''Alad'2'', also known as ''The Brand New Adventures of Aladin'', is a 2018 French

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by and produced by 74 Films, Pathé, and M6 Films. It stars

Kev Adams Kev Adams or Kev' Adams (born Kevin Smadja; 1 July 1991) is a French comedian, actor, humorist, screenwriter and film producer. Early life Adams was born in 1991 in the 16th district of Paris. His father is a real estate agent of Algerian Jewi ...

Jamel Debbouze Jamel Debbouze (; ar, جمال دبوز, Jamāl Dabūz; born 18 June 1975) is a French-Moroccan actor, comedian, screenwriter, film producer and director. Best known for his stand-up comedy sketches, he also worked with director Alain Chabat in ...

, Vanessa Guide,

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, and

Ramzy Bedia Ramzy Habib El Haq Bedia ( ar, رمزي حبيب إل حق بيديا ; born March 10, 1972) is a French actor, screenwriter and film director of Algerian descent. He started his career as a comedian in 1994 after meeting Eric Judor with whom ...

. It is a sequel to the 2015 film ''

The New Adventures of Aladdin ''The New Adventures of Aladdin'' (original title: ''Les Nouvelles Aventures d'Aladin'') is a 2015 French comedy film directed by Arthur Benzaquen and starring Kev Adams. A sequel, '' Alad'2'', was released on October 3, 2018. Plot On Christmas ...

''.

Plot

Prince Aladdin (

) is bored at the palace. His old life as an adventurer is missing and he does not feel legitimate in his luxurious clothes of a monarch. Shah Zaman (

), a ruthless dictator who decided to marry Princess Shallia (), seizes

Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon. I ...

and the palace. Aladdin is forced to flee and recover his former genie. This is his only chance to save his princess and Baghdad. Taking advantage of his rival's absence, Shah Zaman will try everything to win the princess's affection; from intimidation to seduction. After a long journey full of pitfalls (including a trip to America, Africa and an ice palace), Aladdin is finally back in Baghdad where he will have to face armed guards, the men of Richelieu, an evil genie in the pay of Shah Zaman, and Shah Zaman himself. He will above all have to fight an obstacle that he did not expect: the doubts of the princess.

Cast

as Aladdin / Sam *

as Shah Zaman / Yanis *

as Balouad, Shah Zaman's genie * as Princess Shallia / Sofia *

as the Genie *

Noémie Lenoir Noémie Lenoir (born 19 September 1979) is a French model and actress. She is known for her work with Gucci, L'Oréal, Next (clothing), Next, Gap (clothing retailer), Gap, Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria's Secret, Balmain (fashion house)#Recent history, ...

as a transformation of Shah Zaman's Genie / waitress / flight attendant * Nader Boussandel as the guard of the princess * Wahid Bouzidi as Wahid *

Michaël Cohen Michaël Cohen (born 13 December 1970) is a French actor. He appeared in more than fifty films since 1991. Selected filmography 1998 La dame aux camélias Armand Duval References External links * 1970 births Living people French ...

as the shrink * Booder as Aladdin turned into a soldier of Shah Zaman * Dimitri Tordjman as the boy on the plane * David Salles as head genie *

Jean-Paul Rouve Jean-Paul Rouve (born 26 January 1967) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He is a member of the troupe "Les Robins des Bois". He has appeared in more than thirty film and television productions since 1993. Personal li ...

as the vizier (cameo) *

Isabelle Nanty Isabelle Nanty (born 21 January 1962) is a French actress, film and theatre director and screenwriter. Career She was a teacher for several years at the Cours Florent, and then received a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actres ...

as the telephone operator (cameo) *

Frédéric Lopez Frédéric Lopez (born 4 April 1967 in Pau) is a French television host. He currently works for France 2 on which he presents some shows. He began on radio in 1991 on Autoroute Info, the first traffic information radio. In 1992, he worked for T ...

as himself (cameo) * Gérard Depardieu as

Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus * lij, Cristoffa C(or)ombo * es, link=no, Cristóbal Colón * pt, Cristóvão Colombo * ca, Cristòfor (or ) * la, Christophorus Columbus. (; born between 25 August and 31 October 1451, died 20 May 1506) was a ...

(cameo) * Florian Ordonez as a black market merchant (cameo) * Olivio Ordonez as a black market merchant (cameo) *

Anaïs Delva Anaïs Delva (; born 15 May 1986) is a French singer and actress. She is mainly known for portraying the role of Lucy Westenra in the French stage musical '' Dracula, l'amour plus fort que la mort'' and for providing Disney's character Elsa, fro ...

as Elsa (cameo) * Tal as herself (cameo)

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 7136896
Alad'2
at Allociné
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2018 films 2018 comedy films French sequel films French fantasy comedy films Films directed by Lionel Steketee 2010s French films