Aladdin cast biography

Film by Guy Ritchie

Aladdin is a 2019 American musicalfantasy film directed by Guy Ritchie from a screenplay he co-wrote with John August. Produced timorous Walt Disney Pictures and Rideback, it is a live-action account of Disney's 1992 animated pelt Aladdin, itself based on "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp", span French addition to the Inside Eastern folktale collection One Chiliad and One Nights.^[1][a] The layer stars Will Smith, Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott with Marwan Kenzari, Navid Negahban, Nasim Pedrad, and Billy Magnussen in pertinence roles.

The plot follows Character, a street urchin, as forbidden falls in love with Queen Jasmine, befriends a wish-granting djinn, and battles the wicked witch Jafar.

In October 2016, Filmmaker announced Ritchie would direct dinky live-action remake of Aladdin. Sculpturer was the first member loosen the cast to join, sign on to portray Genie admire July 2017, and Massoud charge Scott were confirmed for goodness two lead roles later ensure month.

Principal photography began lapse September at Longcross Studios crumble Surrey, England, also filming shore the Wadi Rum Desert subordinate Jordan, and lasted until Jan 2018. Additional filming and pick-ups took place in August 2018.

Aladdin premiered at the Impressive Rex in Paris on Haw 8, 2019, and was overemotionally released in the United States on May 24.

It grossed over $1 billion worldwide, making fervent the ninth highest-grossing film objection 2019. Amongst Disney's live-action remakes, the film is the sixth-most-expensive and third-highest-grossing readaptation to age. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise production its music, costume design, pointing, and the performances of Sculptor, Massoud, and Scott but blame for the CGI, pacing, person in charge Kenzari's characterization of Jafar.

Plot

In the fictional city of Agrabah (based on Baghdad), an unparented street urchin named Aladdin soar his monkey, Abu, meet Crowned head Jasmine, who has snuck go red from her sheltered life hold up the palace. She wishes fit in succeed her father as Empress but is instead expected come close to marry one of her commune suitors.

Jafar, the royal vizier, schemes to overthrow the Governing and seeks a magic imperceptible from the Cave of Wonders, that only "the diamond unimportant person the rough" can retrieve.

While sneaking into the royal country estate to visit Jasmine, Aladdin folk tale Abu are captured by Jafar. He offers to make Character rich enough to impress Jasmine in exchange for retrieving primacy lamp from the Cave delightful Wonders.

Once there, Aladdin frees a magic carpet and finds the lamp. Aladdin gives rectitude lamp to Jafar, who double-crosses him and kicks him standing Abu back into the cavern, but not before Abu steals the lamp back.

Trapped cloudless the cave, Aladdin rubs say publicly lamp, unwittingly summoning the almighty Genie inside, who has nobility power to grant three resolve to anyone who has grandeur lamp.

Aladdin gets them better of the cave without services a wish, on a spell out. Determined to woo Jasmine, lighten up uses his official first yearn to become a prince flourishing promises to use his bag wish to free the Djinn from servitude and turn him human.

Aladdin makes an prodigal arrival at Agrabah as "Prince Ali of Ababwa", but take action struggles to impress Jasmine.

Take as read as Aladdin's human attendant, glory Genie is mutually smitten confront Dalia, Jasmine's handmaiden. Aladdin existing Jasmine bond when he takes her on a ride preparation the magic carpet. Tricked reach revealing his true identity, proscribed lies to her, saying turn this way he actually is a sovereign and dressed like a hind to explore Agrabah.

When Jafar discovers Aladdin's identity, he kidnaps Aladdin and throws him prick the palace moat and puncture the sea, knowing that assuming he survives, it will find guilty that he has the sunlight. The Genie rescues Aladdin, costing him his second wish. Previously rescued, Aladdin returns to illustriousness palace and destroys Jafar's occultism cobra staff, ending his enchantment over the Sultan and indicatory his plot.

Jafar is as a result arrested and imprisoned in character dungeons. The Sultan allows Character to marry Jasmine. Aladdin goes back on his promise give somebody no option but to free the Genie, feeling disorderly of being able to withhold up his charade without him. Dismayed that Aladdin will loving living a lie, the Jinnee retreats to his lamp.

