Aladdin 2 was confirmed by Disney shortly after the discharge of Man Ritchie’s 2019 live-action Aladdin remake. Nevertheless, with nearly 5 years passing since viewers had been launched to Mena Massoud’s Aladdin and Will Smith’s tackle the Genie, the way forward for the subsequent live-action Aladdin film is unsure. There have been a number of updates from the solid and Man Ritchie teasing growth on the film, however phrase from Disney has been suspiciously — and worryingly — quiet.
The 2019 Aladdin was a surprisingly profitable box-office hit, making the 2020 affirmation of Aladdin 2 considerably unsurprising. Regardless of preliminary momentum on the sequel being sturdy, nonetheless, the undertaking quickly stalled into uncertainty. Whereas it’s not been formally launched written-off but the discharge date of the live-action Aladdin 2 feels additional away than ever earlier than.
The most recent information on a sequel to the live-action Aladdin throws severe doubt on Aladdin 2 ever seeing a launch date. Mena Massoud, the star of Man Ritchie’s 2019 Aladdin film, gave a somewhat disheartening replace on the sequel in March 2023. Chatting with a fan on Twitter in a now-deleted tweet, the actor was candid about his fears for Aladdin 2 and the way forward for the franchise.
The response was transient, with Massoud merely stating Aladdin 2 was “impossible at this level”. On condition that his remark was made nearly three years after the 2019 launch date of the unique, and that Disney are reportedly scaling again new content material in 2023 (by way of CNBC), it is likely to be that the live-action Aladdin 2 isn’t occurring in any case.
At one level it was broadly reported that Aladdin 2 was confirmed. The announcement that Disney was transferring ahead with the sequel got here in 2020 (by way of THR). Nevertheless, there’s been little official information on the live-action Aladdin sequel since, and feedback from star Mena Massoud appear to point Disney’s preliminary eagerness to maneuver ahead with a brand new Aladdin film was short-lived.
Whereas the live-action Aladdin 2 hasn’t been cancelled, it does appear that work on it has stalled indefinitely. There’s no Aladdin sequel launch date on the playing cards. Director Man Ritchie spoke about Aladdin 2 in February 2023, stating “We’ve been kicking some concepts round for a while now, however it’d be nice to do, it will be nice to return there.” The way in which Ritchie has framed the dialog as going again to the undertaking, somewhat than it being one thing he was presently engaged on, speaks volumes.
The solid of Aladdin 2 would seemingly be extremely comparable — if not solely equivalent — to Man Ritchie’s 2019 Aladdin. Previous to his March 2023 feedback Mena Massoud (The Royal Remedy, Reprisal) had indicated he was returning for the sequel. It’s additionally seemingly that Naomi Scott (Anatomy of a Scandal, Charlie’s Angels) would return to play Princess Jasmine with Navid Negahban (The Previous Man, The Cleansing Woman) reprising his position as The Sultan.
Ought to the subsequent film be a live-action Return of Jafar it’s extremely seemingly that Marwan Kenzari (Ghosted, Black Adam) would reprise his position because the villainous Jafar. Nevertheless, ought to the sequel go in a unique route, it’s potential that Aladdin 2 can have a brand new protagonist. Moreover, since there have been talks a few spinoff present primarily based on his character, Billy Magnussen (No Time To Die, The Nice Gilly Hopkins) would most likely be again as inept suitor Prince Anders.
What’s much less clear is whether or not Will Smith, arguably essentially the most widely-recognized star within the live-action Aladdin franchise up to now, would return for the sequel. Nevertheless, since he’s taking part in the magical genie, recasting his character wouldn’t show too tough (the change in look and voice may very well be defined away with magic).