{"id":11547,"date":"2019-05-25T10:37:23","date_gmt":"2019-05-25T09:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=11547"},"modified":"2019-05-25T10:37:27","modified_gmt":"2019-05-25T09:37:27","slug":"meet-the-stars-of-disneys-aladdin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=11547","title":{"rendered":"Meet the stars of Disney&#039;s Aladdin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>This weekend saw the release of the live-action remake of Disney\u2019s <i>Aladdin<\/i>. And, if you haven\u2019t heard, it\u2019s brilliant. <a href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/review\/5118\/aladdin-review-a-familiar-magic-in-a-league-of-its-own\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Although the music, set design, costumes and basically everything else are perfection, it\u2019s the cast that really makes the film come to life.<\/a> However, aside from Will Smith, we don\u2019t really know much about our stars.<\/p>\n<p>So, let\u2019s get to know them!<\/p>\n<h3>Naomi Scott as Princess Jasmine<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"giphy-embed\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/icCuqrLIpGYFI1gVxT\" style=\"width: 480; height: 480px\" width=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>26-year-old beauty Naomi Scott was born and raised in London. Her mother is of Gujarati Indian descent and her father is English. <i>Aladdin<\/i> is not Naomi\u2019s first taste of Disney life though as she landed her first major acting role on <i>Disney Channel UK\u2019s<\/i> series <i>Life Bites<\/i>. She\u2019s been in a fair few TV roles since, but it\u2019s her role as the Pink Ranger that we recognised her from. Naomi was also cast in <i>The Martian<\/i> alongside Matt Damon, but all her scenes were unfortunately cut from the final edit.<\/p>\n<h4>Naomi also made a little appearance in the music video of this long-lost bop<\/h4>\n<div class=\"vplayer\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t-njAuS7eTQ\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Mena Massoud as Aladdin<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"giphy-embed\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/S6q7a7nMOL2c11R4qq\" style=\"width: 480; height: 480px\" width=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Our leading man, Mena Massoud was born in Cairo, Egypt to Egyptian parents. He and his family moved to Canada when he was young, hence the accent. Mena is a proud vegan and actually founded the vegan foodie travel show <i>Evolving Vegan<\/i>. His first job was on the 2011 show <i>Nikita<\/i> where he played a member of the Al Qaeda for one episode but since then he\u2019s played Tarek Kassar in the award-winning show <i>Jack Ryan<\/i>.<\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3> <\/h3>\n<h3>Marwan Kenzari as Jafar<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"giphy-embed\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/S9ETjj8MzKypgGuPWw\" style=\"width: 480; height: 480px\" width=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With a very impressive filmography, 36-year-old Marwan has a number of hit films under his belt including <i>The Mummy, Murder on the Orient Express and Ben-Hur<\/i>. The Tunisian was born in the Netherlands and is fluent in Arabic, Dutch, French and English. With no desire to become an actor, Kenzari fell onto the scene when his girlfriend at the time signed them both up for a rendition of Chicago. There\u2019s one reason to be grateful for your ex!<\/p>\n<h4>Marwan also played real-life spy Ashraf Marwan in <i>The Angel<\/i><br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<div class=\"vplayer\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z0q2WbXQWbw\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3> <\/h3>\n<h3>Navid Negahban as the Sultan<\/h3>\n<figure itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><\/figure>\n<p>Everyone&#8217;s favourite baba was portrayed by 50-year-old Iranian, Navid Negahban. Navid obviously has a flare for crime as his past roles have been on hit shows such as <i>CSI, NCIS <\/i>and<i> The Shield.<\/i> He was also in <i>American Sniper<\/i> which received multiple accolades including an Academy Award.<\/p>\n<h4>Navid is also currently killing it on the Netflix hit, <i>Legion<\/i><br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<div class=\"vplayer\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g7pICmVQqBc\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>Will Smith as the Genie<\/h3>\n<p>Don&#8217;t be silly.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"giphy-embed\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/88jk387DiFqCSpD5Dp\" style=\"width: 480; height: 194px\" width=\"480\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 5 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9258826580\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/entertainment\/5148\/meet-the-stars-of-disneys-aladdin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2884989920\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] This weekend saw the release of the live-action remake of Disney\u2019s Aladdin. And, if you haven\u2019t heard, it\u2019s brilliant. Although the music, set design, costumes and basically everything else are perfection, it\u2019s the cast that really makes the film come to life. However, aside from Will Smith, we don\u2019t really know much about our &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11547"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11547"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11547\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11549,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11547\/revisions\/11549"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}