The magical world of Agrabah is getting two new songs.
While the teaser trailer revealed that the Guy Ritchie-helmed adaptation of Aladdin is taking its cues from the original animated film, now we learn that the live-action adaptation will also feature new songs, as well as the film’s classic musical repertoire.
Variety reports that Disney’s new adaptation will feature two new tunes added to added to the mix, which will be, according to actor Mena Massoud, who stars as the titular character, ‘empowering’ for women.
The news was teased by Massoud at this year’s GQ Men of the Year party.
“We’ve got all the original music in there, plus a couple of new songs,” Massoud told the outlet. “They’re really empowering. I gotta say one is very empowering for women, I think people are going to really, really dig it. The other one is awesome as well. We got the same guys who did La La Land and The Greatest Showman, we’re in good hands.”
Aladdin stars Will Smith as the Genie, Massoud as Aladdin, Naomi Scott as Jasmine, Marwan Kenzari as Jafar, and Navid Negahban as the Sultan.
The film is set to hit theaters May 24, 2019.
