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When Once Upon a Time goes on a magic carpet ride in season six, it won’t look exactly like the Aladdin that Disney fans know and love.
“[Jasmine] is a strong character with an agenda all her own,” co-showrunner Adam Horowitz tells The Hollywood Reporter, but he notes that how the character will be introduced will be a “surprise.”
Horowitz and fellow co-creator Eddy Kitsis could not say if the show’s newest DIsney characters — Aladdin (Deniz Akdeniz), Jasmine (Karen David) and Jafar (Oded Fehr) — would stick around for the whole season, but they did reveal that they will intertwine into the “Savior mythology.” As seen in the season six Comic-Con footage, Aladdin is also a Savior, which will be explored in “Savior mythology” with Emma (Jennifer Morrison) and company.
Below, Horowitz and Kitsis discuss how a band of new characters from the Land of Untold Stories will be used to help develop the core characters’ storylines, how the Evil Queen (Lana Parrilla) is the most “formidable” villain yet, and the changes to expect as the show shifts from half-season arcs to one full season featuring Dr. Jekyll (Hank Harris) and Mr. Hyde (Sam Witwer).
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[adrotate group="5"]“Would you say it’s a darker twist than the Aladdin we know? Jafar’s a pretty dark character — he’s one of the most evil villains of the Disney universe.
Horowitz: I think it’s the Once Upon a Time tone, which is to say that dark things happen but it never gets bleak, which is the difference we always draw. Despite how dark and scary things can get, there’s always a hopefulness at the core of the storytelling. I think with the Aladdin story and how it meshes with the Once Upon a Time story, the same will hold true. We’re not going to pull any punches with Jafar in terms of being a really dark and evil character.”
Does this mean A&E aren’t sticking with the Jafar they created for OUAT in Wonderland? He was definitely “a really dark and evil character” considering he tried to drown his own son.
Does this mean A&E aren’t sticking with the Jafar they created for OUAT in Wonderland? He was definitely “a really dark and evil character” considering he tried to drown his own son.
Jafar didn’t try to drown his own son. He doesn’t have one, at least none that have been confirmed. It was his father, the Sultan, that tried to drown him.
Jasmine is gonna get the OUAT twist. She’ll be evil, with a tragic backstory. She is probably the genie or took the genies place. Might be Jafars lover or long lost sister. Something is up.
"I could have the giant duck as my steed!" --Daniel Radcliffe
Keeper Of Tamara's Taser , Jafar's Staff, Kitsis’s Glasses , Ariel’s Tail, Dopey's Hat , Peter Pan’s Shadow, Outfit, & Pied Cloak,Red Queen's Castle, White Rabbit's Power To World Hop, Zelena's BroomStick, & ALL MAGICJasmine is gonna get the OUAT twist. She’ll be evil, with a tragic backstory. She is probably the genie or took the genies place. Might be Jafars lover or long lost sister. Something is up.
I sure hope they don’t go that route. Making an iconic Disney princess a villain would just seem so wrong. Especially one played by Karen David. This gives me hope that they won’t, though:
Does Aladdin and Jasmine’s love story remain true? Is that part of the arc, or is it more about just putting those characters into Storybrooke?
Kitsis: I would say that it’s a little of everything. I think that their love story is such a central part of their story that we want to honor that. I think that we’re going to open up a new avenue for Aladdin and Jasmine in our little cul-de-sac.
Horowitz: In the Comic-Con footage, what we didn’t show was anything with Jasmine. That’s something we’re really excited about. The way we introduce her, we want to keep a surprise for now. When we do find her, she is a strong character with an agenda all her own, that we hope makes her another super strong, empowered Disney princess on this show that is going to be special in her own way. We loved the character in the movie and we were super excited to find something fun for her to be doing. That’s one of the surprises we’re excited to unveil this season.
Honoring the love story and keeping Jasmine a super strong, empowered character Disney princess doesn’t really scream “we’re making her evil”. I think when they say she has an agenda, she has her own motivations separate from Aladdin. That could mean anything.
On another note, it looks like they’re steering away from showing the Genie. Likely out of respect for Robin Williams.
Kitsis: Obviously, I don’t think we would touch the genie. I would like to see a monkey but I can’t promise anything. I think, whereas some stories, like Frozen, we were very faithful to Frozen, I think you will see Aladdin will have its own Once twist.
I think the genie will be mentioned in passing so we know he exists. I said the same thing with Olaf and was wrong but yoy really camt have Aladdin with the genie and even if this takes place after the events of the last film, the genie had to have played a hand.
And im going based on the sneak peek. Aladdin clealry has some kind of high, respected position of power. Jasmine is nowhere in sight. He eoesnt seem to be in his right mind. And clearly there is some thingbnot right with Aladdin. It could be a nimue/merlin situation.
I dont think they will keep her that way if she was evil. But its all speculation.
"I could have the giant duck as my steed!" --Daniel Radcliffe
Keeper Of Tamara's Taser , Jafar's Staff, Kitsis’s Glasses , Ariel’s Tail, Dopey's Hat , Peter Pan’s Shadow, Outfit, & Pied Cloak,Red Queen's Castle, White Rabbit's Power To World Hop, Zelena's BroomStick, & ALL MAGICI think Jafar will serve as both Jafar and Aladdin’s Genie.
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