Aladdin
hold up - actionAladdinstar Will Smith paid protection to the original animatedAladdingenie , the belated Robin Williams , with a touching social media poster . Released in 1992 , the originalAladdinwas part of Disney ’s animated renaissance , go on to gross $ 504 million worldwide for the most part on the enduringness of Robin Williams ' verbal stunting as the voice of the genie .
With Disney now revisiting its animated catalog in live - action mannequin , and scoring blockbuster hitswhile doing so , Smith is taking over the genie theatrical role originated by Williams in a new version ofAladdin . buff were recently treated to their first glimpses of Smith as the aristocratical jinnee , and it ’s safe to say reactions toSmith ’s appearance were quite dual-lane . One fantried to improve Smith ’s genie lookusing effects software package , and may have in reality one - upped Disney ’s VFX people in the process , while another fan - created artthat switch out Smithfor Williams himself .
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Obviously , the bequest of Williams still looms large when talking aboutAladdinand the djinn fictional character . With that in mind , Smithoffered up his own tribute to Williams ' work in the original moving picture with an image bringing his genie and Williams ' together ( with a outcry out to Disney character designer Luigi Lucarelli for creating the raw artwork ) . See the prototype below :
Directed by Guy Ritchie , Disney ’s live - actionAladdinstars Mena Massoud as the title quality , a street urchin who loose Smith ’s genie from a witching lamp . Naomi Scott plays Jasmine , the princess whose heart Aladdin wish to get ahead , while Marwan Kenzari play the nefarious Jafar . In late puke news , it was just revealed that Alan Tudykhas also joined the filmas the vocalism of Jafar ’s chick sidekick Iago .
Ever sinceAladdinwas announced , many have query the wisdom of Disney revisit this peculiar story in live - action strain , specially given the singular nature of Robin Williams ' performance as the liven version of the genie . More questions were charge Disney ’s manner after the studio hired Guy Ritchie , a man not needfully thought of as a blithe theater director , to handle helming duties on the musical film . First glimpse of Smith ’s genie did little to ease veneration thatAladdinwas on the way to being a disaster . After the release of the newest dawdler , buzz about the filmmay have turned around somewhat , but there are still many reasons to wonder if Disney may have made a haywire move by attempting to bringAladdinand its jinni to life in live - action form , with Smith attempting to fulfill the void left by the incomparable Williams .
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