Mena Massoud Talks About Being Cast as Aladdin

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  • @chadum96
    @chadum96 5 років тому +218

    Hopefully this guy gets more roles here on out. He seems pretty cool

    • @Tan87ful
      @Tan87ful 5 років тому +3

      Agreed. I want to see him in a romantic comedy next

  • @2gatsuuga
    @2gatsuuga 5 років тому +92

    ok Mena is hot af...he seems so down to earth too...wishing him nothing but the best after Aladdin. I hope to see him more! great interview

    • @InnerRise
      @InnerRise 5 років тому +1

      I know right. Didnt realize he was hot until seeing him here. Looks so much more better than what they have him looking like in the trailers

    • @aidamanukyan4433
      @aidamanukyan4433 5 років тому +2

      Omg SO TRUE! He is ADORABLE 😍😍 love him❤️

    • @InnerRise
      @InnerRise 5 років тому +1

      @@aidamanukyan4433 hands off 😚

    • @Tan87ful
      @Tan87ful 5 років тому +2

      Agreed. He is good looking. I want to see him in more films in the future

    • @lilyemmalindsay9025
      @lilyemmalindsay9025 4 роки тому

      A lot of girls told me Mena isn't their type. But he is definitely my type.

  • @gameoverwehaveeverypixelco1258
    @gameoverwehaveeverypixelco1258 5 років тому +56

    I can watch him talk all day, cool guy.

  • @rasalpaul4574
    @rasalpaul4574 5 років тому +83

    Hopefully this guy gets more roles here on out.

  • @bori80
    @bori80 5 років тому +39

    Saw the movie. Wow...it was realllly good. I was smiling the whole time. I already want to buy the movie! He did a great job. He looked and sounded exactly like Alladin.

    • @Tan87ful
      @Tan87ful 5 років тому +2

      Agreed 💯💯👏🏽👏🏽

  • @fionacavalier
    @fionacavalier 5 років тому +19

    love him, seems really genuine

  • @dfa3366
    @dfa3366 5 років тому +14

    I just saw Aladdin. As a live action movie it was entertaining. Especially as an action movie. He was surprisedly effective as Aladdin. The trailers didn’t capture that but he’s funny especially with interaction with the Genie. He has a good voice too.

  • @scottsummers4234
    @scottsummers4234 5 років тому +47

    Mena is a cutie! Perfect for the role ans definitely sounds like Aladdin! 😍

  • @RajkoK
    @RajkoK 5 років тому +77

    Ah that's why he looks so weird in the Trailers, he had his hair straightened. He looks so handsome and much more natural with his normal curly hair. I get that they wanted him to look like the cartoon but I would have chosen to keep him natural.

    • @mrROBOGUTS
      @mrROBOGUTS 5 років тому +17

      can you imagine the uproar if they had kept his natural hair.

    • @dutchkel
      @dutchkel 5 років тому

      diddo

    • @chakir348
      @chakir348 5 років тому +1

      because he played a character that had strait hair simple as that

  • @rufarojunior
    @rufarojunior 5 років тому +8

    Can’t wait for Aladdin and Mena needs to get more movie roles he’s so lighthearted and cool

  • @Your-BestNightmare
    @Your-BestNightmare 5 років тому +89

    Dang, if you can get Aladdin get freaking princess Jasmine on! stat!

    • @keefriff99
      @keefriff99 5 років тому +7

      It's too bad Naomi Scott wasn't on the Power Rangers episode of the Schmoedown. Four of the cast were on there, but not her.

    • @InnerRise
      @InnerRise 5 років тому

      Why?

    • @Your-BestNightmare
      @Your-BestNightmare 5 років тому

      Shut up Meg

    • @TALEOFA
      @TALEOFA 5 років тому +2

      InnerRise probably split up the cast and had her doing the UK market. Also could have been work.

    • @antoniochasten3192
      @antoniochasten3192 5 років тому

      I'm guessing 'cause he lives in LA and she lives in London, he was a much easier get.

  • @rolandchilde19
    @rolandchilde19 5 років тому +18

    I was so sceptical about Jafar in this version. But when I saw it, couple of weeks ago at a press screening, I was surprised how good it is - the whole thing - and Jafar in particular, is fantastic! One of my favourite parts of the movie. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the original and wasn’t happy about this reboot, BEFORE I saw it. But again, it’s a really good and fun movie. Well done everybody.

