Aladdin remains an iconic film from the Disney Renaissance era. The popularity of the movie led to a sequel and a live-action remake. One of the memorable characters in the animated film is Jafar ...

Jafar’s cunning plan is to take control of the kingdom of Agrabah and seek revenge on Aladdin and his friends. If you haven’t already, you should watch this movie online.

It's a tough gig following up Gilbert Gottfried's wisecracking Iago from the original animated film (who disguises himself as a flamingo in one scene). The new CG Iago, still the loyal sidekick of ...

Iago is Jafar's sidekick in the movie. Disney Disney movies tend to use crowded scenes to sneak in small details and Easter eggs, and the treasure scenes in "Aladdin" are no exception.

Alan Tudyk is officially molting. The actor is voicing Iago, the wise-cracking parrot sidekick to the villain Jafar (Marwan Kenzari) in Disney's live-action film 'Aladdin,' due in theaters May 24.

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.

Jafar in this Aladdin will be played by Marwan Kenzari, alongside Will Smith ’s Genie, Mena Massoud’s Aladdin, Naomi Scott’s Jasmine, Navid Negahban’s Sultan and Nasim Pedrad in a new role ...

Jafar and Iago (Anand Nagraj and Aaron Choi) are entertainingly evil in "Aladdin," onstage at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. (Courtesy Deen van Meer via Dr. Phillips Center) ...

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 ...

As for Iago, he, of course, was voiced by Gilbert Gottfried in original animated Aladdin, yapping up a storm even as he plotted our heroes’ downfall. Tudyk will have a lot to live up to, and ...

Iago is still Jafar's stooge, but in this version, he is human and played by Jay Paranada. Jafar is played by Jonathan Weir, and the two share a villainous chemistry.

What we do know for sure from the trailer is that the bird will be doing much more than perching on Jafar's shoulder and talking his master's ear off. Towards the end of the movie, Iago will be ...