Download THE Movie Aladdin is a 2019 American musical fantasy film directed by Guy Ritchie , who co-wrote the screenplay with John August . Produced by Walt Disney Pictures , it is a live-action adaptation of Disney's 1992 animated film of the same name , which is based on the eponymous Middle-Eastern folktale from the One Thousand and One Nights . The film stars Will Smith , Mena Massoud , Naomi Scott , Marwan Kenzari , Navid Negahban , Nasim Pedrad , and Billy Magnussen . The film follows Aladdin , a street urchin, as he falls in love with Princess Jasmine and must save her Kingdom from the conspiring Jafar . In October 2016, Disney announced Ritchie would direct a live-action Aladdin remake. Smith was the first member of the cast to join, signing...