    • @christophermarabella5683
      @christophermarabella5683 5 років тому

      I was sad to see Jeremy Jahns didn't like it

    • @rolandchilde19
      @rolandchilde19 5 років тому +2

      @@christophermarabella5683 Well yeah...you know...it's what it is huh, with critics...I'm a movie critic here in germany and I always say: Critics/reviews should only be an "orientation", a suggestion, a point of view - and not be seen or heard as "law". You can always love something that your favorite critic "hates".

    • @heyitsnoreen
      @heyitsnoreen 5 років тому +2

      Glad to finally hear a critic like the film. So many hated it I feel.

    • @rolandchilde19
      @rolandchilde19 5 років тому +3

      @@heyitsnoreen Well you know, I do not want do "diss" my colleagues but, sometimes....sometimes "people" only dislike something cos they think it's cool to dislike something. People jump on bandwagons. Sometimes. Don't listen too much or too closely to film critics, unless it's someone whose opinion you can trust, cos you've been following them for some time and have agreed on things in the past. Critics have "opinions" and "views", THAT'S IT!

  • @ragdalis
    @ragdalis 5 років тому +29

    Congrats from a fellow Torontonian ! 🇨🇦

  • @ieni7062
    @ieni7062 5 років тому +3

    Always love u mena massoud.

  • @andremotivation6561
    @andremotivation6561 5 років тому +49

    Seems like a cool dude, hope he goes far in his career. I can see the Little Mermaid, Bambi and maybre Hercules being next.

    • @InnerRise
      @InnerRise 5 років тому

      Little Mermaid has been confirmed for a while
      Edit: HE'S KEWWTTT. Looks much better than how they have him looking in the movie

    • @surya2557
      @surya2557 5 років тому

      How is the movie

    •  5 років тому +1

      Andre Eli mulan is next

    • @InnerRise
      @InnerRise 5 років тому

      @ nnnnno one wanted mulan

    • @hadizya
      @hadizya 5 років тому

      I want Mulan and Pocahontas

  • @xanderrey1879
    @xanderrey1879 5 років тому +17

    Guy seems really cool. Looks like a great Aladdin.

    • @InnerRise
      @InnerRise 5 років тому

      He looks more like Aladdin here than in the movie.

    • @xanderrey1879
      @xanderrey1879 5 років тому

      InnerRise yea actually. A lil bit.

  • @matiasklecha1060
    @matiasklecha1060 5 років тому +36

    Damn. Collider making moves with Disney

    • @smrie1
      @smrie1 5 років тому +4

      They are being known for being Disney marketing department

  • @lynxvex
    @lynxvex 5 років тому +11

    Man, this is an awesome interview. Some hosts usually do cringey trivia / games but I'm glad Collider kept it legit with relevant and unique questions and follow ups!

  • @masamune2984
    @masamune2984 5 років тому +9

    The best part about Collider Live interviews, which is basic social/human-nature, sure, but is sometimes lacking in other interviews elsewhere, is you can really tell when the guest is relaxing and opening up and feeling more comfortable as the interview progresses. That’s the sign of a good interview crew. No wonder word is getting around LA that it’s a fun place to do press media. I mean, if McG can make a “father sodomy” joke, and it kills, you know it’s a comfortable, fun place to BS for awhile while promoting a project 🙂

  • @johnhrock1009
    @johnhrock1009 5 років тому +9

    I saw Aladdin today I thought it was good, people clapped at the end so it was well received with crowd i saw it with.

  • @BorEdZz
    @BorEdZz 5 років тому +7

    12:12 his accent is so cute! 😂🥰😝

  • @robertwild9447
    @robertwild9447 5 років тому +16

    I think the Nightwing storyline Mena was referring to from the comics is The Dark Knight Strikes Again. In that story, Dick Grayson becomes a new version of The Joker, and I think that idea is what inspired the Tim Drake storyline in the Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker animated movie. But yeah, I think Mena could totally be a great live action Nightwing! He seems like a really cool guy.

  • @thirstfen
    @thirstfen 5 років тому +34

    Yo. They totally lighten this dude up in Aladdin. He's actually brown!

    • @johnhrock1009
      @johnhrock1009 5 років тому +1

      Isn't Aladdin brown though?

