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[AladdinsGenie]

As reported by Variety
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/aladdin-sequel-1203502713

[AladdinsGenie]

Listen, if we're really going to have a mini cinematic universe, idc what they do with the second movie since the first ended a little differently for everyone, but the third MUST BE Aladdin finding his father so the internet can all be collectively horny over Cassim for my additional amusement

[zitagirl]

Should have seen that coming...

If something I learnt from watching Doctor Who S12, is that the enjoyment of watching a sequel or continuation gets heavily hindered if you are not invested in the characters. Sadly this is the case with the new Aladdin for me. I just don't like the new versions of these characters (and I blame the writing here mostly) and I wasn1t too happy with how they handled the story either.

Credit where credit is due, least they don't plan to just remake the sequels, but actually try to get inspiration from the 1001 Tales. Yes, this can mean that we will never get any reference or even a callback to stuff from the TV series and such, but least we can expect something different.

However this also means they need to improve the writing a lot more, as now they can't rely solely on nostalgia to carry them and get the big profit. Maleficent 2 is a good example for that. The first movie made a lot of movie, while the sequel brought in significantly less. Or even the Star Wars sequel triology: last movie had a quite a hard time to even break 1 billion and this was supposed to be the big finale for the whole Star Wars saga.

I won't see this on premier day for sure, unless they actually show they improved a lot. I rather invest my time and money into stuff I actually like . I already started to get Bleach manga volumes and who knows what we will get with the 20th anniversary.

Oh well, hoping for the best!
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[arisha]

When there were rumours about a sequel floating around I felt pretty indifferent to the idea, but when I saw this official news I got REALLY excited. Return of Jafar is maybe my least favourite installment in the Aladdinverse (although "Forget About Love" gets stuck in my head like all the time lol) so I'm genuinely interested to see an alternate sequel storyline. Can't wait! Hope the main cast returns although I still really wonder what they're going to do about Genie no longer being a genie ...

[zitagirl]

[Lemonadeon]

Yeah, my guess is also that they're going to go visiting Sherebad to clear up some of the mystery around Jasmine's mother. As for not having a Genie, well, there's still Jafar, even if they don't follow the plot of RoJ... or even, a Genie of the Ring ! And if there's an excuse to recycle Desert Moon, I really hope they find a way to get it into the sequel.

I've gotta admit, I didn't care for the remake, but I also have a feeling that a lot of that had to do with Guy Ritchie as director/screenwriter. My hope is that with a different director and a plot freed from comparisons to the original, everyone will shine.

[AladdinsGenie]

You know, the more I think about it, the more I want a live action tv series instead. There's way more flexibility and there's very little Aladdin canon that takes place after Aladdin and Jasmine are married. I was grateful for that for years seeing as how the only story Disney knew how to tell post-marriage with its couples came with a child, but now I'm ready to see what could be done with new stories (especially since they gave that child plot line to Genie and Dalia so I'm clear for a while longer with Aladdin and Jasmine )

[Meesh]

Mena shares an update:
https://thedisinsider.com/2021/09/30/mena-massoud-shares-an-update-on-the-aladdin-sequel/