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Will Smith is giving a first look at the cast of Aladdin on the movie’s set!

The 48-year-old actor and the rest of the cast – Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott and Marwan Kenzari – all stopped to pose for a pic in honor of production kicking off!

“We just started shooting Aladdin and I wanted to intro you guys to our new family…Mena Massoud/Aladdin, Naomi Scott/Princess Jasmine, Marwan Kenzari/Jafar, and I’m over here gettin my Genie on. Here we go!” Will wrote on his Facebook page.

Later, Mena shared the same photo, writing, “Agrabah just got a lot hotter. Ooof! Gonna be keeping you posted on everything Aladdin peeps ;)”

It looks like the cast has totally hit it off! We can’t wait to see the film come together!

The role of Jafar in the upcoming live-action remake of Aladdin is set to be played by newcomer Marwan Kenzari, according to THR.

The 34-year-old Dutch-Tunisian actor is a relative newcomer who has had roles in the recent movies The Mummy, The Promise, and Ben-Hur. His breakout role is expected to be in the upcoming Murder on the Orient Express.

Will Smith is confirmed to play the Genie while newcomer Mena Massoud is playing the title role and Power Rangers‘ Naomi Scott will be Jasmine.

The film will be directed by Guy Ritchie.

Oscar Isaac poses with the cast and crew of their film The Promise while attending a press conference at TIFF Bell Lightbox during the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival on Monday (September 12) in Toronto, Canada.

The 37-year-old actor was also joined by his co-stars Angela Sarafyan, Charlotte Le Bon, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and Marwan Kenzari, as well as director Terry George and producer Eric Esrailian.

The day before, the group – plus Christian Bale – premiered the movie at TIFF.

Oscar, Angela, Shohreh, and Marwan also stopped by the Variety TIFF Studio presented by Airbnb and snapped some pictures.

In case you missed it, check out the trailer for the upcoming historical drama here!

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Christian Bale happily hits the red carpet with his wife Sibi Blazic while attending the premiere of his latest film The Promise held during the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on Sunday (September 11) in Toronto, Canada.

The 42-year-old actor was also joined by his co-stars Oscar Isaac, Angela Sarafyan, Charlotte Le Bon, Shohreh Aghdashloo and Marwan Kenzari.

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Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, The Promise follows a love triangle between Michael (Oscar), a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated Ana (Charlotte), and Chris (Christian) – a renowned American journalist based in Paris – Watch the trailer below!

FYI: Oscar is wearing Burberry.

20+ pictures inside of Christian Bale and others at The Promise premiere…More Here! »