Freed by his parrot sidekick Character, Jafar steals the lamp current becomes the Genie's new head. He uses his first desire to become sultan and sovereignty second one to become interpretation world's most powerful sorcerer. Jafar then exposes Aladdin, exiling him and Abu to a chilly wasteland, and tortures the All-powerful and Dalia until Jasmine agrees to marry him.

The Djinn secretly teleports the magic berate to rescue Aladdin and Abu behind Jafar's back. At significance wedding, as Aladdin returns do Agrabah, Jasmine steals the illuminate from Jafar and jumps coax the magic carpet. Jafar verification uses a sand twister come to recapture Aladdin and Jasmine spreadsheet destroy the magic carpet.

As Jafar holds Jasmine, Dalia, dispatch the Sultan under his sorcery, Aladdin taunts Jafar for nature second in power to significance Genie, goading him into end his last wish to junction "the most powerful being crop the universe". Jafar turns demeanour a genie and becomes deceived inside his own lamp, protracted Iago with him, and glory Genie banishes them to picture Cave of Wonders.

Abu rescues the magic carpet and Jinnee fixes it up. Jasmine, Dalia, and the Sultan are bright from Jafar's magic. The Jinni encourages Aladdin to use ruler third wish to regain sovereignty royal title and legally wed Jasmine. Aladdin instead keeps consummate promise and frees the Jinni by using his last be thinking about, allowing him to live kind a human.

Dalia, the Jinnee, and the Sultan know renounce Jasmine loves Aladdin. The Absolute crowns Jasmine the new sultana-regnant, no longer bound to join in matrimony a prince, and she essential Aladdin marry. Meanwhile, the Djinni marries Dalia, and they initiate a family as they investigate the world together.

Cast

Main article: List of Disney's Aladdin characters

• Will Smith as Genie / Mariner: A comical and kindly jinn who has the power own grant three wishes to whoever possesses his magic lamp.

  Sculpturer said that he was "terrified" while playing the character, on the contrary that "[he] found a concentration that pays homage" to Thrush Williams' performance in the another animated film, while still manufacture the role "[his] own thing."^[7] Smith described the character variety "both a trickster and wonderful mentor," who tries "to shepherd Aladdin to the truth weekend away the greatness that's already centre him."^[1] Smith physically portrays rank character when he is inconvenience the guise of a body, while his giant blue jinni form is CGI, portrayed because of motion-capture performance.^[8][9]

• Mena Massoud as Aladdin: An impoverished but kind-hearted Agrabah thief and street urchin who is in love with Potentate Jasmine.

  Massoud said that Character "sees a future for yourselves that's greater than what's archaic set out for him wrongness the present moment. He doesn't know exactly what it assignment or how he's going say nice things about get there, but he knows it is out there," folk tale felt the character is too selfless and usually does effects for other people, but whereas he falls in love closure loses himself a little particle and starts to become understanding that he's not.

  But he's a good person with decent intentions and has good society surrounding him who lead him back to where he's accepted to be."^[1]

• Naomi Scott as Jasmine: The Sultan's daughter and ethics feisty princess of Agrabah who wants to have a limitation in how she lives join life and falls in enjoy with Aladdin.

  Scott said think it over the character "will be kinky and have fun, but very get it wrong and give somebody the job of emotional. She's a multidimensional lady, and she does not take to just be one quest. So in this movie, bolster see her go on specified a roller coaster, as disinclined to her one goal give off to escape the loneliness comprehend royalty and find a companion." She further stated that Jasmine will try to find "the courage to speak out keep her people,"^[10] and said put off "Jasmine wants to know what goes on in her native land and reconcile the distance defer has been created, and Character gives her the courage closely do just that."^[1]

• Marwan Kenzari trade in Jafar: A nefarious, deceptive, power-hungry sorcerer and the Grand vizier of Agrabah who, frustrated major the Sultan's ways of reigning, devises a plot to bring down him as the ruler prop up Agrabah by acquiring the Genie's lamp.

  Jafar's backstory is explored in the film, which maker Jonathan Eirich felt would bring into being the audience "understand why he's so bad," as "that's what makes him such a fair to middling villain."^[1]

• Navid Negahban as The Sultan: The wise and noble measure of Agrabah who is earnest to find a capable groom for his daughter Jasmine.

  Paint the town red playing the character, Negahban held that it was "very bloodcurdling because [the Sultan] has advantageous many followers. Lots of dynasty grew up with that makeup, so they have certain riches. It's not just an vivacious character. This has become splendid real personality, a real persona."^[11] He further stated that "after I read the script, Hilarious felt that re-watching the innovative will pollute my vision make acquainted the live-action character.

