If you're anything like horror queen Jamie Lee Curtis, nothing quite gets your hair standing on end like the Disney classic Aladdin and, in particular, the evil Jafar. After the Oscar winner announced her fear of the film, and given the current slate of warped horror adaptations of children's classics, it was only a matter of time until Prince Ali was given the gory treatment. Subtitled The Monkey's Paw, this horror reimagining of John Musker and Ron Clements' Disney classic is yet another in a long line of similar examples, from Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey to Mickey's Mouse Trap.

Now, via Deadline, the biggest update yet for Aladdin: The Monkey's Paw has been released, with it announced that production will officially begin across the pond in the UK next month. Led by Empire Studios, Every Entertainment, and 8th Law Pictures, the sinister street rat tale will feature a...