Mena Massoudprotagonist of the live-action ‘Aladdin’ deactivated his personal Twitter account after commenting on the box office of the new version of ‘The Little Mermaid’, which led Internet users to criticize the actor’s action, as verified by the portal Hugo Gloss.
That’s because The Hollywood Handle published an article that speculates on the billing of the film that will be starred by Halle Baileycomparing the numbers with that of another great adaptation in the flesh of Disney: “Aladdin”.
In the text, the portal estimates that the film that addresses Ariel’s fairy tale should raise US$ 115 million, about R$ 565 million, during its opening weekend, considering that ‘Aladdin’ totaled US$ 112 million, approximately R$555 million, in the same period in 2019.
Therefore, massoud resorted to the social network to express his opinion contrary to the article published by The Hollywood Handle.
Our film was unique because audiences went to see it multiple times. That’s how we hit the billion dollar mark,” the actor explained. “My guess is ‘The Little Mermaid’ doesn’t cross the billion mark, but it will undoubtedly have a sequel,” he wrote.
In response to the tweet, netizens came out in defense of the feature film that is commanded by the filmmaker Rob Marshall. “He keeps forgetting that most people went to see it because of Will Smith,” wrote one account. “I hope it makes over a billion when it launches and I want to see what it says. What you put on the internet stays on the internet,” recalled another.
It is worth remembering that the tweet and the answers are no longer available on Twitter, since the star deactivated his profile after the publication received a rain of negative comments.
“The Little Mermaid” hits theaters on May 25. The film’s cast includes names such as Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Barden, Jacob Tremblay, Daveed Diggs It is Awkwafina. Watch the trailer!
Source: Recreio
