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In the magical action-packed movie The New Adventures of Aladdin, best friends Sam (Kev Adams) and Khalid (William Lebghil) dress up as Santa Claus to steal everything they can from Galleries Lafayette. But, children quickly caught Sam..  

In the skin of Aladdin , Sam begins then a trip to the heart of Baghdad, a city with Arabian wealth. While telling the tale, the people suffered from the terrible tyranny known Vizier for his ferocity and his questionable breath and the young thief taking on his alter ego Aladin tries to save the day and win the heart of a princess.

Kev Adams and William  Lebghil in the new thrilling big screen adaptation of Aladdin

The movie’s hero, Kev Adams who plays Sam and Aladdin in The New Adventures of Aladdin, is the actor’s debut starring role after playing support roles in movies. “I really wanted to be back on a carpet driving alongside a Genius but also to participate this story full of humor while confronting the real world. The original script was 250 pages, it was a monumental epic and I loved it!” shares Adams on his casting.

“I was indeed very happy to play a hero even if it’s not from my roots, especially since the cast is made actors who mostly have no link to this part of the world. I would add that we shot in Morocco, the only country Maghreb where I have no family roots! But when you are in the cinema, as part a story or a fairy tale, the religious affairs or ethnicity have no place to be. It remains essential the characters, the sets.  That being said, the story of

Movie poster of The New Adventures of Aladdin helmed by Arthur Benzaquen 

Aladdin reminded me of the ones who instilled values in me like my Tunisian my grandfather. And in Morocco, every day we saw and worked with people who do not have much but who are all willing to give. It’s very touching, very motivating,” continues Adams.

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The New Adventures of Aladdin is also director Arthur Benzaquen’s first feature film.  Written by Daive Cohen, the movie had found its way to production 10 years after the script was conceived.  “He had never actually found the opportunity to do so. Daniel Tordjman, the producer offered him this occasion. When they asked me to realize I have admit that a big doubt came over me, given the ambition project … But Daniel and Daive insisted. This adventure is like us. We, all three, worked on “Zak”. Four years together, writing mounting through filming or post-production, it is a full time job. We knew each other perfectly and operate as a trio since then,” says Benzaquen on landing the director’s seat.

Movie poster of The New Adventures of Aladdin helmed by Arthur Benzaquen 

Moreover, Benzaquen notes that what is great about the story is that it was written there are hundreds of years but it remains extremely modern. “We considered a lot of countries for filming, especially India, but Morocco prevailed.  First, because by our roots, Daive, Daniel and I are from Morocco.  Seriously, there was the scenery we needed and especially for me the most important: a hand extremely skilled and very flexible. The Morocco now receives a very large number foreign film, especially Americans. For example, we used the sets of Kingdom of Heaven by Ridley Scott. Our Moroccan experience has been a real pleasure, in Marrakech, in the studios of Ouarzazate, as in the desert. I also filmed Galleries Lafayette sequences for the part present in the film and some technical additions background-green in Belgium.”

The New Adventures of Aladdin opens Jan.27 from Pioneer Films. 

Check out the film’s trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2DzpQZjrkM&feature=youtu.be

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