The casting of the Power Rangers star, who is of both English and Indian heritage, was criticised by those who believe the role should have gone to an Arab actress. However, her casting didn't come without controversy.

Who plays Jasmine?Įnglish actress, Naomi Scott has been cast as Princess Jasmine. He also played Jared Malik in Open Heart, and he has also appeared in Nikita and Saving Hope. This is Mena's break out movie role, but he has starred alongside John Krasinksi, in Amazon’s big-budget thriller series Tom Clancy late last year.

The -year-old actor was born in Egypt, but moved to Ontario, Canada as a child. 'It turns out that Will Smith's Aladdin Genie will haunt my nightmares,' tweeted one user.Īnother added: 'I'll never sleep again and it's all Will Smith's fault.' Who plays Aladdin?ĭisney have stuck with tradition and chosen unknown face, Mena Massoud to play Aladdin. Not everyone has been pleased with Will's interpretation so far, with many fans taking to Twitter to mock his the visual effects that make him blue. “Just the flavor of the character would be different enough and unique enough that it would be in a different lane, versus trying to compete.” I started to feel confident that I could deliver something that was an homage to Robin Williams but was musically different,” Smith said. “The question is always: Where was there meat left on the bone? Robin didn’t leave a lot of meat on the bone with the character.”

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