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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 ...
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 ...
And, yes, that applies to Will Smith's Genie as well. The images we see here are essentially Will Smith as the Genie. But as Smith himself notes on his Instagram , he will spend at least some of ...
According to Will Smith, “Friend Like Me” was what convinced him he could play the Genie in a live-action Aladdin.Smith knew he had big shoes to fill in the role made famous by the late Robin ...
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.
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.
With Smith’s Genie crashing the party at the very end. Aladdin (Mena Massoud) meets the larger-than-life blue Genie (Will Smith) in Disney’s live-action adaptation Aladdin , directed by Guy ...
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.
Will Smith has bounced back following the negative reception of his blue genie from the live-action “Aladdin” trailer. The star is taking over the character Robin Williams brought to life in ...
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.
Earlier this week, we got our first look at Will Smith as the Genie in Disney’s Aladdin reboot. The image provoked a lot of questions, including why does he look like Sinbad in Shazaam (which is ...