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thedisneyspirit wrote:You know who I'm making fun of. They're probably already writing some crossover fanfic ship between Prince Anders and Cinderella...

JeanGreyForever wrote:Honestly, if Disney is interested in Aladdin spinoffs they should consider making Sindbad. They could even use one of their old story treatments.

Clindor wrote:I think there is a part of irony for a movie than relies a lot on being 'ethic' [if I may say so], and intend to make a lot of money on that rather than by its consistency I guess, to make a spinoff about the only white guy in the cast.

Somehow it's not completely to displease me for I love Billy Magnussen! But I just don't like of what he's doing in this remake.. :-/

Sotiris wrote:

JeanGreyForever wrote:Honestly, if Disney is interested in Aladdin spinoffs they should consider making Sindbad. They could even use one of their old story treatments.

That's a great idea but we both know Disney's not going to do that. When it comes to Disney+ movies, they aren't willing to spend big bucks on projects not based on popular IP. And a movie like Sinbad would need more than their usual allocated budget (which ranges between $20 and $60 million). Timmy Failure was the most expensive of their non-branded films so far at $42 million. There was a Don Quixote movie in the works for the service but we haven't heard anything about it yet so I assume it was either canned or put on the back burner. With Disney remakes (and now their spinoffs), they can splurge a little more but they still have to remain under $100 million.

In December 2019, news broke that a Disney+ Aladdin spinoff was in the works centering on Prince Anders, the character Magnussen played in the $1 billion grossing live-action remake.

Magnussen had learned that in Hollywood, rarely do opportunities fall into one's lap. That's why he approached Aladdin producers Rideback with the idea to develop a spinoff and pitched it hard. Together, they approached Disney, which has never made a spinoff from one of its live-action remakes.

"They had no thought of doing it. I just didn't want this character to die, because I fell in love with it so much and I saw how much it put a smile on people's faces," says Magnussen.

It's been a slow process, but Magnussen has been spending part of lockdown continuing to develop the script with screenwriters Jordan Dunn, Shane Andries and Chris Smith.

"It's an uphill battle, that's for sure, but it all stems from love and respect and it's a passion project. You see it happen all the time," says the actor, citing Ryan Reynolds' years-long push to get Deadpool made. "No one else was going to pitch this movie except me."