Aladdin
Will Smith has confirmed the start of filming onAladdinwhile also share the first cast photo . Disney is presently running through its lineup of classic reanimate feature and giving them live - activeness updates that can hopefully replicate the legerdemain . They ’ve already doneMaleficent , Cinderella , The Jungle Book , andBeauty and the Beast , but next up , Guy Ritchie will bringAladdinto life history in a whole novel way . He will be in a similar position with this film as Disney ’s most recent remaking , Beauty and the Beast , was - endeavor to abide by what came before but also expanding upon it , at the same clip .
to bringAladdinto life , Disney has bring together a cast that include neophyte , rising stars , and established veterans . Smith fills the role of the latter and will take on the most famous role from the film , The Genie - previously voiced by the late Robin Williams . While we still have a way to go before learn his take for ourselves , Smith has shared the first plaster cast photo as product begin .
Smith reveal the cast photograph on hisFacebookpage , showing him endure alongside his three main co - star : Mena Massoud(Aladdin),Naomi Scott(Jasmine ) , andMarwan Kenzari(Jafar ) . The picture commemorate the start of filming onAladdin , as sets from the flick can be seen being built behind the mavin .
With film just beginning , it is already great to see Smith campaign his more unknown atomic number 27 - virtuoso further into the public cognizance . Naomi Scott is arguably the most sleep with of the three thanks toPower Rangers , while Massoud and Kenzari will have a chance to break-dance out in their various roles . The photo also further illustrates the suitably diverse form that Disney has brought together . They reportedly did a big casting call to find the right actor to lead the picture , and hopefully it will prove to be a move that pays off .
Even though these will be the four most salient role in the film , they are not the only cast appendage . Most recently , Billy Magnussen signed on for an original theatrical role . He joinsNasim Pedrad as an original characterin the newAladdin , whileNuman Acar is also set to appearin a villain role . The role of Jasmine ’s father and Jafar ’s evil , spill the beans bird Iago have yet to be formally filled , meaning we should be stupefy more cast proclamation before long , even now that filming is underway . Now , we just need to notice out when the movie is actually going to be hitting theaters .
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