Walt Disney Pictures has announced that casting on Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin is now complete, and that filming on the live-action remake of the animated classic is now underway at Longcross Studios outside London. Marking the occasion, Will Smith – who is portraying Genie – shared a selfie alongside his co-stars Mena Massoud (Aladdin), Naomi Scott […]
Marwan Kenzari cast as Jafar in Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin
THR is reporting that Walt Disney Pictures has found its Jafar for Guy Ritchie’s upcoming live-action Aladdin movie, with Marwan Kenzari (Ben-Hur, The Mummy) signing on to portray the classic villain. In addition to Kenzari, former Saturday Night Live star Nasim Pedrad has joined the film as Mara, a handmaiden and friend to Jasmine and a role specifically […]
Second Opinion – The Mummy (2017)
The Mummy, 2017. Directed by Alex Kurtzman Starring Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, Courtney B. Vance, Marwan Kenzari, and Russell Crowe. SYNOPSIS: An ancient princess is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension. To say that The Mummy is […]
Movie Review – The Mummy (2017)
The Mummy, 2017. Directed by Alex Kurtzman. Starring Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, Courtney B. Vance, Marwan Kenzari, and Russell Crowe. SYNOPSIS: An ancient princess is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension. “Where’s your sense of adventure” asks […]
Movie Review – Ben-Hur (2016)
Ben-Hur, 2016. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov Starring Jack Huston, Morgan Freeman, Toby Kebbell, Nazanin Boniadi, Rodrigo Santoro, Sofia Black D’Elia, Ayelet Zurer, Moisés Arias, Marwan Kenzari and Pilou Asbæk. SYNOPSIS: Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother, an officer in the Roman army, returns to his homeland after years at […]
