Mena Massoud, who plays Aladdin in the live-action version of the Disney animated classic, told a netizen that the sequel to the film might not see the light of day after all.
Last December, Guy Ritchie affirmed at the microphone of The Hollywood Reporter that he’d be thrilled for Will Smith to reprise the role of the genie in Aladdin 2 despite the Oscar slap case.
A statement that suggested that the feature film was going to be done well. However, Mena Massoud, who plays Aladdin in the live-action film adapted from the Disney animation classic, now seems quite pessimistic about the future of this sequel.
A user indeed asked the actor if Aladdin 2 was still relevant and the latter replied: “It’s very unlikely at this point“.
Despite the success of the first opus, which garnered more than $1 billion at the international box office, Disney would therefore have abandoned the idea of a sequel. A recent decision since last December Mena Massoud declared to variety that new screenwriters had just been hired.
“I don’t know if there’s any movement. There’s been a change with the writers, and they’re working on a brand new draft. That’s all I know.”
Three months later, Aladdin 2 therefore seems to be at a standstill. The studio may be waiting to see the evolution of Will Smith’s career and the box office results of his next films before launching production on the sequel to the feature film.
Will Smith has already been announced at the castings for Bad Boys 4 and I Am Legend 2 with Michael B. Jordan.