The Will Smith Genie in ‘Aladdin’ is a total creation. The animated Genie from 1992’s Aladdin took on some of Robin Williams’ features and adapted as he did impressions.

Smith identified with the Genie from Aladdin a lot. By 2019, Smith had been a blockbuster movie star for decades, and earned acclaim for dramatic roles. So, Genie spoke to him.

Will Smith is laughing off the backlash over his blue genie in the upcoming live-action film "Aladdin.". Everyone got a first look at Smith's high-ponytail-wearing character back in December, but ...

First photo: The Internet is fixated on Will Smith's Genie, and not in a good way The backlash: Twitter rips Will Smith's 'too blue' Genie after 'Aladdin' trailer airs Disney wouldn't comment on ...

Will Smith is officially the Genie -- and he knows how important the character is to so many. ... 25, in the exclusive first look at Disney’s upcoming live-action Aladdin.

Will Smith spoke about the live-action 'Aladdin's' hip-hop angle and how he made the character of the Genie his own when he visited 'Good Morning America' on Monday.

W ill Smith hasn’t had a hit record since 1991’s Summertime, but he revives his former hip-hop persona as the gregarious, rapping Genie in Disney’s new Aladdin, a live-action remake of its ...

A new trailer for the live action "Aladdin" dropped during the 61st annual Grammy Awards, introducing Will Smith's blue Genie to the world. Let's just say Twitter is not impressed.

For the Genie’s new look, director Guy Ritchie says he wanted Smith to have an imposing, but not overly buff appearance. “I wanted a muscular 1970s dad,” he says.

Mena Massoud as the street rat with a heart of gold, Aladdin, and Will Smith as the larger-than-life... [+] Genie in Disney’s ALADDIN, directed by Guy Ritchie. Walt Disney and Entertainment Weekly ...

Will Smith has allayed Disney fan's fears and confirmed his character, Genie, in the new Aladdin remake will be blue.. The classic animation had Robin Williams voice the larger than life blue ...

The trailer for Aladdin gives a longer look at Smith as the Genie, making it clear that he’s just as funny and mischievous as the original voiced by Robin Williams in the 1992 animated version.