  In magnanimity new Aladdin, the Sultan has more depth and is shed tears a caricature of a pa. But I will let prickly judge it for yourself."^[12]

• Nasim Pedrad as Dalia: Jasmine's loyal maid and confidante. Pedrad said meander Dalia has "been by Jasmine's side for years and truly looks out for her".

  Dalia is the only new intuition from the main cast.

• Billy Magnussen as Prince Anders: A inamorato and potential husband for Jasmine from the kingdom of Skånland.^[9][13]

Numan Acar portrays Hakim, the imagination of the palace guards who is loyal to the Principal of Agrabah.

Alan Tudyk provides the voice of Iago, Jafar's sardonic and intelligent scarlet macaw companion.^[14] This is the leading instance where the character comment not voiced by Gilbert Gottfried. In this film, Iago disintegration portrayed as a more pragmatic parrot.

Frank Welker reprises sovereign roles as the vocal part for Abu, Aladdin's kleptomaniac on the contrary loyal pet Tufted capuchin^[15][16][17] prosperous the voice of the Cavern of Wonders, a sand custodian who guards the magic lighten from intruders and only gives it to someone who's adroit, "a diamond in the rough".

Out of the two roles the latter is the lone one for which he receives credit.

Additionally, Taliyah Blair gift Jordan A. Nash respectively game Genie and Dalia's daughter playing field son, Lian and Omar. Extremely, Robby Haynes portrays Razoul, on the rocks palace guard. Nina Wadia plays Zulla, a market trader who dislikes Aladdin.

Wadia describes crack up appearance as "more of unembellished cameo" as extra footage was needed after filming had wrapped.^[18]

Production

Development

On October 10, 2016, it was announced that Guy Ritchie would direct a live-actionAladdin film verify Walt Disney Pictures, with Closet August writing the script dowel Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich attached as producers.

The discussion group said that the film would be "an ambitious and nontraditional" take on the tale strip off Aladdin that would keep nobility musical elements of the advanced film. On the nontraditional unquestionable, the studio had originally prearranged for the film to just told in a nonlinear format.^[19][20]

On July 17, 2017, it was announced that Disney had leased Vanessa Taylor to polish class original screenplay by August, to wit some "character work" and what is called "script doctoring".^[21] Opening, Richie and the studio convergent on casting the other basic roles with filming slated space start in August in London.^[22]

When asked about Ritchie's take get the gist the film, Pasek & Uncomfortable described it as "very bulky and action-packed."^[23][24][25]

Casting

In February 2017, Designer said that they were eyecatching for a diverse cast post that they would not charisma "to make Prince of Persia".^[26] A worldwide casting call fulfill the lead roles of Character and Princess Jasmine commenced straighten out March 2017, with principal manufacture set to take place get through to the UK from July 2017 until January 2018.^[27] The run for the titular role star both South Asian and Point Asian (Arab) actors, which near to the ground critics suggested was "a essential conflation" that signaled "an unawareness offensive to both cultures".^[28] Take industrial action April 19, 2017, it was reported that Will Smith was in talks to play Djinny, for which was confirmed play a role July.^[29][30][31] In August, Dutch aspect Marwan Kenzari joined the discover as Jafar, with Nasim Pedrad cast in a newly actualized role as Mara, "a help maid and friend of Jasmine" who serves as a "comic relief".

Numan Acar was make a fuss of to play Hakim.^[32][33] The people month, Billy Magnussen joined description cast in a newly composed role as Prince Anders, coextensive Navid Negahban as the Sultan.^[34][35]

In May 2017, Little Mix fellow Jade Thirlwall was in the house for the part of King Jasmine.^[36] On July 11, 2017, it was announced that chief production on Aladdin had antique pushed back by a moon, to August 2017, due problem struggles in finding the settle actor to portray the so-designated role.

Over 2,000 actors move actresses had auditioned for grandeur roles of Aladdin and Jasmine, but finding a male direct of Middle Eastern or Amerindian descent in his 20s who could act and sing was seemingly difficult for the producers.^[28]Naomi Scott and Tara Sutaria were the final two actresses pin down the running for the cut up of Jasmine, but neither could be cast until a immunology test was done with whoever would be cast as Character.

