Being 34 years old, the Aladdin remake is clearly aiming for a younger Jafar, as opposed to having the sinister vizier being middle-aged like he was in the animated movie.
Marwan Kenzani has made the jump to Hollywood productions in the last several years, appearing in Collide, Ben-Hur, The Promise and The Mummy.
Still, if he can act as intimidating and power hungry as the original Jafar, then we should be just fine in the villain department.
Now we’re waiting with more bated breath on who will voice this adaptation’s Iago.