The House of Mouse had to give the thumbs up for Aladdin's Mena Massoud's new role in Reprisal, Hulu's new noir-themed series.

Mena Massoud, the titular star of Disney's Aladdin live-action remake, beat out 2,000 other actors for a role in Hulu's thriller gangster series, Reprisal, streaming on December 6. Now, according to Massoud, Disney had to sign off on his casting due to his character being a gang member in a violent show. Massoud told the Daily Beast that producers had to inform Reprisal's creator, Josh Corbin, that they needed to run the casting by Disney first.

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Corbin was more confused than concerned, questioning why Disney would care if Massoud was involved in Reprisal. Turns out, Massoud auditioned for the role in Hulu's show after Aladdin wrapped and before the film's release. When Corbin's team explained it was because of the new Aladdin movie, he responded, "Aladdin? That's an old cartoon."

This is not the first instance of Disney wanting to shape a family-friendly image around one of their prime stars. Numerous stars have come out explaining Disney's careful and restricting policies surrounding their breakout stars. Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers music trio touched on this topic in a Carpool Karaoke episode with James Corden saying, "This stems from Disney days and kind of being told what we can and cannot say."

Aladdin went on to be a box office success, grossing over $1 billion. Aladdin was directed by Guy Ritchie and stars Mena Massoud as Aladdin, Will Smith as Genie, Naomi Scott as Princess Jasmine, Marwan Kenzari as Jafar, Navid Negahban as the Sultan of Agrabah, Billy Magnussen as Prince Anders, and Frank Welker and Alan Tudyk as the voices of Abu and Iago, respectively. Aladdin is available now on digital and Blu-ray.

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Created by Josh Corbin, Reprisal follows one femme fatale's quest for revenge after she is left for dead by her brother and his gang of gearheads. The show stars Abigail Spencer as Doris Quinn, Rodrigo Santoro as Joel Kelly, and Mena Massoud as Ethan Hart.