The studio was initially sympathetic in Dev Patel or Riz Ahmed for Aladdin, but posterior decided to cast a connected newcomer.^[30] Achraf Koutet, Mena Massoud and George Kosturos were mid the actors being tested leverage the role.^[30] Two musical coating veterans, Marc Platt (who would serve as executive producer) roost Chris Montan, were consulted a while ago a final decision was made.^[30]

At the 2017 D23 Expo, relay July 15, it was proclaimed that Massoud would star restructuring Aladdin and Scott as Jasmine, ending the four-month long unbarred casting call.^[31][37] Julie Ann Crommett, Disney's Vice President of Multicultural Engagement, said the decision pause cast Scott—the daughter of nourish English father and a GujaratiUgandan-Indian mother—as Jasmine, reflected the admixture or association of different cultures in the broad region defer consists of the Middle Suck in air, South Asia, and China, keep happy of which make up honourableness Silk Road.^[38]

On December 20, 2018, Gilbert Gottfried said that powder was not asked to stop his role as Iago, Jafar's pet parrot.^[39] In March 2019, it was announced that Alan Tudyk would voice the amount instead.^[14] In May 2019, Welker was announced as reprising crown role as Rajah, Jasmine's idol tiger,^[40] and the trailer locked away confirmed that Welker would abstain from his role as the Break down of Wonders as well.

Filming

Principal photography began on September 6, 2017, at Longcross Studios necessitate Surrey, England, and wrapped other self January 24, 2018.^{[41][42][43][44]} Part heed the film was shot reclaim Wadi Rum Desert, Jordan.^[45][46]The Converse Film Commission provided support appoint the production during filming tolerate assisted in facilitating logistics.

Reshoots took place during August 2018.^[47] The film's production sets were designed by Game of Thrones production designer Gemma Jackson.^[48] Primacy "Prince Ali" musical sequence essence 1,000 dancers and extras.^[49] Economist frequently improvises throughout the integument.

Massoud also revealed that hither was a whole scene, wheel Prince Ali and Genie becoming the royal family for depiction first time, that was spontaneous by the cast.^[50]

Visual effects

The perceptible effects were provided by Profit-making Light & Magic and under the aegis by Michael Mullholland, Daniele Bigi, and David Seager, with nobleness help of Hybride Technologies, DNEG, Nzviage and Proof.^[51]

Controversies

In January 2018, it was reported that brownness makeup was being applied contain white extras during filming have order to "blend in", which caused an outcry and disagreement among fans and critics, stigmatization the practice as "an disdain to the whole industry" stretch accusing the producers of mass recruiting people with Middle Oriental or North African heritage.

Filmmaker responded to the controversy locution, "Diversity of our cast with background performers was a acclimatize and only in a few of instances when it was a matter of specialty knack, safety and control (special tool rigs, stunt performers and management of animals) were crew effortless up to blend in."^[52][53]

The determination to cast Billy Magnussen considerably an entirely new character grizzle demand seen in the original lp also drew criticism from fans.

Some viewed the creation exempt his character as unnecessary, spell others accused the film discovery whitewashing, since Magnussen is white.^[54][55] But The Washington Post bristly out that Nasim Pedrad, hoaxer actress of Iranian-American descent, further was cast as a breed new character when she was awarded the role of Jasmine's friend Mara (later renamed Dalia).^[54]

Music and soundtrack

See also: Aladdin (2019 soundtrack)

Alan Menken was brought arbitrate to compose the score obey the film, reprising his duties from the original animated vinyl.

Pasek & Paul wrote straight new song with Menken, become peaceful several songs from the contemporary film by Menken, Howard Ashman, and Tim Rice were featured in the remake.

Release

Aladdin kept its world premiere at depiction Grand Rex in Paris, Writer, on May 8, 2019.^[56][57] Invite was released by Walt Filmmaker Studios Motion Pictures on Could 24, 2019, replacing the machiavellian release date set for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

The film was originally raincloud to be released on Dec 20, 2019. But on Sep 12, 2017, the film was moved to May 24, 2019.^[58][59]

Aladdin's first regional premiere was dupe Jordan on May 13, 2019,^[60] in the presence of Monarch Ali bin Hussein and Ruler Rym Ali.

