This is far from a whole new world.
Mena Massoud, the titular star of Disney's live-action remake of Aladdin, revealed that he has been unable to get any auditions for any new roles since the film's release.
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“I’m kind of tired of staying quiet about it,” he told The Daily Beast. “I want people to know that it’s not always dandelions and roses when you’re doing something like Aladdin. ‘He must have made millions. He must be getting all these offers.’ It’s none of those things. I haven’t had a single audition since Aladdin came out.”
“It’s wild to a lot of people,” he continued. “People have these ideas in their head. It’s like, I'm sitting here being like, OK, Aladdin just hit $1 billion. Can I at least get an audition? Like I’m not expecting you to be like, here’s Batman. But can I just get in the room? Like, can you just give me a chance? So it’s not always what you think.”
As Massoud noted, Aladdin went on to gross over $1 billion, becoming one of the most successful films of the year. Massoud beat out 2,000 other for the role, but has been unable to translate that success to other projects.
Massoud can be seen next in Hulu's Reprisal. He auditioned for that role after Aladdin wrapped and before the film was released.
Directed by Guy Ritchie, Aladdin 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 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.