Egyptian actor Mena Massoud, who starred in the Aladdin remake, posted a tweet in which he predicted the new “The Little Mermaid” box office will be below a billion dollars. At the same time, he indicated that the film would certainly receive a sequel, thereby hinting that the Aladdin sequel has been in production hell since 2019:
Our film was unique in that the audience went to see it several times. Thanks to this alone, we have reached the billion dollar mark. I don’t think The Little Mermaid will cross the billion dollar mark, but it will definitely get a sequel.
Of course in comments Immediately the defenders of The Little Mermaid, which had not yet been released, appeared and began to pour slop on the actor. Here are some of their comments:
Baby, “The Little Mermaid” will beat your movie in box office in literally a minute.
He keeps forgetting that most people watched the movie because of Will Smith. He himself is nobody!
Why are you so jealous of black celebrities? What did they do to you? You act like black celebrities are stealing your job when you have to blame Hollywood’s systemic racist structure and lack of talent.
As a black woman with natural red hair, I hope this film is successful in every way. And you should hope so too.
Note that this comment came amid overwhelming positive feedback. This act reeks of jealousy that a film with a black woman will be more successful. What a loser!
Did we watch the same movie? Aladdin was terrible. Would you like to discuss your playing and music scenes? Have you ever heard Halle Bailey sing? And after that you say something against this film? I’ll be back after we beat your record.
The Little Mermaid will always be Disney’s most beloved princess. Halle Bailey sends her regards and is undoubtedly more legendary than your entire cast put together.
Curiously, almost all such negative comments were written by people who had black people on their avatars.
Shortly after, Mena Massoud was forced to delete his social media account. Apparently, he could not stand such a stormy flow of goodwill and love.
