Disney’s live-action Aladdin finds its villain and Royal Vizier, Jafar

Posted 9 years ago

Today, it's been announced that Disney is in negotiations with Marwan Kenzari for him to star as the villain of the studio's live-action version of ALADDIN, Jafar. Kenzari will be joined by Mena Massoud (Aladdin) Naomi Scott (Jasmine), and Will Smith who's...

Disney’s Aladdin remake finds its Aladdin cast with Will Smith & more

Posted 9 years ago

In more casting news out of D23, we have learned that the live-action ALADDIN movie has cast Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott (POWER RANGERS) as Aladdin and Jasmine, with confirmation that Will Smith will indeed voice Genie.  No word yet...

Live-action Aladdin hits bump in the sand as casting drags on

Posted 9 years ago

Disney is on one hell of a roll, not just with their Marvel and Star Wars brands, but also in large part thanks to their recent run of blockbuster live-action remakes. The making of these potential billion-dollar babies is treated...

Rumor: Guy Ritchie looking at Tom Hardy for Jafar in Aladdin

Posted 9 years ago

Getting the right actor to take on any role is never an easy task, especially when the role already has an established legacy behind it. Such is the case with the villain of Disney’s ALADDIN – Jafar – who stands...

Will Smith in talks to play the Genie in Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin

Posted 9 years ago

Disney's live-action adaptation of ALADDIN is set to be directed by Guy Ritchie (KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD) and production is beginning to gear up for a July start, which means that we'll be hearing much more about casting...

Ridley Scott teases Gladiator 2, knows how to bring Russell Crowe back

Posted 9 years ago

Spoilers if you haven't seen GLADIATOR, which, by the way, isn't too far off from celebrating its twentieth anniversary. How's that for making you feel old. Back in 2000, Ridley Scott's historical epic told the story of Maximus (Russell Crowe),...

Disney is holding open casting calls for Aladdin; begins production in July

Posted 9 years ago

Are you capable of taking the wheel on a magic carpet ride? How about developing a bromance with a monkey in a small vest? How about going on an entire adventure in the Middle East…while being barefoot? Then the upcoming...

Watch our Oscar “Best Picture” Retrospective for 2001 (video)

Posted 9 years ago

In this recurring series we take a look at the Oscar nominations of years past, examining the flicks that were nominated, as well as the pic we feel got snubbed among all the other candidates. Love ’em or hate ’em,...

Pop-Up Movie Facts: Gladiator (video)

Posted 10 years ago

You’ve probably watched Ridley Scott‘s Gladiator a hundred times by now (I know I have), but there’s likely some cool and interesting info you still don’t know about the classic Oscar winner starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver...

An Aladdin prequel is the next on Disney’s live-action adaptation agenda

Posted 11 years ago

It's almost comical at this point just how quickly Disney is getting these live-action adaptations off the ground. There are so many in various stages of development that it would be easier to list which of their animated classics aren't...

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