Disney's live-action remake of
Aladdin arrived in theatres at the end of May. Three months later and, while it hasn't proven to be a critical success,
Aladdin has grossed over $1 billion at the worldwide box office and seems to be a hit with general moviegoers.
With its popularity and financial success, as well as the original
Aladdin having had sequels, it's no surprise that Disney are considering a follow-up to the live-action film.
Comicbook.com recently reached out to one of the film's producers by the name of Dan Lin. He explained that Disney are currently having conversations about a potential sequel and what that could entail.
£We certainly when we first made the movie wanted to just make the best movie we could and let audiences tell us if they wanted to see more. And I would say resoundingly audiences want to see more," Lin began.
They've watched this movie multiple times. We have lots of fan letters about people who really go back and they bring their friends and bring their family. And so we feel like there's more story to tell. We are going to treat it the same way we treat the original Aladdin movie and not going to do a shot by shot remake of anything that's been done before. We're really looking at what's been done before in the past and the home video, and there's just more story to tell with the underlying materials. So without giving away too much, we are certainly exploring where we can go with this franchise.
Similarly, SYFY WIRE spoke to Lin about the same subject. For that report, Lin mentioned that they're hearing the call for a live-action remake of The Return of Jafar (which was a direct-to-video sequel to 1992's Aladdin). However, they may not wholly go down that route. Instead, they're looking into exploring the characters of the first film further.
We’d love to. People clearly loved the movie and watched it multiple times and we get lots of fan letters and people asking us to makeReturn [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.
A thrilling and vibrant live-action adaptation of Disney’s animated classic, “Aladdin” is the exciting tale of the charming street rat Aladdin, the courageous and self-determined Princess Jasmine and the Genie who may be the key to their future. Directed by Guy Ritchie, who brings his singular flair for fast-paced, visceral action to the fictitious port city of Agrabah, “Aladdin” is written by John August and Ritchie based on Disney’s “Aladdin.” The film stars Will Smith as the Genie; Mena Massoud as Aladdin; Naomi Scott as Jasmine; Marwan Kenzari as Jafar; Navid Negahban as the Sultan; Nasim Pedrad as Dalia and Billy Magnussen as Prince Anders.