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About

Aladdin (2019) is a live-action remake of the 1992 animated Disney film Aladdin. The film is directed by Guy Ritchie and will release on May 24th, 2019.

History

In October of 2016, Disney announced a live-action remake of the film was in development with Guy Ritchie directing. In July of the following year, it was announced that newcomer Mena Massoud had been cast as Aladdin, Naomi Scott as Jasmine, and Will Smith as the Genie. The first trailer for the film debuted on October 11th, 2018 (shown below). The film is set for a May 24th, 2019 release.

On December 19th, 2018, Entertainment Weekly[1] posted stills from the film (examples shown below).

xclusive FIRST LOOK

Will Smith Genie Reveal

On December 19th, 2018, Entertainment Weekly revealed their cover for the week's magazine, which featured the cast of the live-action remake, including Will Smith as the Genie (shown below).

ISSUE 2019'S MOSTANTICIPATED MOVIES& TV SHOWW DEC. 28,2018/JAN. 4, 2019 #1542/1543 ente iment MAGICAL DOUBLE ISSUE NEW IT'S A WHOLE NEW WORLD! An exclusive preview of Disney's updated take on the classic genie tale. PHOTOSAND SCOOPON THECROWN KILLINGEVE THEFAST BY PIYA SINHA-ROY FURIOUS SPIN-OFF DEADWOOD JOHNWICK HELLBOY PLUSa NEX ORDAN PEELE ELISABETH MOSS GEORGE CLOONEY JESSICA ALBA ALAOOIN WHATS TEO Naomi Scott, Will Smith, and Mena Massoud

Smith as the Genie prompted strong responses from Twitter users. User @hullojess tweeted that she wished she'd never seen it, gaining over 830 retweets and 3,600 likes (shown below, left). User @Kyle_Cardine tweeted a photoshopped image of a Simpsons scene, gaining over 1,600 retweets and 7,800 likes (shown below, right).

jessica @hullojess Follow genie! my first wish. i wish that i'd never seen this. 2019'S MOST ANT 4, 2019 9:54 AM 19 Dec 2018
Kyle Cardine @Kyle_Cardine Follow Twitter this morning 9:44 AM - 19 Dec 2018

Twitter users also made comparisons between the appearance of Smith to Sinbad in the non-existent film Shazaam!, a classic example of The Mandela Effect. User @RJCity1 gained over 240 retweets and 1,200 likes making the comparison (shown below, left) and user @Bacon_House gained over 90 retweets and 570 likes (shown below, right).


RJ City @RJCity1 Follow Remember that alternate universe s--- when we thought Sinbad starred in a genie movie? Turns out we were actually thiking of a timeline in the future with Will Smith. 2019'S MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIES& TV SHOWs Dic.snse 3019 MAGICAL ISSUE NEW IT'S A WHOLE NEW WORLD! An exclusive preview of Disney's updated take orn PHOTOSAND THECROWN KILLINGEVE classic genie tale. BY PIYA SINHA-ROY FURI SPIN-OFF DEADWOOLD JUHNWICK HELLBOY US NEXT JORDAN PEELE ELISABETH MOSS

Smith clarified that the genie would be blue and CGI in the film, but the art for that was "not quite ready."[2]

Trailer Reveal

On February 10th, 2019, the second trailer for Aladdin debuted at 2019 Grammy Awards. In the trailer, the Genie, now blue-skinned, was briefly shown.

[This video has been removed]

Following the release of the second trailer, the appearance of the character has been heavily mocked on Twitter as CGI-heavy and unnatural, with numerous users comparing the character to Thanos [3], Shrek [4], Smurfs[5] and Tobias Fünke from Arrested Development [6].