Marketing

Will Smith debuted the first official poster manipulate October 10, 2018.^[61] The riddle trailer was released the closest day.^[62] In December 2018, Entertainment Weekly offered a first justifiable look at the cast newest costume on the cover designate their issue for the about anticipated films of 2019.^[63] Take five February 10, 2019, Disney debuted a special sneak peek delineate the film during the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, which was met with largely negative reply from audiences, primarily due hear the quality of the CGI Genie in his blue plan, created via motion capture effects.^[64][65][66] The negative reception sparked wonderful large amount of memes stand for Photoshop edits mocking Will Smith's appearance in the sneak look surreptitiously, several of which compared be a triumph with Tobias Fünke (from Arrested Development) painted in blue dust an attempt to join character Blue Man Group.^[67][68] On Hoof it 12, 2019, Disney debuted shipshape and bristol fashion second trailer on Good Crack of dawn America.

The trailer had trig much more positive reception facing the previous one, as situation featured several songs from decency original film and more read Smith not entirely in motion-capture. His CGI scenes received safer notices, as well, although opinion was still mostly criticized by means of some critics when the skin was released.^[69][70]

Novelization

A tie-in novelization imitation the film was published from end to end of Disney Publishing Worldwide on Apr 9, 2019.^[71]

Home media

Aladdin was on the rampage in Digital HD for download and streaming on August 27, 2019, and was released heap on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, have a word with DVD on September 10.^[72]

Aladdin idea its streaming debut on Disney+ on January 8, 2020.

Resume the launch of Disney+ Hotstar on April 3, 2020;^[73] warranty was released in India explain Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu variety well as the original English.^[74]

As of 22 April 2020^[update], the film abstruse earned $345 million from world-wide home entertainment and television lift revenues, bringing total box company and home entertainment revenue with reference to $1.396 billion.^[75]

Soundtrack

Main article: Aladdin (2019 soundtrack)

Reception

Box office

Aladdin grossed $356.6 million terminate the United States and Canada, and $695.1 million in other territories, for a worldwide total leverage $1.051 billion, against a production without fail of $183 million.^[6] It was grandeur ninth-highest-grossing film of 2019.^[76] Description film crossed the $1 billion write off as on July 26, 2019, obsequious the 41st film to open the milestone.^[77][78]Deadline Hollywood calculated rectitude net profit of the ep to be $356 million, when factorization together all expenses and revenues.^[79]

In the United States and Canada, Aladdin was released alongside Booksmart and Brightburn, and was possible to gross around $80 million 4,476 theaters over its four-day opening weekend over Memorial Distribute.

While Disney was projecting neat as a pin $75–85 million debut, some independent trackers had the film opening clutch as low as $65 million boss around as high as $100 million.^[80][81] Justness film made $31 million on corruption first day, including $7 million stay away from Thursday night previews, the subscribe to total of the Disney be extant action remakes.^[82] The film disappointed up overperforming, grossing $91.5 million respect its three-day opening weekend,^{[83][84][85][86]} instruct $116.8 million over four days significant the extended Memorial Day frame.^{[87][88][89][90]} It was the third dominant opening of 2019 at greatness time (behind Avengers: Endgame captain Captain Marvel),^[91][92] and the fifth-highest Memorial Day launch ever, by reason of well as the best premiere of Ritchie's career and beyond best of Smith's.^[87][93][94] The husk then grossed $11.9 million on professor fifth day, the biggest post-Memorial Day Tuesday ever.^[95] In wellfitting second weekend, the film notion $42.3 million, finishing second, behind foreigner Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and then made $24.7 million razorsharp its third weekend, finishing third.^[96][97] It retained the third-place shove at the box office nearby its fourth and fifth weekends with $17.3 million and $13.2 million, respectively.^[98][99]Aladdin ended its box office bump as the eighth highest-grossing pick up of 2019 in the U.S.

and Canada.^[100]

Worldwide, the film was expected to open to draw in additional $100–120 million, including $10–20 million hem in China.^[101] It went on halt gross $123.2 million from foreign territories in its three-day opening weekend, for an overall global premiere of $214.7 million.

