RUMOR: VENOM Actor Tom Hardy Rumored As A Contender To Play Jafar in Disney's Live Action ALADDIN Remake

RUMOR: VENOM Actor Tom Hardy Rumored As A Contender To Play Jafar in Disney's Live Action ALADDIN Remake

As casting for Disney's live action adaptation is currently underway, a most certainly and definitely unexpected choice has come up in the role of Jafar which reportedly sees Tom Hardy in the role....

By PsychoManiacJacky - Jun 12, 2017 12:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Disney
Source: Slashfilm

Mad Max Fury Road and Venom actor Tom Hardy is reportedly being eyed for the villainous role of Jafar in Disney's live action remake of Aladdin. Sources have said Tom Hardy is Guy Richie's top choice for the role and has definite contentions of wanting Tom Hardy as Jafar. The film was reportedly seeking other actors of ethnical backgrounds to stay true to the source material at hand but if this rumor is true then that might not be the case at all. In my opinion to have an actor of high talent like Tom Hardy in this role would be perfect and it would also erase a minor problem with stereotypes portrayed within Hollywood, much like how Iron Man 3 removed the stereotypical character of the Mandarin.

SlashFilm: “Guy is a huge fan of Tom’s work and securing him would be a major coup. There have been conversations and, although nothing is set in stone and things are subject to change, he’s certainly one of Guy’s favoured choices. It just depends on schedules whether he’ll be able to sign up.”


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Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon - 6/12/2017, 1:14 PM
Casting notices put Aladdin as having a July-January shoot. Venom starts filming this fall.

Sounds fishy.
BigMikeReviews
BigMikeReviews - 6/12/2017, 1:16 PM
Ehh... So in a movie adapted from Middle Eastern folklore, why make the only villainous character a white guy from England? It's not like Tom Hardy has the international box office draw of Tom Cruise or anything so this is a little baffling to me.
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 6/12/2017, 1:17 PM
i dunno about this one ....
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 6/12/2017, 1:19 PM
Yeah, I'm going to say pass on this casting. Love Hardy but, no.
jerryblake
jerryblake - 6/12/2017, 1:21 PM
i'm sure he can pull this off but really ... you can go with Dev Patel, just make him look older. and he is famous right now, i think.
ConnorHawkeye
ConnorHawkeye - 6/12/2017, 1:21 PM
so I want Said Tagahmaoui from wonder woman in this movie, he has a comical element to him, so I think he could pull it off
DarthGrizzly
DarthGrizzly - 6/12/2017, 1:24 PM
I love Tom Hardy, but no, don't do this, I personally think Ben Kingsley could do a pretty good Jafar. In b4 the complains of how he would be too old. It's Ben Kingsley damn it.
DarthGrizzly
DarthGrizzly - 6/12/2017, 1:25 PM
@DarthGrizzly - But I'm sure there are more actors who could be fit for the role though. But heres hoping it's not a white guy
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 6/12/2017, 1:28 PM
@DarthGrizzly - Didn't he already kinda play Jafar in Prince of Persia?
jerryblake
jerryblake - 6/12/2017, 1:29 PM
@DarthGrizzly - Ben was my second thought. he doesn't look like a Brit when he is tanned ;)
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 6/12/2017, 1:28 PM
MarvelDCfan18
MarvelDCfan18 - 6/12/2017, 1:35 PM
Nope
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