![]() The movie crushed at the global box office, raking in more than a billion dollars worldwide, and fans pushed its Audience Score here on Rotten Tomatoes to an epic 94%, surpassing even the super-popular Lion King “live-action” remake. If he didn’t quite match the iconic-ness of Robin Williams’ original animated crack at the character, he certainly made a strong impression and gave Aladdin’s wish-maker a lovable feel all his own.Īudiences ate it up, along with Guy Ritchie’s energetic direction, the lavish and bouncy musical numbers, and two star-making performances from Naomi Scott as Jasmine and Mena Massoud as Aladdin. When the movie itself was released, gaping jaws turned into wide-stretched grins: Not only was Will Smith’s genie actually kinda awesome – in motion and with effects actually completed – but Smith had done the seemingly impossible. Listen Now: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Radio Public | Deezer | iHeart | Art19 A Den of Geek headline read: “First look at Will Smith’s Genie Horrifies Just About Everyone.” There was something so seemingly “off” about the first images released of the superstar in his new, very digital, blue look that fans of the animated original balked and the Internet piled on. ![]() It seems like everyone remembers where they were when they first saw it: the first look at Will Smith as the blue genie in Disney’s live-action remake of Aladdin. (Photo by © Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / courtesy Everett Collection)
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