Mina Massoud, who plays Aladdin, also went through an extensive hair regimen for his role. "Mina's hair was the biggest challenge, because he has very curly hair," Blundell said. "I didn't want to use too many chemicals, but we did end up straightening it over a two week period, and smoothed down the sides by blow drying them and using a straightening iron on a day to day basis."