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Aladdin's new Jafar is unnervingly hot and our childhoods were a lie

Aladdin's new Jafar is unnervingly hot and our childhoods were a lie

The trailer for the live action remake of Aladdin was released on Tuesday and honestly, it’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me. Although, there was a lot of stirring from the world about Will Smith’s representation of Robin Williams’ iconic genie and his general... blueness.

However, the casting has irked me for different reasons. While Aladdin, Princess Jasmine and even the magic carpet is completely on point, Jafar's new actor seems wildly off key.

I'm not sure I mind 100% but let's go on...

The whole point of Jafar in the story is that (and if this is a spoiler for you, don’t let the door hit you on the way out, shameful) Jafar asking for Jasmine’s hand in marriage is supposed to be repulsive. In the Disney version, Jafar is portrayed as an old, thin, weedy, slimy man who was clearly not up to the standards of Princess Jasmine and she was so obviously made for heartthrob Aladdin. But, to be honest, between this rich, hot dude and Aladdin, I’d understand if Jasmine had to weigh up the pros and cons.

I mean, Jafar is the Grand Vizier, which is the Prime Minister of a sovereign state in the Middle East, so he’s a pretty powerful and wealthy guy that could provide major financial stability. And aside from being power-hungry, his hideous looks and the inappropriate age gap between him and the princess were his major turn-offs. But, make him good-looking and age-appropriate and I guess most people could see past his ambition. Yes, I'm possibly overseeing the whole 'going-mad-and-trying-to-kill-everyone' thing.

But, it looks like I’m not alone

Sir Ben seemed like the only option to be fair

Hopefully actor Marwan Kenzari seriously pulls it out the bag to make the audience feel the same loathing towards Jafar that we yearn for, or I, for one, will be totally conflicted.