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There's a rumor going around that Guy Ritchie - who is apparently directing the live-action Aladdin movie? I had no idea - wants Tom Hardy to play the villain Jafar, and as this post's title says... he needs to not do that. While part of me loves the idea of Tom wearing eyeliner and satin pants while lisping villainously - I like all of those thoughts a whole lot, actually - we're passed the point of no return on white-washing and they need to hire a Middle-Eastern actor for this role. Thankfully this rumor's just coming at us via The Sun and they're a rag who might've just made it up on the spot. But what do you guys think...
ETA it occurs to me that I should ask y'all who SHOULD play Jafar. Any suggestions? I googled quick-like and came up with a Turkish actor and singer named Murat Boz. I don't know anything about him but he looks like this and that sells it for me:
