However, Jafar quickly shows that he is up to no good and becomes the movie’s villain. His goal is to have the Genie grant his wish to become the Sultan. He keeps an animal companion around to ...

In Aladdin, Jafar is instead played by actor Marwan Kenzari, dubbed “the New Hot Jafar” by Vulture upon his casting announcement in August 2017. BuzzFeed News had similar reactions.

Aladdin original Broadway cast member and current Jafar/Sultan standby Dennis Stowe will assume the role of Jafar beginning on January 25. Tony nominee and fellow original Broadway cast member ...

Following Jasmine back to the palace, Aladdin encounters Jafar (Marwan Kenzari), the Sultan’s trusted adviser who’s secretly planning to take control of the kingdom.

In the new movie, Murder on the Orient Express actor Marwan Kenzari is set to play Jafar, opposite Mena Massoud's Aladdin. Here's the entire cast list and synopsis for the film, as released by Disney.

Along side him are Scott Weinger (Aladdin), Linda Larkin (Jasmine), Jonathan Freeman (Jafar), Frank Welker (Abu/Raja), Douglas Seale (Sultan) and the unmistakable Gilbert Godfried (Iago).

In Aladdin, Iago is Jafar's sardonic, hot-tempered righthand parrot. You see the parallels we're drawing. Though the rest of the story has nothing to do with Shakespeare, it's a point worth making.

Tony Award® nominee and original Broadway cast member Jonathan Freeman will play his final performance as Jafar in Disney’s hit musical Aladdin on Sunday, January 23, 2022. Current Jafar/Sultan ...

In addition to the first look at Will Smith’s live-action Genie, Disney’s Aladdin has also unveiled the debut photo of its terrifying villain, Jafar. On Wednesday morning, Entertainment Weekly ...

Jonathan Freeman has been associated with the role of Jafar in “Aladdin” for 30 years, including a nearly eight-year run on Broadway. On Sunday, he passed the character’s staff to his ...