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Disney's Live-Action 'Aladdin' Enlists Guy Ritchie to Direct
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Guy Ritchie, the stylistic director behind the Robert Downey Jr-starring Sherlock Holmes movies, is in negotiations to helm Disney’s live-action adaptation of its 1992 animated classic, Aladdin.

Dan Lin, who was a producer on the Holmes movies for Warner Bros., is producing what the studio will be an ambitious and non-traditional take on Aladdin via his Lin Pictures banner.

The 1992 movie was part of Disney’s animation renaissance and retold the classic Middle Eastern-set folk tale of a young man granted three wishes by a genie trapped in a lamp and the evil sorcerer who covets the magical object.

The genie was voiced by Robin Williams, who won audiences over with his unrestrained performance, making Aladdin the highest-grossing film of the year. The movie also won Oscars for best score and best song, the latter for A Whole New World, one of the movie’s six songs.

The movie launched a small Aladdin franchise for the studio and it was in recent years translated to the stage.

John August wrote the script for the live-action version which sources say will keep many of the musical elements of the original. Still to be determined is the approach to the Genie, which to this day remains closely associated to Williams' singular and defining performance. Also, part of the non-traditional aspect of the project is the studio's intent to make it non-linear, a move right out of the Ritchie playbook.

Ritchie made his name directing snappy crime thrillers such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch that used that kind of storytelling. He last directed The Man from UNCLE and is in post on King Arthur, Warners’ upcoming take on the Camelot legend.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disneys-live-action-aladdin-enlists-936881
 
Great team behind it. As Aladdin is my FAVORITE classic Disney film. I feel comfortable that it's in the right hands.

Hopefully they incorporate some aspects that were deleted from the original such as Babkak, Omar and Kassim. I think you can have all four of Aladdin's buddies around for live action feature length.

People are going to hate me for saying this, but if Harry Styles is a good actor (Nolan sees something in him), I could see him being Aladdin depending on how they handle race in the film and if he actually proves to be a good actor in Dunkirk. Nolan doesn't strike me as a guy to just randomly cast a Jonas Brother. It needs to be a young actor who has acting and singing experience/skills.
 
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Guy Ritchie? Vinnie Jones as Genie. Jason Statham as Aladdin. Done.
 
What the ****?

I would actually accept RDJ as Genie, though. It probably wouldn't be as rapid fire, but I think he's still throw a few pop culture bits in there.



Priyanka Chopra is in her 30s, but if she was younger, boy.....Jasmine all day, erryday.
 
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Emeraude Toubia from Shadowhunters as Jasmin damn she in the Blue Outfit Yummy
 
Great team behind it. As Aladdin is my FAVORITE classic Disney film. I feel comfortable that it's in the right hands.

Hopefully they incorporate some aspects that were deleted from the original such as Babkak, Omar and Kassim. I think you can have all four of Aladdin's buddies around for live action feature length.

People are going to hate me for saying this, but if Harry Styles is a good actor (Nolan sees something in him), I could see him being Aladdin depending on how they handle race in the film and if he actually proves to be a good actor in Dunkirk. Nolan doesn't strike me as a guy to just randomly cast a Jonas Brother. It needs to be a young actor who has acting and singing experience/skills.
Im thinking they'll go for actors of the correct race. Probably someone new.
 
Guy Ritchie's Iago.


Just a straight ongoing diatribe of how Jafar is a ****ing wanker.
 
Someone stop the mouse.

This is the only other one outside of Jungle Book that I was always looking forward to, even before Jungle Book. To me the only ones that make sense are Aladdin, Jungle Book, and Beauty and the Beast since they have strong stories and can fully come to life in a new and interesting way with what effects can do now. Personally care more for this than Beauty and the Beast.

As for the Genie, that's simple - you can't out Robin Williams Robin Williams, Disney got this right with broadway so I doubt they'll get it wrong for film. Make it a more Dom DeLuise kind of character. Go more with energy than with recreating multiple characters, as said like Disney did for Broadway.

Disney has already brilliantly translated the film into another form already, don't see them stopping that track record now. Basically due to Broadway feel completely confident that Disney has this one nailed down.
 
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People are going to hate me for saying this, but if Harry Styles is a good actor (Nolan sees something in him), I could see him being Aladdin depending on how they handle race in the film and if he actually proves to be a good actor in Dunkirk. Nolan doesn't strike me as a guy to just randomly cast a Jonas Brother. It needs to be a young actor who has acting and singing experience/skills.

A white guy playing Aladdin...
 
Ha I knew Kane would be the first to be the most negative
 
We don't need another Prince of Persia. As esteemed an actor as Jake is as of late, he was still a white dude.
 
If anyone from one direction gets hired itd be Zayn Malik:o
 
We don't need another Prince of Persia. As esteemed an actor as Jake is as of late, he was still a white dude.

Mowgli wasn't a white kid, and so it's not a guarantee that this film will white wash
 
I love Aladdin as much as the next guy.

But still Robin will always be THE Genie. He defined the role. IDK

Im curious to see how things play out.
 
Although white washed, that comes more from knowing (1) has proven can sing and (2) may have proven can act (if Christopher Nolan actually saw something, I doubt he'd stunt cast like that). It's going to be a really hard search and right now have to scour the globe (since have seen no one on the market that has both) because it needs to have those two elements locked down which finding one skill is easy, two is really difficult...

The only two young actors who come to mind are Ferdia Walsh-Peelo (who is really white) and potentially Harry (as said, going off of trusting Nolan).

They could use the casting manager who worked on 'Sing Street' though, that manager definitely knows how to find untapped talent with both.

One thing is for sure, if they're going with casting an unknown (which they'd need to do if they're gonna cast a legit arab) this would make finding Mowgli seem like the easiest cake walk in the world, since the actor needs to be able to be young, arab, as well as a talented actor and singer.
 
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