There have been numerous reports making the rounds about the
casting of Disney's new Aladdin live action movie. Twitterati suggested the
makers cast Hrithik Roshan, Dev Patel, Fawad Khan, Riz Ahmed and other actors
for the role of Aladdin, whereas they suggested Priyanka Chopra as Princess
Jasmine.
Now, the makers of Disney has finally pronounced the cast
for the live action movie. They tweeted, "Mena Massoud announced as
Aladdin, Naomi Scott as Jasmine, and Will Smith as Genie in live-action
Aladdin! #D23Expo"
They pronounced this much-awaited news at the D23 Expo on
Saturday in California.
An ecstatic Mena thanked Disney and quote tweeted their
tweet telling, "So honored& grateful for the opportunity to help bring
this magical story to life once again. Let's get to work! #Aladdin
#Disney"
Whereas Naomi specified, "So excited to be a part of
this adventure! This is gonna be fun :)"
It will be exciting to see Will Smith in the role of the
iconic genie. The original Aladdin had legendary Robin Williams as the genie
and his character is still considered as one of the best in the world of
movies.
The movie is set to go on floors in the month of August in
London. The hunt for the main villain Jafar is still on and the makers are
likely to cast a known face for the important role. There are reports that Tom
Hardy is in the race for the role of Jafar.
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