Disney as a company had always had a far more menacing reputation than the family entertainment it’s renowned for producing, and now that’s been further cemented, as Aladdin star Mena Massoud has stated that the House of Mouse had to approve his role in crime drama Reprisal.
The plot of the Hulu series sees a woman embark on a violent mission of vengeance after being left for dead by her brother and his gang, with Massoud playing an ally who infiltrates the criminals to gather information for her. After the actor got the part, showrunner Joe Corbin was informed he would have to run the choice by Disney in case they objected to the star of their latest live-action cash cow appearing in a brutal neo-noir thriller. Corbin hadn’t even been aware that a remake of Aladdin was in production, let alone that he’d just cast...
The plot of the Hulu series sees a woman embark on a violent mission of vengeance after being left for dead by her brother and his gang, with Massoud playing an ally who infiltrates the criminals to gather information for her. After the actor got the part, showrunner Joe Corbin was informed he would have to run the choice by Disney in case they objected to the star of their latest live-action cash cow appearing in a brutal neo-noir thriller. Corbin hadn’t even been aware that a remake of Aladdin was in production, let alone that he’d just cast...
- 12/5/2019
- by Andrew Marshall
- We Got This Covered
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