Disney has released the official trailer for its live-action Aladdin, which is ramping up for its May 24 theatrical bow. This comes after the studio rolled out the first look at the movie in October, then unveiled a teaser trailer during the Grammys.

Directed by Guy Ritchie from a script by John August and based on the…

A new trailer for Disney’s live action Aladdin is out.  Disney dropped the clip for the first time tonight during the Grammys.

In it, we get a first look at Will Smith as the magical Genie.

In addition to Smith, Mena Massoud is Aladdin and Naomi Scott is Jasmine, among others. Marwan Kenzari, Nasim Pedrad, Billy Magnus…

Broadway productions celebrated the end of 2018 by shredding box office records like so much confetti, with Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and To Kill a Mockingbird setting all-time weekly ticket sale highs for, respectively, a play and an American play.

Potter, the two-part play that premiered in London, took…

Disney’s Aladdin got a jump on its summer 2019 release date Wednesday when the first photos from the live-action version of the 1992 animated classic landed on the cover of Entertainment Weekly.

The photos feature Mena Massoud as Aladdin, Naomi Scott as Jasmine and Will Smith as the magical Genie, among others. Marwan…

On Ralph Breaks the Internet, Disney's follow-up to 2012's Wreck It Ralph, Alan Menken enjoyed the privilege of being sought after for the legacy he's built, and a singular musical quality only he could provide. As the eight-time Oscar winner notes, he has become a genre unto himself at this point. "It certainly beats…

Disney has released the first teaser trailer for the live-action remake of Aladdin, the 1992 animated hit that earned more than $500 million worldwide.

The new version, set to arrive on May 24, stars Mena Massoud as Aladdin, Naomi Scott as Jasmine, Will Smith as the magical Genie, and Marwan Kenzari as Jafar, with…

Disney dropped a trailer-featurette combo of Tim Burton’s Dumbo in showing off its upcoming slate at CinemaCon today. The ornate period piece brings to mind such movies as The Greatest Showman, Burton’s circus tale Big Fish, and Disney’s Oz The Great and Powerful.

But they also had more: Before the session ended, the s…

Translating a Disney animated feature into a Broadway stage musical seems that it would be a seamless task considering the fantasy, magic, the vibrant moral storytelling, and, of course, the catchy iconic tunes. For the most part, Disney Theatrical Productions delivers the goods with their musicals seeing as though…

UPDATE, with Disney statement Although a reported 400 of 500 background performers on Disney’s currently-filming Aladdin are Indian, Middle Eastern, African, Mediterranean or Asian, it’s the other 100 that have some British media outlets in a Sunday morning stir.

“Fury as Disney ‘browns up’ white actors to star in Alad…

EXCLUSIVE: After landing the coveted titular role of the street rat-turned-prince in Disney’s live-action Aladdin remake, Mena Massoud has joined ICM Partners for agency representation, in what Deadline heard was a highly competitive signing. Guy Richie is directing this version of the 1992 classic animated film, from…

The lamp has been rubbed and the genie is out. Will Smith, who plays the wish-granting Genie in the forthcoming live-action adaptation of Aladdin posted a picture on Facebook with fellow cast members Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, and Marwan Kenzari to announce that shooting for the Disney movie has commenced.

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Homeland actor Navid Negahban has signed on to play the Sultan, rounding out the cast for Disney’s hotly anticipated live-action Aladdin redo, currently shooting outside London with Guy Ritchie at the helm. He joins Will Smith as the Genie, Mena Massoud in the titular role of Aladdin, Naomi Scott as Sultan's daughter…