Disney’s newest trend in movies has been to produce live-action re-tellings of beloved animated classics such as “Cinderella," "The Jungle Book" and "Beauty and the Beast." With stunning visual effects and wonderful casts, it’s no wonder these movies have been successful. Now, the highly anticipated film, “Aladdin," is undergoing production and fans couldn’t be more excited...until Disney made some slight changes.

On September 5, Disney announced that two new characters will be added to the live-action remake. One of them, by the name of Dalia, will be played by Nasim Pedrad, an Iranian-American actress who is also an alumnus of “Saturday Night Live.” The other character, Prince Anders, will be played by none other than Billy Magnussen.

Neither of these characters were in the original 1992 film and Disney fans did not take the news lightly when they discovered that Magnussen, a Caucasian actor, had joined the cast. Instead of supporting the director’s choice, they took it as an excuse for Disney to cast a white actor in a movie that is set in the Middle East. There are few details about Magnussen’s role in “Aladdin," but to Disney fans, it doesn’t matter how big or small the role--it just shouldn't have been created in the first place.

There are some fans who think otherwise and condemn those who are judging Magnussen’s role without any context. They believe adding his character to the cast will make sense once the movie is released. Either way, the role of Prince Anders has created conflict within the Disney fan base. Should there be Caucasians in "Aladdin?"

This is a great example of Hollywood’s obsession with whitewashing. Although the cinematic world has seen the casting of minorities in big-title films, it is considered a major setback when a white actor is cast in a movie that should only portray people of color. Disney had been breaking away from whitewashing with movies like "Moana." Now they have undone all of the progress they've made and defiled the image of "Aladdin."

So Disney, I’m here to give you some advice. It’s okay to not have a white actor in your cast. You’re not going to see insane decreases in box-office sales. Sure, some people might have wrongly assumed that the character addition has now ruined “Aladdin.”

After all, we know nothing about Magnussen’s role. But Disney, I hope you made this casting choice with good intentions and reasoning. It's still possible. But if I'm honest, I'm not surprised about the amount of backlash you’ve gotten because of it.

I would encourage everyone not to skip out on “Aladdin” just because of Magnussen’s role. I mean, seriously, the wonderful Will Smith is still playing the Genie. How could you not see it?