![]() ![]() ![]() The film is set to debut in theaters May 24. It famously featured Robin Williams as the film’s genie, along with Scott Weinger as Aladdin, Jonathan Freeman as Jafar, Linda Larkin as Princess Jasmine, Frank Welker as Aladdin’s monkey pal Abu, plus Douglas Seale as The Sultan, and Gilbert Gottfried as Iago. RELATED: Mulan Director Shares First Photo from SetĪladdin was nominated for five Academy Awards and won two, including Best Original Score and Best Original Song for “A Whole New World.” Based on the Middle-Eastern folktale Aladdin and the Magic Lamp, the 1992 animated film was co-directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, who had previously-directed The Little Mermaid and would go on to make other Disney classics, including Hercules, Treasure Planet, The Princess and the Frog, and Moana. Eight-time Academy Award-winning composer Alan Menken ( Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid) provides the score, which includes new recordings of the original songs written by Menken and Oscar-winning lyricists Howard Ashman ( Little Shop of Horrors) and Tim Rice ( The Lion King) as well as two new songs written by Menken and Oscar and Tony Award-winning songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul ( La La Land, Dear Evan Hansen). In addition, Wreck-It Ralph‘s Alan Tudyk has also signed on to voice Jafar’s iconic parrot sidekick Iago.Īladdin is directed by Guy Ritchie ( Sherlock Holmes, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) from a screenplay by John August ( Dark Shadows, Big Fish) based on the 1992 animated film Aladdin and stories from “One Thousand and One Nights.” The producer is Dan Lin ( The LEGO Movie) with Golden Globe winner Marc Platt ( La La Land), Jonathan Eirich ( Death Note) and Kevin De La Noy ( The Dark Knight Rises) serving as executive producers. Naomi Scott ( Power Rangers) stars as Princess Jasmine, the Sultan’s beautiful daughter who wants to have a say in how she lives her life with Marwan Kenzari ( Murder on the Orient Express) as Jafar, an evil sorcerer who devises a nefarious plot to unseat the Sultan and rule Agrabah himself.Īladdin also stars Navid Negahban ( Homeland) as the Sultan, Nasim Pedrad ( Saturday Night Live) as Dalia, Billy Magnussen ( Into the Woods) as Prince Anders, and Numan Acar ( Homeland) as Hakim, Jafar’s right-hand man and head of the palace guards. Two-time Oscar nominee Will Smith ( Ali, Men in Black) stars as the Genie in the new film alongside Mena Massoud (Amazon’s Jack Ryan) as Aladdin, the hapless but lovable street rat who is smitten with the Sultan’s daughter. You can listen closely to the snippet below! ![]() Prince Ali (Reprise) – Jonathan Freemanġ4.According to Cinema Blend, a snippet of one of the newest songs from Walt Disney Pictures‘ upcoming live-action Aladdin has arrived online, revealing a short preview of Princess Jasmine’s (Naomi Scott) song titled “Speechless.” Composed by Alan Menken ( La La Land) and co-written Benj Pasek and Justin Paul ( The Greatest Showman), the song was leaked through a new Princess Jasmine singing doll which was created by JAKKS Pacific. A Whole New World – Brad Kane and Lea SalongaĨ. ![]() Aladdin is now available to stream on Disney+ and to purchase on VOD, Blu-ray and DVD.Ģ9. A digital version will be released digitally on September 16 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other major digital music services. The 2-CD set is now available to order on the Disney Music Emporium website. The Legacy Collection release coincides with the movie’s 30th anniversary and features the original songs from the film written by Academy Award winner Alan Menken ( Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Enchanted, Tangled) and featuring lyrics by Howard Ashman ( Beauty and the Beast) & Tim Rice ( The Lion King, Jesus Christ Superstar), the remastered original score by Menken, as well as outtakes and alternate tracks. Walt Disney Records will release a new soundtrack album for the 1992 animated classic Aladdin directed by John Musker & Ron Clements and starring Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman, Frank Welker, Gilbert Gottfried & Douglas Seale.
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