There’s been a lot of hate for Will Smith as blue genie, but the full Aladdin trailer is out and it’s better than you imagined.
Blue Will Smith
There has been a ton of backlash from the internet about a blue Will Smith Genie in the new Aladdin move that releases May 24, 2019. Popular opinion is that we don’t need a blue genie since this is live action and not animated. Plus all the Will Smith ogre memes have warped how I feel about him.
But! Today Disney shuts up the haters because this trailer hints that this WILL be a full blown musical like the original, and gives us a taste of “A Whole New World” by Jasmine, played by Naomi Scott.
Animals Side Kicks and Villains
Now, Aladdin is by far my most favorite Disney classic movie and I have a lot of feelings about this. Do I find Aladdin, aka Mena Massoud attractive in his own movie? No. He has no hair swoosh and this girl needs the swoosh. But I am exceptionally pleased that unlike the broadway musical, Abu, Iago, and Raja will all be in this movie and have key roles. If you haven’t seen it, the broadway musical completely wrote out or worked around their characters with extra “who are these new people” characters which altered the story and wasn’t totally great for the plot.
The colors are vibrant, the action sequences look dope, and Jafar is not as ugly as we imagined. If you’re curious, you can check out some shirtless pics here.
Am I going to see this movie? Well I have to. I didn’t see Mary Poppins Returns because it looked like a sham to the original. I refuse to spend money on it, but Aladdin I can’t miss.
For more Disney trailers, check out Dumbo, soon to release March 29th.
Wow!!!