Walt @UberKryptonian Where is the Soul Stone, Aladdin? 9:30 PM 10 Feb 2019
Xanny DeVito @trevorstweetss 36 First look at Will Smith as the Genie in the up coming live action Aladdin 8:57 PM - 10 Feb 2019
Chris Demarais @ChrisDemarais The new Willy Wonka remake looks weird but I respect the bold casting choices. #Aladdintrailer #WillSmith #willywonka 11:00 PM-10 Feb 2019
Caillou Pettis @CaillouPettis This looks like a blue version of Shrek. #Aladdín 8:57 PM - 10 Feb 2019
Michael Knowles @michaeljknowles When can we expect Will Smith to apologize to the Smurf community for wearing blueface? 10:14 PM - 10 Feb 2019

Release

Aladdin opened on May 24th, 2019. The film opened to a "mixed" aggregate score of 54/100 on Metacritic[7] and a 59% score on Rotten Tomatoes.[11] On the positive side, Richard Roeper wrote the film "is on balance a colorful and lively adventure suitable for all ages and a touching romance featuring two attractive leads" in a 3/4 star review.[8] Less positive was Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune,[9] who wrote the film was more akin to "cinematic karaoke" and declared it "pointless." Jake Cole in Slant[10] wrote "the film settles for telling you a joke you’ve already heard and botching the delivery."

Search Interest

External References

[1] Entertainment Weekly – Aladdin purists are getting used to Will Smith's Genie

[2] Twitter – EW

[3] Twitter – @CaillouPettis' Tweet

[4] Twitter – UberKryptonian's Tweet

[5] Twitter – @michaeljknowles' Tweet

[6] Twitter – @trevorstweetss' Tweet

[7] Metacritic – Aladdin 2019

[8] Chicago Sun-Tmes – Will Smith’s blue Genie is pretty cool, once you get to know him

[9] Chicago Tribune – A whole new same old world … this time with Will Smith

[10] Slant – Aladdin Is a Magic Corporate Ride to Nowhere Special

[11] Rotten Tomatoes – Aladdin

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Aladdin (2019) is a live-action remake of the 1992 animated Disney film Aladdin. The film is directed by Guy Ritchie and will release on May 24th, 2019.

History

In October of 2016, Disney announced a live-action remake of the film was in development with Guy Ritchie directing. In July of the following year, it was announced that newcomer Mena Massoud had been cast as Aladdin, Naomi Scott as Jasmine, and Will Smith as the Genie. The first trailer for the film debuted on October 11th, 2018 (shown below). The film is set for a May 24th, 2019 release.


On December 19th, 2018, Entertainment Weekly[1] posted stills from the film (examples shown below).


xclusive FIRST LOOK

Will Smith Genie Reveal

On December 19th, 2018, Entertainment Weekly revealed their cover for the week's magazine, which featured the cast of the live-action remake, including Will Smith as the Genie (shown below).


ISSUE 2019'S MOSTANTICIPATED MOVIES& TV SHOWW DEC. 28,2018/JAN. 4, 2019 #1542/1543 ente iment MAGICAL DOUBLE ISSUE NEW IT'S A WHOLE NEW WORLD! An exclusive preview of Disney's updated take on the classic genie tale. PHOTOSAND SCOOPON THECROWN KILLINGEVE THEFAST BY PIYA SINHA-ROY FURIOUS SPIN-OFF DEADWOOD JOHNWICK HELLBOY PLUSa NEX ORDAN PEELE ELISABETH MOSS GEORGE CLOONEY JESSICA ALBA ALAOOIN WHATS TEO Naomi Scott, Will Smith, and Mena Massoud

Smith as the Genie prompted strong responses from Twitter users. User @hullojess tweeted that she wished she'd never seen it, gaining over 830 retweets and 3,600 likes (shown below, left). User @Kyle_Cardine tweeted a photoshopped image of a Simpsons scene, gaining over 1,600 retweets and 7,800 likes (shown below, right).


jessica @hullojess Follow genie! my first wish. i wish that i'd never seen this. 2019'S MOST ANT 4, 2019 9:54 AM 19 Dec 2018 Kyle Cardine @Kyle_Cardine Follow Twitter this morning 9:44 AM - 19 Dec 2018

Twitter users also made comparisons between the appearance of Smith to Sinbad in the non-existent film Shazaam!, a classic example of The Mandela Effect. User @RJCity1 gained over 240 retweets and 1,200 likes making the comparison (shown below, left) and user @Bacon_House gained over 90 retweets and 570 likes (shown below, right).


