Billy Magnussen’s Prince Anders from Disney’s live-action remake of Aladdin will be the star of a spinoff film currently in development for Disney Plus.
THR reports that the Billy Magnussen Disney Plus series will not be a sequel to Aladdin, which is currently in the planning stages. Writers Jordan Dunn and Michael Kvamme were hired by Disney to pen a script for this spinoff with Aladdin producers Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich returning to produce this Prince Anders project while Ryan Halprin will serve as an executive producer.
In the live-action remake of Aladdin, Billy Magnussen’s Prince Anders was one of the suitors sent in for Princess Jasmine (Naomi Scott). Prince Anders hailed from the kingdom of Skånland and exhibited a dimwitted, flamboyant personality.
Disney has spent much of the decade adapting some of their animated library into live-action. Aladdin is one of their most successful yet, having grossed over $1 billion worldwide. This spinoff featuring Billy Magnussen’s Prince Anders marks Aladdin as the first of Disney’s live-action adaptations to receive a spinoff project and the latest project to be distributed on the Disney Plus streaming service.
Disney Plus is set to bring in more new original film projects. Two of their first films were released at launch last month: Lady and the Tramp and Noelle. With Billy Magnussen’s Prince Anders now in development, it’s likely that we will be seeing more Disney Plus films potentially expanding the world of the live-action remakes.
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Here’s the official synopsis for the movie:
“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 from a script he co-wrote with John August, 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, Billy Magnussen as Prince Anders, and Numan Acar as Hakim.
Disney’s live-action version of Aladdin is available on Digital HD and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD.
Source: THR