Despite remaining hopeful in the past few years, live-action Disney star Mena Massoud is sharing a surprisingly bleak Aladdin 2 update. Massoud led the cast of the 2019 remake as the eponymous street urchin falling in love with Princess Jasmine and working with a wish-granting genie to win her heart and defeat the evil sorcerer Jafar. Despite scoring generally mixed reviews, Aladdin was a smash hit, grossing over $1 billion and leading to plans for a direct sequel and a spinoff centered on Billy Magnussen's Prince Anders.
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