An Egyptian-Canadian Has Been Cast for Disney’s Remake of Aladdin
zCHG fí Ԇh w%VG?X ^֊1 gU? |Ku Iq G\{RUv'QW`EEbejc/JH)yE3 An Egyptian-Canadian actor has been cast in the lead role of Disney's live-action remake of the 1992 hit animated movie Aladdin. By Arfa Shahid Egyptian-Canadian actor Mena Massoud has been cast in the leading role for Disney’s live-action remake of Aladdin, a feat many view as progress in Hollywood with regards to casting actors of color. Massoud will star along side British actress Naomi Scott, who will play Princess Jasmine. Will Smith will also star in the live-action remake as the Genie. The remake of the super-hit 1992 animated movie is being directed by Guy Ritchie, who along with Disney insisted on casting actors of South Asian/Middle Eastern descent since the original movie is set in a fictional city in the Middle East. British actors Riz Ahmed and Dev Patel were reportedly considered to play Aladdin, but Disney decided it wanted a lesser known actor for the role. Massoud was born to Coptic Egyptian parents and raised in Canada, while Scott’s mother is of Indian descent, and her father is British. First photo by the amazing #MichelleLindo. Had a blast! Tie + bar @thetiebar Pocket Sq. @bafficollection #MensFashion #photoshoot #suit A post shared by Mena Massoud (@menamassey) on
Finding Massoud was not easy. Disney’s struggle to find actors to play Aladdin’s role were widely reported. In fact, the hashtag #AladdinCasting went viral on Twitter with users expressing their disappointment and outrage at Disney being unable to choose from a plethora of suitable actors of color. What?! How are they finding it difficult to cast #Aladdin! Has Hollywood never heard of #Bollywood?! #poc #AladdinCasting pic.twitter.com/sxLZQ3b5Ce — Katie-Mai Kong (@katiemaikong) July 12, 2017 They are having a “hard time” finding an Aladdin bc they can’t just pick a white actor #AladdinCasting — Uncle Christopher (@Evry1HatesCris) July 12, 2017 Just when you thought brown girls were gonna get the representation they deserved…#AladdinCasting #WhiteWashed — Iman (@ImanAkhtar) July 16, 2017 It sure is a shame that there isn’t an entire Indian film industry based around song and dance While speculation over who will play Aladdin may have finally ended, many are still concerned over the Middle Eastern stereotypes and negative cultural tropes that were used in the original movie. Apart from #AladdinCasting concerns, we should also be concerned with Orientalist themes, Islamophobic storylines, damaging ideas and images — Khaled Bey (@KhaledBeydoun) July 14, 2017 I really hope @Disney‘s make-up artists don’t tan Naomi Scott to make her look more ‘exotic’ or ‘authentic’. #Aladdin #AladdinCasting — Thug Yoda on the ️ (@rantazmo1) July 16, 2017s_崥C
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#AladdinCasting — velma dinkley (@ranty_hannah) July 12, 2017Comments
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