Official Disney Aladdin Live Action Thread

[Norrin Radd]

On Wednesday morning, Disney unveiled the first look at Will Smith's Genie from the live-action Aladdin movie and, to the surprise of no one, it has garnered plenty of criticism online. Rather than the classic, magical look of the character from the original animated film, Smith's iteration appears much more human. However, don't get fooled by this photo, as Genie won't look that way for the entire movie.

After the photo debuted online, via the new Entertainment Weekly cover, Smith took to Instagram to confirm that Genie would indeed be blue in the actual film.

"BAM!! First look at the Genie, Princess Jasmine, and Aladdin," Smith wrote in the post.
"Check me rockin' the Top Knot Ponytail Vibes in Entertainment Weekly (and yes, I'm gonna be BLUE!)"

So, if he's going to be blue, what's with the photo?

According to Smith, this is a sort of "human form" that Genie will take on when walking around Agrabah. In a reply to a comment on that same Instagram post, Smith confirmed that the character would only take this form on occasion, and is going to be CGI for the majority of the film.

"I'm gonna be BLUE," he reiterated. "This is how the Genie is in Human/Disguise form. My character will be CGI for most of the movie."

In EW's cover story, it is mentioned that the CGI blue version of Genie isn't shown in the photos because the effects aren't finished yet. This version of the Genie is likely the one that all of the other characters in the movie except for Aladdin will see.

 

[Carl Tethers]

They should have gone for Titus off Kimmy Schmidt to play the genie if they're going full mango

 

[wire28]

Disney gang I’m sweating. We might take our first draw (we take no losses) with this one

 

[BXKingPin82]

Got The Fresh Prince lookin like an ethnic bowling pin out this muthafukka.
:sadbagmj:

 

[Soymuscle Mike]

This'll bank, especially internationally - Amerikkka might give it the but it'll be fine.

 

[reigun]

Got damn if they didn't drain every bit of swag from Jafar.

Give Guy Ritchie money in 2018, Mouse brehs.

 

[reigun]

This'll bank, especially internationally - Amerikkka might give it the but it'll be fine.

This is a remake of one of the 5 most popular Disney renaissance movies.

This isn't gonna bomb anywhere on this planet. Especially not in America.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo

they gonna fukk this up... dammit

 

[Figaro]

Why the fukk did i think that the genie was going to be CGI & Will was going to do the voice over when this was first announced

 

[YakSpiller]

Damn, shyt looks kind of whack

 

[HipHopStan]

Yes, it'll make money, but this looks like one of those "See it once and be done with it." movies. Similar to B&TB.

 

[Kaypain]

Why the fukk did i think that the genie was going to be CGI & Will was going to do the voice over when this was first announced

He is tho

 

[Duke Dixon]

I haven't seen a single one of the Disney remakes.

Im going to the theater for this and Lion King no matter how bad they are.

 

[TheGodling]

I could give a fukk less about how Will Smith looks in the movie, the audacity of Disney hiring the two whitest Arabs they could find for Aladdin and Jasmin and then photoshop them to look even whiter should be the real story here. Like Tom Holland probably be sitting somewhere thinking 'Damn, if I was even 1% Arabian I could've gotten that bag too'.

 

[Soymuscle Mike]

I could give a fukk less about how Will Smith looks in the movie, the audacity of Disney hiring the two whitest Arabs they could find for Aladdin and Jasmin and then photoshop them to look even whiter should be the real story here. Like Tom Holland probably be sitting somewhere thinking 'Damn, if I was even 1% Arabian I could've gotten that bag too'.

Jasmine actress is 0% Arab, she's half Indian/half English.