The three stars joined co-star Marwen Kenzari and director Guy Ritchie at the event, held at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on Thursday (May 9).
Guy was joined by his wife, Jacqui, at the event. Naomi was joined by her husband, Jordan Spence.
This is the second stop on the Magic Carpet World Tour, which will continue over the next two weeks. You can keep up with all the events with the hashtag #MagicCarpetTour.
Zayn and rising superstar Zhavia have teamed up for a brand new duet of the Aladdin classic “A Whole New World,” which will be featured in the film’s end credits and on the Walt Disney Records soundtrack, and is available today (May 9).
The new updated rendition of the classic song is produced by Saltwives aka Alex Oriet and David Phelan, and the music video was directed by Philip Andelman.
“The selection of artists, producer and tonal direction was critical for the success of updating a classic song like this,” said Mitchell Leib, president of Music & Soundtracks for the Walt Disney Studios. “ZAYN‘s vocals are like no other and his artistic imprint immediately brought a contemporary and diverse presence. Additionally, ZAYN could have chosen any artist in the world to collaborate with on the duet, but he personally selected Zhavia for her unique perspective, powerful vocal abilities and to platform a talented new artist, ensuring that the audience could discover this song, again, for the first time.”
Stream “A Whole New World” on Spotify and download it on iTunes now!
ZAYN & Zhavia Ward – ‘A Whole New World’ (End Title) [From Aladdin]
Check out these two brand-new clips from Disney’s live-action Aladdin!
The studio released both videos this week.
One of them, called “I Wish to Become a Prince,” features Will Smith‘s Genie and Mena Massound‘s Aladdin as they discuss his wanting to transform into a prince.
The other, titled “A Whole New World,” shows Aladdin and Naomi Scott‘s Jasmine as he convinces her to take a magic carpet ride with him.
Check out both teasers now, and don’t miss Aladdin when it hits theaters on May 24!
The co-stars stepped out for the gala screening, photo call, and press conference held at Le Grand Rex on Wednesday (May 8).
They were joined by director Guy Ritchie and composer Alan Menken.
The City of Light was the first stop on the Magic Carpet World Tour that will continue over the next two weeks, which you can follow at #MagicCarpetTour.
Don’t miss Aladdin when it hits theaters on May 24!
Mena Massoud is all smiles during an interview at the Build Series on Monday (May 6) in New York City.
The 27-year-old actor opened up about the process he went through to book the role of Aladdin in the new Aladdin movie.
“I sent in an audition tape when it came out to the world. They had put on all these public casting calls and my agent sent me a request to put in a tape. And then we didn’t hear anything for four months. Usually, as an actor, if you didn’t hear back in a month, it’s usually dead in the water, so I moved on from it as actors do and I forgot about it,” Mena said.
“Four months later we get a call… so from that point things picked up. I did another tape. I flew to London twice to test for it with Naomi [Scott] a few times. And then I booked it,” he added.
Will Smith is responding to the backlash over his blue Genie in Aladdin, including all the memes that were circulating.
“It was very funny,” Will told Empire about seeing the memes. “There was a Sonic The Hedgehog / Genie frog.”
Will continued, “Everything is under such critical scrutiny. I came up in an era where there was no internet. It’s a new thing that I’m trying to get a handle on.”
“It even came with apologies from the cynics who were so adamant initially,” Guy added. “I’ve never seen apologies in that world. I thought, ‘Oh well, great, we’re back to where I’d hoped we’d be.’”
The 50-year-old actor who plays Genie was joined by co-stars Mena Massoud – who plays Aladdin – and Naomi Scott – who plays Jasmine – as they debuted their new toys ahead of the film’s release.
The dolls, made by Hasbro, include individual characters – two versions of Aladdin, two versions of Jasmine, two versions of Genie, Jafar and Dalia.
You can pre-order the Aladdin toys at Hasbro.com before they hit shelves on April 22.
Also pictured inside: Will Smith and Martin Lawrence getting caught in the rain filming Bad Boys for Life on Thursday afternoon (April 4) in Miami, Fla.
