Disney Villains Who Should Get Their Own Origin Film

While it was undoubtedly Robin Williams' unforgettable Genie that stole the show in 1992's Oscar-winning animated classic, "Aladdin," you'd be hard-pressed to find a better Disney villain than the film's antagonist, the sinister sorcerer Jafar. As the Sultan's advisor, Jafar sought after a mysterious magical lamp, secretly plotting to use it to take control of Agrabah. He was everything a good villain should be: conniving, conceited, and just downright creepy!

Although Marwan Kenzari's take on the character in Guy Ritchie's 2019 live-action remake struggled to resonate with most fans, that shouldn't diminish Jafar's box office potential. In both versions of "Aladdin," Jafar is immediately introduced as the evil-doer we all know him to be. We have essentially no idea what happened in his past to make him that way.

This leaves a lot of gray area should Disney want to explore what happened in Agrabah in the years leading up to the events of "Aladdin." How exactly did Jafar work his way up to becoming the Sultan's right-hand man? How did he acquire his shadowy snake-headed staff, or learn how to use it to hypnotize people? Perhaps most intriguing, how did he know about the Genie's lamp and the Cave of Wonders in the first place?

There are definitely enough interesting questions in Jafar's backstory to make for a fascinating full-length film, which, as it turns out, just might be in the cards after all. It could be a real diamond in the rough...