Aladdin
Disney has found the actor to toy one of Jafar ’s top henchmen in its live - actionAladdinremake . The Guy Ritchie - helmed redo has already found its stars , casting Mena Massoud(The 99 ) in the role of Aladdin and Naomi Scott ( Power Rangers ) as Princess Jasmine . It ’s also added Will Smith , the cast ’s biggest name yet by far , toplay the Genie . On the side of the unfit hombre , Aladdin most lately added Marwan Kenzari ( The Mummy ) to play Jafar -not Tom Hardy , as was once rumored .
Odd cast rumors aside , the live - actionAladdinremake remains in the former stages of development despite casting its most major roles . Jafar ’s squad of henchmen has yet to be filled out , but the flick is getting started in that way with the casting one of the baddie ’s top men in head guard Hakim . Disney has now unveiled its first selection for that role .
As reported byDeadline , Numan Acar has been redact in the role of Hakim , who is described in the report as"the head of the guards and Jafar ’s right - hand man " . It ’s shaping up to be a big year for the Turkish actor in 2018 , as he will also appear alongside Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon inHorse Soldiers , which tells the story of the first Special Forces squad that was deployed to Afghanistan post-9/11 .
Voiced by Frank Welker inThe Return of Jafarand Corey Burton inAladdin and the King of Thieves , Hakim is portrayed as a pale , gaunt Agrabah safety with a misanthropic , pessimistic mind-set on the situations he encounters . It ’s unreadable how inspired by the inspire lineament Acar ’s enactment will be , if at all .
There are still risks associated withAladdinthat go far beyond casting Acar as Hakim . Ritchie is come off one of the biggest box position disasters of the year , King Arthur : Legend of the Sword . The old-timer conductor gets a prominent hazard to pay off himself withAladdinand Disney ’s built - in fanbase , but those interrogative sentence will remain until the movie is released . That said , it ’s fairish to imagine thatAladdinshould make for Ritchie a box office recoil .
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rootage : Deadline