    • @yoyo21926
      @yoyo21926 5 років тому +7

      nah, he's just clean shaven which makes the face seem more pale

  • @Enterthehaven
    @Enterthehaven 5 років тому +2

    Awesome interview!:) entertaining

  • @StarrOrbitzAgent
    @StarrOrbitzAgent 5 років тому +3

    This is great. I listen podcast style then I can come back to YT and watch the guest segment clips.

  • @DB-lr6kl
    @DB-lr6kl 5 років тому +7

    Loved the movie, Mena! Already seen it twice.

    • @bori80
      @bori80 5 років тому

      I feel like going back and watching it again. It was that good.❤

    • @cee5611
      @cee5611 5 років тому +1

      Me too and I want to watch it a 3rd time because I kept missing a few minutes of the beginning

    • @bori80
      @bori80 5 років тому

      @@cee5611 I want to buy the movie already lol

    • @cee5611
      @cee5611 5 років тому +1

      @@bori80 me too😂

  • @nero12345789
    @nero12345789 5 років тому +8

    I got a chance to see Aladdin at an early screening on Tuesday, but this interview made me like Mena Massoud as an actor so much more than I just did from the movie.

  • @MegaGoddo
    @MegaGoddo 5 років тому +6

    I remember not long ago Kristen shat all over this movie now he is excited lol how people quickly change their mind shows anything can happen 😃

    • @g-roy23
      @g-roy23 5 років тому +1

      He has to do his job in this instance, awkward as that is like you suggest.

  • @mark-anthony113
    @mark-anthony113 5 років тому +11

    This guy seems really down to Earth. Great interview.

  • @IngramSnake
    @IngramSnake 5 років тому +33

    How does Collider keep booking famous people?

    • @bumfree
      @bumfree 5 років тому +14

      IngramSnake Collider is pretty big in entertainment journalism & the Live clips has got millions of views on UA-cam

    • @jd1408
      @jd1408 5 років тому +4

      You mean relevant? They book famous B listers or old actors. Notice no Will Smith, or A listers from Avengers Endgame. They can book relevant actors because it's a press tour wherein the actors are required to attend.

    • @zhm96
      @zhm96 5 років тому +2

      He’s not famous lol. He’s up and coming

    • @jrad410
      @jrad410 5 років тому

      JD it’s still a step up, for a while they couldn’t get any actors on much.

  • @haloed-hero
    @haloed-hero 5 років тому +6

    I like this guy, I'll be watching his evolution

  • @JeremiahCruickshank
    @JeremiahCruickshank 5 років тому +7

    Seeing thia is actually making me want to see the movie even more, from the trailers I saw I didnt really like him but seeing him here makes me like him way more, same with will smith, the first Trailer was okay but the other trailer and clips looks much much better

  • @lilyemmalindsay9025
    @lilyemmalindsay9025 4 роки тому +1

    Mena is adorable & has an adorable personality. I love his curly hair, smile & dimples.

  • @mitjamaric1806
    @mitjamaric1806 5 років тому +1

    on which websites do actors find auditions for these big auditions?

  • @BarnesGannon
    @BarnesGannon 5 років тому +6

    This guy went to the high school I went to! Shoutout Markham Ontario

    • @BarnesGannon
      @BarnesGannon 5 років тому

      @Alyssa Truscott He was a few years ahead of me, so I didn't know him or interact with him at all unfortunately.

  • @JonnySuite13
    @JonnySuite13 5 років тому +5

    Great way to get the film promoted, by getting the actual actor to shut up the doubters.

  • @NanishenmetF
    @NanishenmetF 5 років тому +4

    That imitation of his parents 😂😂😂

  • @richard4387
    @richard4387 5 років тому +6

    I'm very familiar with Ritchie's movies, but I'd say this was purely a Disney movie and there were almost no hints of the usual Guy Ritchie-isms...and its meant as a compliment in this cause, cause it wouldnt have fit into this type of movie. I think Guy Ritchie did an amazing job and did something different than usual.

  • @Disney65Fan
    @Disney65Fan 5 років тому +3

    Wow you guys had Mena Masound on the show cool.

  • @tanx2u
    @tanx2u 5 років тому +19

    Kristian: “I know you’re Egyptian. Where were you born?” Mena: “I was born in Egypt.” 🤣😂 the US education system fails us again.

    • @Gaspar314
      @Gaspar314 5 років тому +22

      He could be born in Canada though and still be Egyptian..

