Will Smith shared a photo with his Aladdin cast recently. Smith, who plays genie in the film, posted the photo on his Facebook page. The filming has begun with Guy Ritchie at the helm of things, according to a report in Variety.
The photograph shows Smith and co-stars Mena Massoud, who will play Aladdin, Naomi Scott, who will essay Princess Jasmine, and Marwan Kenzari who will play Jafar.
“I’m over here gettin’ my Genie on,” Smith wrote.
Smith takes over the role of the Genie from the late actor Robin Williams, who voiced the role in the 1992 animated film.
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Other cast members in the movie include Navid Negahban (Homeland) as the Sultan; Nasim Pedrad (Saturday Night Live) as Dalia, Princess Jasmine’s hand maiden and confidante; Billy Magnussen (Into The Woods) as Prince Anders, a potential husband for Princess Jasmine; and Numan Acar (Homeland) as Hakim, Jafar’s right-hand man and head of the palace guards.
Ritchie is directing from a screenplay by John August based on the animated film Aladdin and stories from One Thousand and One Nights.
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