‘Aladdin’ Star Mena Massoud on His First Egyptian Film and the Challenges of Crossing Over From Hollywood to the Middle East: ‘I’m Doing Omar Sharif in Reverse’

“Aladdin” star Mena Massoud, who is a Canadian actor of Egyptian heritage, recently starred in — and produced — his first Arabic-language film “In Broad Daylight.” In the action movie, he plays an Egyptian expat named Hamza El Kashef who returns to his country as the enigmatic leader of an international crime syndicate.  Directed by Morcous Adel, “In Broad […]