    • @Strickem
      @Strickem 5 років тому +2

      He said cairo though 😂😂

    • @EZM7
      @EZM7 5 років тому +6

      You don’t have to be born in a specific place to be from that place....

    • @tanx2u
      @tanx2u 5 років тому +1

      mohamed asaad Cairo is the capital of Egypt tho 🤣

    • @MisterFoxx
      @MisterFoxx 5 років тому +1

      Hate to break it to you, but you made yourself look stupid, thinking people's ethnicity determines where they're born. Idris Elba is purely African, but are we gonna assume he was actually born in Africa? I get what you were trying to do, but I think your country's education system failed you.

  • @lghgrbackup9935
    @lghgrbackup9935 5 років тому +1

    The jeremy Piven series was that crowd sourcing police show?

  • @genesisk.lopezhernandez6744
    @genesisk.lopezhernandez6744 5 років тому

    More roles as comminggg

  • @EZM7
    @EZM7 5 років тому +5

    I think he revealed too much about his Hulu show😂😂😂 hope he doesn’t get in trouble for it

  • @johnpaulroman3498
    @johnpaulroman3498 5 років тому +1

    What a get for the show. Nice Flex 💪

  • @silvasurfa7962
    @silvasurfa7962 5 років тому +2

    Did HISHE just strike your Live show!?! 😂

  • @MrFireboyFTW
    @MrFireboyFTW 5 років тому +25

    Meanwhile screenjunkies can’t get anyone as close to this relevant

    • @Nill-o8z
      @Nill-o8z 5 років тому +12

      I always thought they were bigger. I think collider is managed better.

    • @A-Dubs398
      @A-Dubs398 5 років тому

      He's not that relevant though. This is his first big movie.

    • @InnerRise
      @InnerRise 5 років тому

      Who is screenjunkies?

    • @TonyAurum
      @TonyAurum 5 років тому +3

      ScreenJunkies has also managed to keep their main news show afloat meanwhile Collider’s main show (in my opinion) has been suffering for a while since John Campea left, the passing of Schnepp, and now Mark Ellis stepping down as host.

    • @David-rq9en
      @David-rq9en 5 років тому +3

      They don't need to. SJU regularly beats Collider Live and Movie Talk in daily views.

  • @surya2557
    @surya2557 5 років тому +1

    How is the movie

    • @kamiaperez8807
      @kamiaperez8807 5 років тому +4

      great

    • @simpleme1734
      @simpleme1734 5 років тому +2

      It is surprisingly good actually

    • @princessmeraatlantis1361
      @princessmeraatlantis1361 5 років тому +1

      GREAT!! I HAVE WATCHED IT TWICE... MY MENA IS GREAT AND HOTTIE CUTIE...

    • @mmdmmj1
      @mmdmmj1 5 років тому +1

      The movie is AWESOME!!! I wanna go see it again!!😊

    • @heyitsnoreen
      @heyitsnoreen 5 років тому +2

      So good I saw it twice, wasn't expecting that.

  • @louisloother301
    @louisloother301 5 років тому +4

    Why is Roxy here

  • @TicketsTheMovie
    @TicketsTheMovie 5 років тому +9

    This actor looks mad Domincan/latino. I was suprised he was actually Egyptian.

    • @HB-ih9qp
      @HB-ih9qp 5 років тому +5

      maybe Dominicans look mad Egyptian🤷🏿‍♂️lol Egyptians been around way longer

    • @USMC1997
      @USMC1997 5 років тому +6

      Surprised? How? Lol. A ton of Arabs could pass for Latino, & vice versa.

    • @kamiaperez8807
      @kamiaperez8807 5 років тому

      Dominicans are Latinos and anyone could look Latino.

  • @mamat7925
    @mamat7925 5 років тому +1

    I would like to see that Nightwing trilogy. Sounds fresh and interesting.

  • @VideoPunk_
    @VideoPunk_ 5 років тому +7

    This guy should be Blue Beetle

    • @madnutrules
      @madnutrules 5 років тому

      I can see that

    • @A-Dubs398
      @A-Dubs398 5 років тому +3

      Blue Beetle is Mexican, not Arab. Mexican and Arabs aren't the same. Just cuz they are both Brown doesn't make them the same.

    • @VideoPunk_
      @VideoPunk_ 5 років тому

      @@A-Dubs398 1st. Mena Massoud is Egyptian
      2nd. Would you argue about Sam Jackson not being able to play Nick Fury cause Nick Fury was white in the comics?

