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.

Credit: Heritage Auctions Aladdin Jafar Oversized Drawing by Nik Ranieri (Walt Disney, c. 1990s). The Sultan's Royal Vizier is after Aladdin's magic lamp in his quest to take over Agrabah.

Roth's apology moved Disney's relationship with Williams forward, who returned to play Genie in Aladdin and the King of Thieves in 1996. Unfortunately, it wasn't as well-received as the original ...

Aladdin is one of the most popular and beloved Disney animated films, and Robin Williams' portrayal of the Genie is one of the reasons why. However, not many fans know that Robin Williams also ...

The only take I have, and the only take I will likely ever have about the Aladdin remake is that Jasmine’s entire arc must be a mistake because she outta be down to clown this Jafar from scene 1 ...

Aladdin: The Return of Jafar is an animated film that continues the adventures of Aladdin, the charming street rat turned prince. After the defeat of the wicked sorcerer Jafar in the first film ...

The only take I have, and the only take I will likely ever have about the Aladdin remake is that Jasmine's entire arc must be a mistake because she outta be down to clown this Jafar from scene 1 ...

Disney's Aladdin is set to release on May 24th, 2019, which gives us plenty of time to gird our loins against the raw power of Hot Jafar's catastrophic sexual energy.

"Aladdin," which is directed by Guy Ritchie, also stars Naomi Scott as Jasmine and Marwan Kenzari as Jafar. It hits theaters on May 24, 2019. A screen grab from the new "Aladdin" trailer.

Kenzari, 36, plays a younger (and hotter) Jafar, the Grand Vizier to the Sultan of Agrabah in Aladdin, which also stars Mena Massoud as Aladdin, Naomi Scott as Jasmine, and Will Smith as the Genie ...