“I’m just hearing that right now, so I haven’t spoken to Mena,” Smith, 51, told Variety on Wednesday, December 4. “He’s a spectacular actor and he has nothing to worry about.” “I’m kind of tired of ...

For relative newcomer Mena Massoud, playing the lead role of Aladdin in Disney’s live-action reimagining is the project of a lifetime. As he tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue, “People like me struggle ...

This will be the first movie Massoud has starred in since Disney's Aladdin, despite playing the titular role in the highly successful smash, which crossed the $1 billion dollar threshold Digital News ...

Mena Massoud spoke to MovieWeb amid the release of his new film 'Wish You Were Here' and discussed Disney movie experience with 'Aladdin.' Isabelle Fuhrman, Mena Massoud, and Gabby Kono-Abdy dish ...

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