ALADDIN Star Mena Massoud Says The Sequel is "Very Unlikely at This Point"
There’s been a few recent updates in regard to Disney’s Aladdin 2 over the past couple of months. One of the biggest reports that have come out is that Will Smith would be reprising his role of Genie. Then director Guy Ritchie recently said that he’d very much like to make the sequel and that he’s been kicking around some ideas. Ritchie said:
"I can't tell you how much I enjoyed that experience. It was a great experience. That whole Disney thing, as you can imagine, is such a professional outfit. Just from that perspective, it was so much fun. I would very much like to, we'll wait and see. We have been kicking some ideas around for some time now, but it'd be great to do, it would be great to go back there."
Now, Aladdin star Mena Massoud has offered his own update and he’s definitely a cup-half-empty kinda guy. When asked by a fan about the sequel, the actor responded, saying: "Very unlikely at this point.”
I don’t think it’s unlikely at all! I think the sequel will eventually happen. Why do I think this? Because the live-action remake was not only good, it made over a billion dollars at the box office! Of course Disney is going to get a sequel going! That first movie was such a huge success and Disney always wants to make money, and this is a franchise that will give that to them.