Disney just accidentally confirm a live action remake of Aladdin?
So far, Guy Ritchie has only been rumoured to be taking on the mammoth task of turning our beloved Aladdin into a full length live action film but now a casting call for the movie appears to have finally confirmed Guy as the man behind the camera.
The reboot of the classic 1992 animation will reportedly be ‘an ambitious and non-traditional take’ on the tale. and the call sheet for talent, posted to Movie Casting Call by Alan Baltes, a member of the Screen Actors Guild and part of the Disney Channel national talent search, reads:
MTV Movie Awards winner Guy Ritchie will be directing Aladdin from an adapted screenplay written by Grammy Award nominee John August based on the animated classic, about a street urchin who vies for the love of a beautiful princess, and uses a genie’s magic power to make himself off as a prince in order to marry her. Max Keene will co-produce with Dan Lin. Lin Pictures president Jonathan Eirich will serve as executive producer.
We’re still not sure how we feel about Aladdin and Jasmine’s love story being tinkered with, but we’ve got a little bit of faith in Guy, the man behind Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels.
Disney’s decision to reboot Aladdin is the latest in a long, long, long line of live action remakes following on from Maleficent, Cinderella and most recently The Jungle Book.
The retelling of the story of the street urchin who finds a magic lamp and becomes BFFs with a genie and gets the girl will though, apparently, feature singing, as the call sheet asks for newcomers who ‘must have acting and singing abilities’.
The Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures live-action adventure musical feature film Aladdin will be casting two unknown newcomers to play the lead roles of Aladdin and Jasmine. BAFTA Award winner Dan Lin is producing the film, and he has stated that the director will be looking to cast newcomers in the major roles of Aladdin and Jasmine, and that they will be discovering new people that must have acting and singing abilities. Filming will take place in London and all talent must have legal eligibility requirements to work in the United Kingdom in the entertainment industry.
Just don’t mess up Friend Like Me, Guy…
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