Aladdin (2019 film)

Aladdin is an upcoming American musical romantic fantasy adventure film directed by Guy Ritchie from a screenplay written by John August, Ritchie, and Vanessa Taylor, and co-produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Lin Pictures, and Marc Platt Productions. It is a live-action adaptation of Disney's 1992 animated film of the same name, which is in turn based on the Arab-style folktale of the same name from One Thousand and One Nights and the French interpretation by Antoine Galland. The film stars Mena Massoud with Naomi Scott, Will Smith, Marwan Kenzari, Navid Negahban, Nasim Pedrad, Billy Magnussen, and Numan Acar. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on May 24, 2019.

Cast

 * Mena Massoud as Aladdin: an Agrabah thief who is smitten with the Sultan's daughter.
 * Naomi Scott as Princess Jasmine: the Sultan's daughter and the princess of Agrabah who wants to have a say in how she lives her life.
 * Will Smith as Genie: a comical Djinn who has the nigh omnipotent power to grant three wishes to whomever possesses his magic lamp.
 * Marwan Kenzari as Jafar: a sorcerer, Grand vizier of Agrabah, and the chief advisor to the Sultan who devises a plot to unseat the Sultan and rule Agrabah for himself by acquiring the magic lamp containing the Genie. He is the film's main antagonist.
 * Numan Acar as Hakim: Jafar's right-hand man and head of the palace guards. He evokes the traits of Iago from the original film. He is the film's secondary antagonist.
 * Navid Negahban as The Sultan: the ruler of Agrabah who is eager to find a husband for his daughter.
 * Nasim Pedrad as Dalia: Princess Jasmine's loyal handmaiden and confidante.
 * Billy Magnussen as Prince Anders: a suitor and potential husband for Princess Jasmine.