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Achraf Koutet, Mena Massoud and George Kosturos were part of the most recent screen tests (which did not go well)...
Among the newcomers who were still in the running for the riffraff/street rat in the most recent rounds of testing were Dutch actor Achraf Koutet, Canadian actor Mena Massoud and American George Kosturos.
As the search has dragged on (sources say the filmmakers went back to dig through the tapes once again when the most recent round of testing did not go well), the studio has brought on two movie-musical veterans to consult on the project: Marc Platt, who has a strong background in producing musicals and worked on Disney’s upcoming Mary Poppins Returns; and Chris Montan, a longtime executive music producer for Disney’s animated project such as Pocahontas, Toy Story, Hercules and Frozen.
THR: Casting issues delaying progress on [ALADN] Jul 11, 07:13
shooting for Aladdin now planned to start in August {nm} Jul 11, 07:45
A month is not uncommon. That headline and article tone was way too negative. {nm} Jul 11, 07:55
yeap, that was exacly my point. no biggie. {nm} Jul 11, 08:06
Just to recap what was in the article... Jul 11, 08:36
Riz Ahmed could play Jafar. The article is implying there are no Middle Eastern actor capable of playing Aladdin. {nm} Jul 11, 09:38
What about Amir Arison for one of the roles? He'd bring a comedic flare. {nm} Jul 11, 09:49
or, white director and execs have no idea(desire?) to hire non-white {nm} Jul 11, 09:50
MNAIR or GCHAD could find the right Aladdin. ALEE found SSHAR, he's young enough to play Aladdin. {nm} Jul 11, 10:55
when you think Will Smith is the best choice for Genie, probably already doomed {nm} Jul 11, 11:01
they had me at Guy Ritchie directing a children's musical {nm} Jul 11, 11:33
Ansel Elgort it is, then {nm} Jul 11, 10:42
if Riz Ahmed isnt available, i look like him & could play aladdin ;) {nm} Jul 11, 10:48
Naomi Scott or Tara Sutaria eyed to play Jasmine; Achraf Koutet, Mena Massoud and George Kosturos up for Aladdin. {nm} Jul 11, 07:53
Achraf Koutet, Mena Massoud and George Kosturos were part of the most recent screen tests (which did not go well)... Jul 11, 08:39
are still in the running {nm} Jul 11, 09:34
