Disney Has Finally Found Its Aladdin And Jasmine

Its a whole new world with a whole new cast.

The news was officially announced at theD23 Expoin Anaheim, California, on Saturday:Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott are your new Aladdin and Jasmine in Guy Ritchies live remake of theanimated classic.

Will Smith will play the Genie, which was already rumored.

Massoud is a Canadian actor whose credits include the series Jack Ryan, Open Heartand Saving Hope.

Scott also has an impressive resume, recently starring as Kimberly Hart, the Pink Ranger, in the big-screen Power Rangers reboot.

And here they are:

It had recently been reported thatDisney was struggling to cast Aladdin and Jasmines roles, which led to massive backlash online. Many people suggested Dev Patel or Riz Ahmed, who were both reportedly looked at for the part of Aladdin.

Even though the part didnt go to either of those actors,Twitter seemed to approve of Saturdays news:

You aint never had a cast like this!

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