With Disney taking months and months to find a lead actor for the live-action Aladdin movie, Twitter ridiculed the length of time it took to find a Middle Eastern or Indian actor who could play the role.
But now that the Hollywood Reporter has reported that Marwan Kenzari is in negotiations to play Jafar, the internet is on board with the decision. In fact, Twitter so approves of the casting that people are more than willing to root for the villain of the film.
Why? Because he’s super handsome, of course.
https://twitter.com/sbstryker/status/893539928415518722
Aladdin isn't going to get to show Jasmine the world, she's going to run off with Jafar 🔥😍 https://t.co/JgfOsOJVhE
— Priscilla Rodriguez (@PriscilRodrig) August 5, 2017
Well it looks like I be rooting for Jafar in the live action Aladdin. pic.twitter.com/8VPVMXtGfM
— Matthew Ray (@mattysmalls) August 5, 2017
https://twitter.com/thatcaseyquin/status/893873814928474112
https://twitter.com/imatoofbrush/status/893859365425475584
jasmine's gonna be like "lmao die in an hourglass for all i care" pic.twitter.com/hW7bgbvwHQ
— alexis nedd thinks unions are neat 🎮 💚 (@alexisthenedd) August 4, 2017
jasmine's dad: marry jafar
— Sassy (@sassyatlaw) August 5, 2017
jasmine: yassss i do
movie over https://t.co/UI9XF3ZI1E
Thanks to Hot Jafar™ the new Aladdin will include a scene where Aladdin passive aggressively accuses Jasmine of enjoying being Jafar's slave
— Shalyah Evans (@ShalyahEvans) August 5, 2017
"… it just seems like you could have made that kiss a little LESS convincing…" pic.twitter.com/KBAQIzYV3o
— Shalyah Evans (@ShalyahEvans) August 5, 2017
Poor Mena Massoud. He’s the one tasked with playing Aladdin in the film, and now, he’s got basically the whole world rooting against him to lose Jasmine to the sexiest villain of all.
H/T Someecards