RJ City @RJCity1 Follow Remember that alternate universe s--- when we thought Sinbad starred in a genie movie? Turns out we were actually thiking of a timeline in the future with Will Smith. 2019'S MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIES& TV SHOWs Dic.snse 3019 MAGICAL ISSUE NEW IT'S A WHOLE NEW WORLD! An exclusive preview of Disney's updated take orn PHOTOSAND THECROWN KILLINGEVE classic genie tale. BY PIYA SINHA-ROY FURI SPIN-OFF DEADWOOLD JUHNWICK HELLBOY US NEXT JORDAN PEELE ELISABETH MOSS

Smith clarified that the genie would be blue and CGI in the film, but the art for that was "not quite ready."[2]

Trailer Reveal

On February 10th, 2019, the second trailer for Aladdin debuted at 2019 Grammy Awards. In the trailer, the Genie, now blue-skinned, was briefly shown.


[This video has been removed]


Following the release of the second trailer, the appearance of the character has been heavily mocked on Twitter as CGI-heavy and unnatural, with numerous users comparing the character to Thanos [3], Shrek [4], Smurfs[5] and Tobias Fünke from Arrested Development [6].


Walt @UberKryptonian Where is the Soul Stone, Aladdin? 9:30 PM 10 Feb 2019 Xanny DeVito @trevorstweetss 36 First look at Will Smith as the Genie in the up coming live action Aladdin 8:57 PM - 10 Feb 2019 Chris Demarais @ChrisDemarais The new Willy Wonka remake looks weird but I respect the bold casting choices. #Aladdintrailer #WillSmith #willywonka 11:00 PM-10 Feb 2019
Caillou Pettis @CaillouPettis This looks like a blue version of Shrek. #Aladdín 8:57 PM - 10 Feb 2019 Michael Knowles @michaeljknowles When can we expect Will Smith to apologize to the Smurf community for wearing blueface? 10:14 PM - 10 Feb 2019

Release

Aladdin opened on May 24th, 2019. The film opened to a "mixed" aggregate score of 54/100 on Metacritic[7] and a 59% score on Rotten Tomatoes.[11] On the positive side, Richard Roeper wrote the film "is on balance a colorful and lively adventure suitable for all ages and a touching romance featuring two attractive leads" in a 3/4 star review.[8] Less positive was Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune,[9] who wrote the film was more akin to "cinematic karaoke" and declared it "pointless." Jake Cole in Slant[10] wrote "the film settles for telling you a joke you’ve already heard and botching the delivery."

Search Interest

External References

[1] Entertainment Weekly – Aladdin purists are getting used to Will Smith's Genie

[2] Twitter – EW

[3] Twitter – @CaillouPettis' Tweet

[4] Twitter – UberKryptonian's Tweet

[5] Twitter – @michaeljknowles' Tweet

[6] Twitter – @trevorstweetss' Tweet

[7] Metacritic – Aladdin 2019

[8] Chicago Sun-Tmes – Will Smith’s blue Genie is pretty cool, once you get to know him

[9] Chicago Tribune – A whole new same old world … this time with Will Smith

[10] Slant – Aladdin Is a Magic Corporate Ride to Nowhere Special

[11] Rotten Tomatoes – Aladdin

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Okay, honestly, Jasmine and Aladdin look pretty good.

The genie though. He doesn't look like a genie. He looks like Will Smith wearing a generic genie costume. And making him blue isn't going to help either. Then he'll just look like Will Smith wearing a generic genie costume as seen through a blue filter. The real issue here is that it's always going to look like "Will Smith as The Genie" rather than just "The Genie." If he isn't going to resemble the one from the original movie, at least give him like a beard or something.

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