Disney’s live-action ALADDIN finds its Jafar… Marwan Kenzari. Plus Nasim Pedrad joins the movie, too https://t.co/g725ca3sy2
— Borys Kit (@Borys_Kit) August 4, 2017
- Marwan Kenzari, a Dutch-Tunisian actor who will appear on Murder on the Orient Express, is in negotiations to star as Jafar.
- Former Saturday Night Live comedienne Nasim Pedrad has landed a role created specifically for the movie.
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Their Jafar is hotter than their Aladdin.