Iago is the secondary antagonist of 2019 live-action remake Aladdin.
Role in the film[]
Iago is first seen during the musical number "Arabian Nights" where Jasmine's pet tiger Rajah sees him in the palace as he flies to the desert where the Cave of Wonders is located. Iago is then seen alongside Jafar where he tells the guards to look for the "Diamond in the Rough" so that he could make Aladdin rich. He then appears in the marketplace where he sees Abu foiling one of the guards outside the palace where he tells his master that Abu is linked to Aladdin and later when Jafar takes him to the Cave of Wonders. He also appears during the musical number "Prince Ali" alongside Jafar where in this scene, he does not dance to the music unlike in the animated version. Later when Jafar is sent to the dungeon under the orders of the Sultan, Iago brings in the keys to release his master.
During the climax of the film, Jafar tells the Genie that his first wish is to be the ruler of Agrabah to which Iago is present assisting his master during the battle. Later after Jasmine escapes the forced marriage between her and Jafar, instead of Jafar changing into a giant cobra to fight Aladdin, the evil sorcerer transforms the parrot into a giant, monstrous roc and sends him flying after the magic lamp when Jasmine took it and rode away on Magic Carpet with Aladdin and Abu. They successfully escape from Iago as he reverts back to his normal form, thanks to the Sultan knocking Jafar's staff off his hand, but Jafar summons a storm that blows the lamp out of the heroes' grasp and back to Iago's before returning it to his master. Like in the animated film during the part where Jafar turns into a powerful genie, Iago attempts to escape before he gets sucked into the lamp along with Jafar before Genie sends the lamp back far into the Cave of Wonders.
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Trivia[]
- Iago is created through CGI and is modeled after a real-life scarlet macaw; he is still capable of talking, albeit in a more squawking-like parrot voice. However, he does it less than in the animated version and only in short sentences mostly composed by single words. He also retains his intelligence and loyalty towards Jafar, even serving as his spy.
- Unlike in the animated film, Iago is voiced by Alan Tudyk instead of Gilbert Gottfried, making it the first time Gottfried does not voice the character.
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