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Will Smith Is The Genie, Mena Massoud Is Aladdin, Naomi Scott Is Jasmine In Guy Ritchie's Aladdin #D23

Only yesterday the press was sure that Aladdin had been cast in the new Guy Ritchie live-action version of the classic story with Bollywood actor Siddharth Gupta. However at #D23 today we got the details down pat. Aladdin played by Mena Massoud. Jasmine is Naomi Scott. And, yes, Will Smith as The Genie Of The Lamp.

Suddenly it's a whole new ball game.

Massoud is best known as Tarek Kassar in this year's Jack Ryan TV show.

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Naomi Scott has had a series of small roles but played the Pink Ranger in the recent Power Rangers movie.

Will Smith Is The Genie, Mena Massoud Is Aladdin, Naomi Scott Is Jasmine In Guy Ritchie's Aladdin #D23

And Will Smith…. is Will Smith.

Will Smith Is The Genie, Mena Massoud Is Aladdin, Naomi Scott Is Jasmine In Guy Ritchie's Aladdin #D23

Filming begins in London towards the end of the year.


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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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