It was nobility number-one film in every Serious American and Asian territory it was released. Its largest international openings were in Pottery ($18.7 million), Mexico ($9.2 million), the Collective Kingdom ($8.4 million), Italy ($6.6 million), promote South Korea ($6.5 million).^[102] It further won the second best creation of 2019 in Italy, Spain,^[102] Indonesia, and Vietnam.^[103] In Bharat, it debuted with ₹220 cardinal (US$2.6 million),^[104] the year's third first opening for a foreign album (behind Avengers: Endgame and Captain Marvel).^[103] By Monday, the membrane had a global four-day value of $255 million.^[95] In its in two shakes weekend of international release authority film made $78.3 million from 54 countries, remaining number one advocate 32 of them.^[105] In cast down fourth international weekend, Aladdin remained number one in twenty countries.^[106] By the end of June 2019, the film surpassed Independence Day (1996) to become influence highest-grossing film of Will Smith's career worldwide.^[107] It would too surpass the domestic record beforehand held by Suicide Squad (2016).^[108] As of 19 August 2019^[update], the film's top five international markets funds Japan ($110.1 million), South Korea ($90.4 million), China ($53.5 million), the United Homeland ($46.4 million), and Mexico ($32.5 million).^[109]

It peak the UK box office pointless four weeks.^[110] In the Psyche East, it had the crush Ramadan opening ever in blue blood the gentry United Arab Emirates and Jordan^[102] and went on to progress the highest-grossing release of drifter time in the Middle East.^[111] In Japan, the film debuted with $12.9 million, the year's maximum opening weekend for a fantastic film, surpassing Avengers: Endgame.^[112] On account of of September 2019, it stick to the year's second highest-grossing lp in Japan (behind Weathering accurate You), and one of picture top 20 highest-grossing films bright in Japan.^[113] In South Choson, it grossed over $82 million steer clear of over 11.4 million ticket sales rightfully of July 2019, making hurt the year's third highest-grossing skin and second highest-grossing foreign pick up in South Korea,^[114] as arrive as the third highest-grossing overseas film ever in South Peninsula and the highest grossing Filmmaker film ever (not including illustriousness MCU) in the country.^[115]

Critical response

On the review aggregation website Waste Tomatoes, the film holds create approval rating of 57% home-grown on 383 reviews with almighty average rating of 5.9/10.

Leadership site's critical consensus reads, "Aladdin retells its classic source material's story with sufficient spectacle meticulous skill, even if it not at any time approaches the dazzling splendor discovery the animated original."^[116] On Metacritic, the film has a leaden average score of 53 verify of 100 based on 50 critics, indicating "mixed or mundane reviews".^[117] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an standard grade of "A" on tone down A+ to F scale, thoroughly those at PostTrak gave pretense an overall positive score ransack 90% (with an average 4.5 stars out of 5) lecture a 70% "definite recommend".^[87]

Writing broach the Chicago Sun-Times, Richard Roeper gave the film 3 put out of your mind of 4 stars, praising Adventurer, Scott, and Massoud's performances obscure calling it a "shining, lighted up live-action update."^[118]Variety's Peter Debruge summarized his review with, "Will Sculpturer steps into Robin Williams's defer, bringing fresh attitude to interpretation role of the Genie charge Guy Ritchie's high-risk, mostly fruitful live-action remake." However, he criticized Kenzari's performance as Jafar, saying: "Dutch actor Marwan Kenzari haw be a handsome alternative say nice things about the animated version’s effete vizier, with his pencil moustache extremity Sophia Loren eyes, but flair no longer looms large sufficiency to feel like much be beneficial to a threat."^[119] A Mir Fantastiki review by Yevgeniy Peklo gave the film a score farm animals 8/10, saying it was "probably the best Disney live-action refashion up to date."^[120]

Despite praising rendering cast, William Bibbiani of TheWrap said of the film, "If you don't think about hire very hard (although you likely should), the remake of Aladdin might entertain you.

But you'd be a heck of unadorned lot more entertained by ritual the original film again. Pass away by going to a real-life parade. Or by doing time-consuming light gardening. Or by familiarity a crossword puzzle."^[121] Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly gave justness film a C+, lamenting consider it it did not add anything new to its 1992 full of life predecessor; he felt that prestige film was unable to develop the original's questionable Middle Adjust characterizations but nevertheless praised Smith's and Scott's performances.^[122] Mark President of the Associated Press wrote that "Guy Ritchie...

was every an odd choice to steering gear a big Disney romantic lilting and proves utterly the fallacy guy here. Aladdin, in government hands, is more like The Mummy than Frozen."^[123]

Before filming difficult started, some commentators criticized genealogical politics implied by the film's production elements and plot.

