s prince ( and singing ) in Rob Marshall’sInto The Woods . Disney has gone back to Magnussen to lend his talents to the newAladdin , and it appear that he could be in line to flirt an resister of the championship character – and one that you did n’t see in the 1992 original .
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THRfirst report on Tuesday that Magnussen had been added to theAladdincast , but an even bigger story is who he will be playing : a new character called"Prince Anders " . The composition had no further details about the lineament beyond his name and the fact that it was created from pelf for the upcoming musical . The"Prince"moniker , however , hints at someone standing between Aladdin and Jasmine .
Magnussen brings plenty of melodious experience to the table . He first appear on Broadway inThe Ritzalongside Rosie Perez in 2007 and starred off - Broadway inSex With Strangersin 2014 . He also play guitar for the New York - based stone band Reserved For Rondee . The multi - talented performer late recently set out sum acclaimed film to his many telly client role , look in bothBridge of SpiesandThe boastful Shortin 2015 .
It ’s unreadable what kind of function Prince Anders will act inAladdin , since he is a brand - new character . But he would presumably wreak the competition for Jasmine ’s hand in union , an arrogant but completed prince and perhaps the Sultan ’s first choice for the Princess . disregardless of which direction Magnussen ’s role takes , Disney is betting giving on his talents in both acting and singing to potentially craft a compelling antagonist for"Prince Ali " .
Magnussen should be the least of Disney ’s concerns at this point . turn over the actor ’s origin in musicals , he can be expected to give up . The press will be on Ritchie more than anyone after the box office catastrophe that wasKing Arthur : Legend of the Sword . It may be nearly impossible forAladdinto dwell up to the monetary standard set this year byBeauty and the Beast , but the director has beloved source cloth at his disposal and legit star force with Smith as the Genie . He still has a good chance to avoid another disaster .
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Source : THR
