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It was just announced that Billy Magnussen‘s Aladdin character Prince Anders has a spin-off movie in the works, but did you know that Disney is also planning a sequel to the live-action film?

Fans have been upset about Billy, the one white actor in a cast of diverse stars, getting his own movie as Aladdin star Mena Massoud recently said that he hasn’t landed any auditions since the movie came out.

Well, it sounds like Disney still loves Mena as he’s hinted that the sequel is a definite possibility. Reports have claimed that the sequel will follow animated sequel Return of Jafar, though that’s not yet confirmed.

“I don’t think it will be Return of Jafar, but I think there’s a possibility of a sequel, yes,” Mena told ET a couple months ago. “I think they should do one just about the animals. Like, Abu, Raja, Iago and the carpet all get together. Throwing it out there!”

Back in August, producer Dan Lin opened up about plans for a sequel.

“We’d love to,” he told SYFY Wire. “People clearly loved the movie and watched it multiple times and we get lots of fan letters and people asking us to make Return [of] Jafar, and I can just tell you that we’re in early stages right now, but we’re certainly talking about another movie. Like with Aladdin, it will not be a straight remake of any movie that’s been made before, so we’re looking at ‘where’s the best way to go with these characters.’”

Dan added, “we’d love to have [director] Guy [Ritchie] back and get the team back together. If we do another Aladdin movie, we’d certainly love to have him at the helm.”

In another interview a month later, Dan basically confirmed that Return of Jafar won’t be the basis for the sequel.

“We’re exploring lots of different ways that we can go but certainly, fans are saying, ‘we want to see more of these characters,’ but they want to see the next adventure,” he told Yahoo UK. “We’re talking now about where that could go but I don’t think it’s going to be a straight remake of The Return of Jafar.”

Abigail Spencer happily poses alongside her co-star Rodrigo Santoro while hitting the red carpet at the season one premiere of their Hulu series Reprisal held at ArcLight Cinemas on Thursday (December 5) in Hollywood, Calif.

The 38-year-old actress and the 44-year-old actor were joined at the event by their co-stars Mena Massoud, Rhys Wakerfield, Madison Davenport, Gilbert Owuor, Bethany Anne Lind, Rebeca Robles, Lea DeLaria, Shane Callahan, Wavyy Jonez, Craig Tate and Blake Sheldon, as well as executive producers Josh Corbin, Warren Littlefield and Barry Jossen.

Here’s a synopsis: “Reprisal is a hyper-noir story that follows a relentless femme fatale who, after being left for dead, sets out to take revenge against her brother and his bombastic gang of gearheads.”

The upcoming drama series from the executive producer of The Handmaid’s Tale is available to stream on Hulu now – Watch the trailer here!

FYI: Mena Massoud is wearing Givenchy. Madison Davenport is wearing Hearts On Fire diamond band and Mémoire necklace.

Will Smith is reacting to what his Aladdin co-star Mena Massoud recently revealed: he hasn’t received a single audition since the live action film’s release in May of 2019.

“I’m just hearing that right now,” Will said when an interviewer with Variety asked for his reaction to Mena‘s statement. “I haven’t spoken to Mena.”

“He is a spectacular actor, and he has nothing to worry about,” Will added before the interview ended.

Will played the Genie to Mena‘s Aladdin in the Disney film earlier this year.

Despite starring in Aladdin, Mena Massoud actually hasn’t gotten an audition for a new role since the movie’s success.

Speaking with The Daily Beast, the 28-year-old actor opened up about how he’s still facing struggles despite Aladdin crossing the $1 billion mark.

“I’m kind of tired of staying quiet about it. I want people to know that it’s not always dandelions and roses when you’re doing something like Aladdin,” Mena shared. “‘He must have made millions. He must be getting all these offers.’ It’s none of those things. I haven’t had a single audition since Aladdin came out.”

He continues, “I feel like I’m going to be overlooked and underestimated for a long time because I am a young actor. I’m an up and comer in the sense that I’ve been doing this for 10 years, but to a lot of people, Aladdin’s the first thing they’ve seen me in. So I think I’m going to be viewed that way for a long time. I’m going to have to work at chipping away at that.”

Mena is starring in Hulu’s Reprisal series, but it’s a role he booked before Aladdin.

“It’s wild to a lot of people,” he adds. “People have these ideas in their head. It’s like, I’m sitting here being like, ‘OK, Aladdin just hit $1 billion. Can I at least get an audition?’ I’m not expecting you to be, like, ‘Here’s Batman.’ But can I just get in the room? Can you just give me a chance? So, it’s not always what you think.”

Mena Massoud paid a visit to Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday (December 2) and dished all about his success since the release of his Disney live-action film, Aladdin.

“It was, it was a huge thing. I went back to Egypt recently and I really felt the love there,” the 28-year-old actor told Jimmy of his recent visit and growing up Egyptian and Canadian. “The last person to come out of Egypt was Rami Malek, we got Rami – but Omar Sharif was the big one. There’s a lot coming up, it’s nice.”

Mena also talked about his first pet being a bird and his new show Reprisal.

The upcoming drama series, Reprisal, from the executive producer of The Handmaid’s Tale arrives at Hulu on December 6 – Watch the trailer here!

Mena Massoud and Jacob Elordi both dress in black sweaters at the 2019 Napa Valley Film Festival held at Materra | Cunat Family Vineyards on Saturday afternoon (November 16) in Napa, Calif.

The 28-year-old Aladdin star and the 22-year-old Euphoria actor were recognized as rising stars at the Rising Star Showcase during the festival.

Liana Liberato, Kelsey Asbille, Dean-Charles Chapman and Jessica Barden were also honored at the showcase. Hayley Law was also in attendance.

“Thank you @napafilmfest for having me as a rising star ✨ I am rising!,” Jessica wrote on Instagram.

FYI: Jessica is wearing a Zimmermann dress. Kelsey is wearing Louis Vuitton.

Rainey Qualley and Kilo Kish showed their style while celebrating with AllSaints!

The two musicians stepped out for the brand’s 25th anniversary celebration with Chief Creative Director Wil Beedle on Thursday night (November 14) at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles.

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They were also joined at the event by Mena Massoud, Gia Coppola, Bria Vinaite, Keir Gilchrist and Salem Mitchell.

During the evening, guests enjoyed musical entertainment while sipped Gia Coppola Wine, signature Yola Mezcal cocktails and customizing AllSaints shirts.

FYI: All guests were wearing Allsaints.