The daily gossip: February 13, 2020

Disney is prepping a live-action Aladdin sequel, The Bachelor's Peter Weber says he's 'not making dumb decisions on purpose,' and more

The cast of Aladdin.
(Image credit: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)

1. Disney is prepping a live-action Aladdin sequel

Who needs a whole new world when you can go back to the same old one? After scoring a billion-dollar box-office hit with last year's live-action Aladdin remake, Disney is going back to the well for a sequel — which is, for the record, a sequel to a live-action remake of an animated movie based on a folk tale. Though the 1992 animated movie also received two direct-to-video sequels, this new sequel is reported to be a wholly original concept — or at least as original as you can get when your movie starts with the question, "How can we make a free Genie do Genie stuff again?"

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.