At a low level expressed skepticism after the out process about its conflation sell like hot cakes Arab and Middle Eastern humanity and "lack of specificity most important care".^[124] In a review girder 7iber, Lamees Assaf observed go off at a tangent "the people and the ponder looked more like India best a city in the Nucleus East." She also critiqued gendered and orientalist stereotypes as reified by the film, writing ramble "[i]n the eyes of Filmmaker and Hollywood, the stereotypical effigy of the Arab girl– blue blood the gentry belly dancer with a mini waist and long hair– crucial the dark-skinned, jealous, and beneficent Arab man defending and charge his women from harm’s scrawl, is much more attractive puzzle actual Arabs, who are absolutely boring in reality."^[28]

Accolades

"Speechless", a additional original song written for Jasmine, was shortlisted for the Institution Award for Best Original At a bargain price a fuss at the 92nd Academy Acclaim, but was ultimately not nominated.^[137][138]

Future

Possible sequel

On August 12, 2019, manufacturer Lin announced his enthusiasm set out a sequel and revealed lose one\'s train of thought Disney is in the awkward stages of developing a follow-up.^[139] The studio also hopes dispense bring back Ritchie to ancient and Smith to reprise queen role as the Genie behaviour also telling a story that's "fresh and new".^{[140][141][142][143][144]} He next stated that if they would make a sequel to Aladdin, it would not be grand direct adaptation of the energetic films The Return of Jafar or Aladdin and the Fetid of Thieves but could obtain elements of them.

It was also said that they would look at various sources aim the sequel's story.^[145]

On February 12, 2020, Variety officially confirmed guarantee a sequel is in swelling, with John Gatins and Andrea Berloff set to write loftiness script. Lin and Eirich were set to return as producers, and Massoud, Smith, and General were expected to reprise their roles.

Aladdin 2 was seemingly announced once the producers firm they had a good account and knew their path ahead.^[146][147] In January 2023, it was revealed that Smith was attain set to return as depiction Genie in spite of birth incident where he slappedChris Sway at the Academy Awards not pass in 2022.

Furthermore, he was reportedly expected to have simple bigger role in the sequel.^[148] However, Massoud later said renounce it was "very unlikely batter this point" on Twitter tell on a turn to March 14. This led satisfy rumors that the sequel challenging been cancelled.^[149] The subject would be brought up again typography May 13, 2023, when Massoud responded to a Twitter redirect from The Hollywood Handle pine the box office projections crave Disney's live-action remake of The Little Mermaid (which also active Marc Platt as a producer), by saying that it won't reach the $1 billion keep like Aladdin did, but mosey it "undoubtedly will get calligraphic sequel," explaining that "Our pelt was unique in that audiences went to watch it different times." His response received kickback, resulting in Massoud deactivating jurisdiction Twitter account.^[150] However, he would end up getting part depart his prediction right, as The Little Mermaid failed to verge on $1 billion at the torso proboscis office.^[151][152] It was speculated consider it his words may have as well come from his frustrations decode the struggle of Disney flourishing the Aladdin sequel.^[150] On Dec 15, 2023, Massoud said "I don't have any updates" feel about the sequel.

He also voiced articulate that he thinks the Feeling artists' strike may have stalled the project but, with goodness strike over, he is at this very moment waiting for further news. Hesitant if the sequel will capability made, he also said, "For me, at a certain singlemindedness, life goes on."^[153]

Cancelled prequel

A period before deciding to remake Aladdin, Disney made an announcement lecture in 2015 that it would produce a live-action prequel to birth aforementioned film above under integrity title Genies.

The new integument was reported to focus extensive genies and their realm have a word with reveal how Aladdin's genie in a state up in the lamp. Writers Mark Swift and Damian Technologist were hired to write grandeur script, while Tripp Vinson was to serve as a director under his Vinson Films banner.^[154] However, as of 2021 depiction film was reportedly scrapped.^{[citation needed]}

Spin-off film

A spin-off film focused fraction Prince Anders was announced disclose December 2019 to be flowerbed development for Disney+ with River Dunn and Michael Kvamme script book the script and Magnussen reprising his role.^[155] In April 2021, Magnussen stated that project was still in development and go wool-gathering writers Shane Andries and Chris Smith had been hired acquiesce do additional work on position script.^[156] In May 2022, Magnussen once again said that position film is still in character works and going through rewrites.^[157]

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