Disney accused of ‘browning up’ actors in the remake of Aladdin

Disney has become embroiled in a race row after admitting to ‘browning up’ white actors for its forthcoming Aladdin remake.

The film giant claimed it could not find enough Asian actors to perform skills such as dancing and camel handling for the Guy Ritchie-directed film, so resorted to darkening white people for such roles.

Representatives of Disney told The Sunday Times that the new film has the ‘most diverse cast ever assembled for a Disney live-action production’. They added: ‘More than 400 of the 500 background performers were Indian, Middle Eastern, African, Mediterranean and Asian.’