New 'Aladdin' remake trailer features 'A Whole New World'

CAIRO – 13 March 2019: Disney has revealed the first full-length trailer for its live-action remake of Aladdin, starring Egyptian-Canadian actor Mena Massoud as Aladdin, Naomi Scott as Princess Jasmine and Will Smith as the Genie.

The teaser only got the audience more excited for “A Whole New World” based on the catchy colors, special effects and snappiness of the remake of the 1992 animated film.

The movie is announced to hit the cinemas in May.

Massoud was born in Cairo, Egypt to Egyptian Coptic Christian parents before immigrating to Canada when he was three-years-old. He was amid hundreds of actors who auditioned for the role.

Will Smith himself shared his enthusiasm for his latest role as he posted on Instagram, “LEMME OUT!! Can’t wait for y’all to see Me BLUE!”

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LEMME OUT!! 🧞 Can’t wait for y’all to see Me BLUE! :-) #aladdin

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Aladdin’s tale itself was born and characterized by a European colonial view of Asia.

Aladdin had no known source before French writer Antoine Galland stuck it into his 18^th-century translation of 1001 Nights, claiming to have heard it from a Syrian storyteller.

The original story of Aladdin was set not in the Arabic world, but in China, and was gradually transformed into a Middle Eastern tale by storytellers.

Disney announced earlier that the movie includes new songs as well as re-recordings of the original songs written by Alan Menken and lyricists Howard Ashman and Tim Rice.

The trailer features snippets of the songs included in the original movie, including “Friend like me” and “A whole new world.”