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EXCLUSIVE: Shudder has come aboard Jenn Wexler’s 1970s supernatural horror film The Sacrifice Game, starring Mena Massoud (Aladdin), Olivia Scott Welch (Fear Street), Gus Kenworthy (American Horror Story: 1984) and Chloë Levine (The OA), which is heading into production next week. AMC Networks’ premium streamer for…

A refugee finds solace in literature in Lamya's Poem, a Syria-set, English-language feature which premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Written and directed by Alex Kronemer, it stars Millie Davis (Wonder) as the voice of Lamya, a spirited 12-year-old who lives with her mother in war-torn…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is adding another royal feature to its cannon. Austin & Ally alum Laura Marano (The Perfect Date, ) and Mena Massoud, who starred in the Disney live-action Aladdin remake, are set to star in The Royal Treatment romance feature for Netflix. Rick Jacobson is directing the pic from a screenplay by…

EXCLUSIVE: Mena Massoud, titular star of Disney’s Aladdin remake, has signed with Gersh for representation. After a competitive search, Massoud landed the coveted role in the 2019 live-action feature, which grossed over 1 billion dollars worldwide. Massoud also is set to star in the sequel, which will be directed by…

WestEnd Films has boarded international sales on Lamya's Poem, the animated feature whose voice cast includes Mena Massoud (Aladdin), Millie Davis (Wonder) and Faran Tahir (Iron Man). The film charts the story of a 12-year-old Syrian refugee who is given a book of poetry of classic 13th-century Persian poet, Rumi. As…

The only white character in the live action remake of Aladdin is up for a spin-off movie, even though the star of the film apparently can’t get a job. That has the internet hopping mad at the injustice of it all. Just days after Mena Massoud, the star of the billion-dollar grossing live-action Aladdin, revealed that…

Created by Josh Corbin and executive produced by The Handmaid’s Tale‘s Warren Littlefield, Hulu’s Reprisal follows Doris, a relentless femme fatale who, after being left for dead, leads a vengeful campaign against a bombastic gang of gearheads. The hyper-noir drama, like many series as of late, blurs the lines of good…

Mena Massoud (Aladdin, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan) is set as series regular opposite Abigail Spencer in Hulu drama pilot Reprisal, from Warren Littlefield and A+E Studios. Written by Josh Corbin (StartUp) and to be directed by BAFTA-nominated Jonathan Van Tulleken (Off Season), Reprisal hails from A+E Studios and The…

EXCLUSIVE: Tony-winning actor Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen), The Vampire Diaries alum Nina Dobrev, and Mena Massoud, star of Disney's live-action Aladdin film, have signed on to topline the drama pic Run This Town, along with Emmy winner Damian Lewis (Billions, Homeland). The film was written by Ricky Tollman, who will…

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. As the…

There is a long list of news coming out of the live-action presentations at the D23 Expo. At the top of the list is the announcement of Tim Burton’s Dumbo. The live-action adaptation of the 1941 animated classic will open in theaters March 29, 2019. Also making news is the lead for Guy Ritchie’s live-action <a href="https://deadline.com/tag/aladdin/" id="auto-tag_aladdin_3"…