Thought the idea of an Aladdin sequel was wishful thinking? Think again. T🌼he billion-dollar live-action hit is being primed for an original fol🐓low-up according to a new report.

let the genie out of the bottle, all but confirming that Disney are working on Aladdin 2. Not only is Guy Ritchie set to return as director, but a writers’ room has been working on new ideas for the sequel by reading through stories from One Thousand and One Nights, the source material upon which the ori💧ginal Aladdin was loosely based.

That means any Aladdin sequel, which is being penned by Real Steel’s John Gatins and Straight Outta Compton’꧒s Andrea Berloff, is unlikely to take its cue from the direct-to-video Return of Jafar, which followed on from the original 1992 animated smash hit starring Robin Williams.

At this early stage, the cast haven’t been confirmed, though Mena Massoud,♔🎉 Naomi Scott, and Will Smith are "expected to reprise their roles."

That might not be the only visit to the world o🔥f Aladdin. A Disney Plus 🔜spin-off, starring Billy Magnussen’s Prince Anders, is also on the way (via ).

Remarkably, Aladdin 2 will be just Disney’s third live-action remake sequel this century, with 102 Dalmatians and Alice Through the Looking Glass preceding i💃t. 

While most retellings are one-and-done, Disney using the p🍃latform of live-action remakes to help craft fresher stories is a welcome change. Re-treads and re-imaginings are all well and good, but it’s when the Ho✅use of Mouse gets to sprinkle some of its original magic that it thrives like no other.

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