Marwan Kenzari, who can currently be seen in Universal’s The Mummy, has signed on to play the nefarious Jafar.
Director Guy Ritchie confirmed in May that this project will be an Aladdin musical, although no details on the songs have been released yet.
Marwan Kenzari most recently played Malik in this summer’s The Mummy, and he also recently appeared in The Promise, Ben-Hur and Collide.
Guy Ritchie is set to direct Aladdin from a screenplay by John August (Big Fish), with Dan Lin (Sherlock Holmes) producing and Jonathan Eirich executive producing.