    • @InnerRise
      @InnerRise 5 років тому

      @@A-Dubs398 get over it. He makes a good blue beetle and could play it.
      Get over your skin

    • @marvthemartian001
      @marvthemartian001 5 років тому +2

      @@VideoPunk_ Nick Fury is black in the Ultimate Comics which is who they based it on the MCU

  • @franciscolumbreras7116
    @franciscolumbreras7116 5 років тому

    Ask him about Jack Ryan season 2!!!!!! Haha

  • @David-rq9en
    @David-rq9en 5 років тому +8

    "We lived in the same apartment building, visited each other's flats, had lunch and dinner, talked about life"......they were hooking up.

    • @InnerRise
      @InnerRise 5 років тому

      Who? Not watching all this

    • @marvthemartian001
      @marvthemartian001 5 років тому +9

      Can't they just be friends?

    • @The_Mancalorian
      @The_Mancalorian 5 років тому +8

      God forbid that they were just professionals doing their job...

    • @celineng4935
      @celineng4935 5 років тому +8

      she's married

    • @kamiaperez8807
      @kamiaperez8807 5 років тому

      which part of the video did he say that?

  • @lindsayannvil
    @lindsayannvil 5 років тому +1

    I love you so much mena marry me 💙✨

  • @omarmir8426
    @omarmir8426 3 роки тому +1

    Ezra!

  • @justabott
    @justabott 5 років тому

    Wow I have 0 interest in Aladdin, but he was actually a great guest . I’m impressed

  • @therandomhorse66
    @therandomhorse66 5 років тому +1

    From hearing what he said, he has no idea about comics😂😂😂

    • @varro391
      @varro391 5 років тому

      Exactly, what was he talking about with Nightwing turning into the Joker?

    • @therandomhorse66
      @therandomhorse66 5 років тому

      Varro literally none of what he said has ever happened

  • @louisloother301
    @louisloother301 5 років тому

    Roxy and Josh are full of it

  • @serenityq26
    @serenityq26 5 років тому +1

    what the lies is he talking about? not only did the joker appear BEFORE nightwing but they are not even the same age. joker was a grown ass man when grayson was a 12 year old kid being robin............the only "rumor" (which was a fan fantasy) was that leto's joker (from the suicide MOVIE) isnt the "real joker" but is jason todd, robin who became RED HOOD not the robin who became nightwing. stay away from the comic talk, you no nothing. and of course miss "i love dc, i read dc comics" didnt correct him. FAKES EXPOSED

  • @bryant8235
    @bryant8235 5 років тому

    Mena could possibly play Ezra Bridger.

  • @gabl4157
    @gabl4157 5 років тому +1

    this guy is gonna buy a one way ticket back to toronto after aladdin flops hard...poor him.

    • @av_cali4958
      @av_cali4958 5 років тому +2

      who cares. He is set for life.

    • @xoxoxkissesxoxox9041
      @xoxoxkissesxoxox9041 5 років тому +5

      The movie was fantastic, so no!

    • @mmdmmj1
      @mmdmmj1 5 років тому +7

      WRONG!! The movie made over $200mil opening weekend. 😄😄😄 😝😝😝

    • @gabl4157
      @gabl4157 5 років тому +1

      @@mmdmmj1 no thats a 3 days week end and its still gonna semi flop. its gonna make 500m$ world wide in the end(2.5x multiplier), not worth a sequel for disney.

    • @simpleme1734
      @simpleme1734 5 років тому +1

      Update: It is already last $700 million

  • @SydneyScream
    @SydneyScream 5 років тому

    Zayn Malik looks better as Aladdin

    • @marvthemartian001
      @marvthemartian001 5 років тому +12

      He ain't an actor tho

    • @supermedz
      @supermedz 5 років тому +18

      Nah Zayn looks like a dumbass

    • @mmdmmj1
      @mmdmmj1 5 років тому +5

      Ummm no 👎 Zayn is cute, but doesn't have Aladdin physical features like Mena 😍

    • @hakunamatata202
      @hakunamatata202 5 років тому +2

      zayn looks like a depressed dude.😂

    • @heyitsnoreen
      @heyitsnoreen 5 років тому +1

      He'd never work for film. He doesn't like doing much promotion due to his anxiety. This film would've been way too much.