Aladdin- Live Action 2019 - Guy Ritchie

Agent Coulson

‘Aladdin’ Teased at CinemaCon, Will Smith Won’t Imitate Robin Williams

Will Smith will put his own stamp on the Genie, Disney executives promised at CinemaCon on Tuesday while unveiling a behind-the-scenes look at its live-action remake of “Aladdin.”

Instead of imitating Robin Williams’ rapid-fire improv and celebrity impressions, Smith will inject the magical wish-granter with a little bit of the Fresh Prince and a little bit of Hitch. He also, as the footage shown Tuesday demonstrates, does not make a terribly convincing woman when dressing in drag.

Smith’s spin on the Genie isn’t the only big change in this “Aladdin.” Director Guy Ritchie, best-known for testosterone-infused flicks such as “Sherlock Holmes” and “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,” is leaning into the action sequences.

“He’s able to make it hot,” said Smith in an on-camera interview. And, indeed, the footage showed a kinetic camera following Aladdin (Mena Massoud) running, jumping, and leaping across the rooftops and through the tangled alleyways of Agrabah as he evades the Sultan’s men.

“Aladdin” will also get a feminist makeover. Princess Jasmine, who in the 1992 animated film, had little to do save for moon about the palace, is made of tougher stuff in this version. Naomi Scott, who plays the role in the live-action version, said that in the remake “Jasmine is strong and speaks her own mind.”.

Aladdin” will also feature new music, lots of dancing and pageantry, and familiar favorites such as “Friend Like Me” and “A Whole New World.”

Disney received a rapturous reception when it took the stage at CinemaCon, the annual exhibition industry trade show taking place this week in Las Vegas. The studio has released a dozen movies that have grossed in excess of $1 billion over the past six years, and has several promising upcoming blockbusters on its slate, such as “Solo: A Star Wars Story” and “Avengers: Infinity War.” It’s not just money that’s made Disney a favorite of theater owners. The studio is adamantly opposed to plans to release movies in the home weeks after their big screen debuts — an initiative that rivals such as Warner Bros. and Universal support.

“The Walt Disney Company is committed to the theatrical window. Period,” said Alan Horn, the studio’s chief, to sustained applause.

http://variety.com/2018/film/news/aladdin-will-smith-robin-williams-1202785237/

nix

Guy Ritchie.....Aladdin..

Hand over the fucking lamp you fucking mug

CastorTroy

nix wrote: »

Guy Ritchie.....Aladdin..

Hand over the fucking lamp you fucking mug

Said by Iago voiced by Jason Statham

judeboy101

Lest we forget king arthur

Try_harder

Special guest star - Harry Kane!

judeboy101

Try_harder wrote: »

Special guest star - Harry Kane!

Given the cultural context, surely mo Salah or mo Farah? Lol

Agent Coulson

Teaser

Kooto1982

Aladdin: I am childhood fan of his.

Agent Coulson

pixelburp

Man, Disney's tactic of remaking their 90s classics in live-action is as transparent as it is cynical. Suppose until they stop making money, they'll keep doing it.

kerplun k

They struck gold with this idea.
Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast and Jungle Book collectively pulled in just under 3 billion,

I think with Dumbo, Aladdin and Lion king all due to be released next year, they will at least triple that money. The Lion King is forecasting crazy money, I’m taking Star Wars money. They’re practically printing money at this stage.

RobbingBandit

Robin Williams will always be the genie now and forever

batgoat

I have zero faith in Guy Ritchie so have low expectations of this as a result.

JP Liz V1

Looks more like a Disney tv channel film more than an expected big box office hitter

OU812

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Robin Williams will always be the genie now and forever

They should have had a 100% CGI genie with Robin Williams dialogue from the animation. I'd have gone to see that.

El Duda

This looks unspeakably awful.

That cast is appalling.

Try_harder

judeboy101 wrote: »

Given the cultural context, surely mo Salah or mo Farah? Lol

Richie would Asian up Kane

Try_harder

El Duda wrote: »

This looks unspeakably awful.

That cast is appalling.

Were you expecting any different? King Arthur....

TheIrishGrover

I had (have) no intention of seeing this. Love the original and do not like Disney's "Live actioning" of their movies. (Seriously? "Live action" Lion King? It's still going to have 100% animated characters and 80% augmented real cinematography. But anyway, I digress)

But that group shot just looks......... awful. Looks like a Christmas special panto.

I know it's a generic photoshop but Jebus....

pixelburp

Guy Ritchie is a weird choice for Disney; if you look at his CV, ignoring the Bloke'sploitation stuff from his early years, there aren't that many mainstream hits. The Sherlock Holmes' films took in a tonne of cash, but King Arthur was a flop & The Man from UNCLE was fun but underperformed.

I guess ultimately he's just a good "yes man" director.

TheIrishGrover

pixelburp wrote: »

Guy Ritchie is a weird choice for Disney; if you look at his CV, ignoring the Bloke'sploitation stuff from his early years, there aren't that many mainstream hits. The Sherlock Holmes' films took in a tonne of cash, but King Arthur was a flop & The Man from UNCLE was fun but underperformed.

I guess ultimately he's just a good "yes man" director.

Yeah, while he has a particular style (That has aged SO badly) in situations like this Disney are just looking for someone who can manage a movieshoot. It will be completely generic - probably sticking quite closely to the original as possible. Basically just a job really. The new Brett Ratner...

El Duda

Aladdin looks like he's in his mid thirties, he's supposed to be boy.

There's no way Jasmine can be a damsel in distress either, she will be all action, kicking the **** out of Jaffar's goons etc... Aladdin will be much more pathetic in this film.

Will Smith make my blood boil.

CastorTroy

Finally, we get the Kazaam remake we've been waiting for.

I remember people were suggesting WWE's Mustafa Ali as Aladdin.

Only live action "retelling" I've see so far is Maleficent.

nix

El Duda wrote: »

Will Smith make my blood boil.

haha YES!

I've seen all of Michael Manns movies.. Except Ali, i tried but i just cant sit through the movie, and thats just because of Will Smith, I can't stand the chap anymore.. And i cant seem to put a finger on why exactly :(:pac:

Perhaps its because his on screen presence is always the same, OTT, predictably boring. :cool:

OU812

CastorTroy wrote: »

Only live action "retelling" I've see so far is Maleficent.

They were supposed to tell the story from the other side with the live action ones. Would have been a better idea than the live action remakes, (although I am looking forward to Dumbo)

Mark Hamill

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Aladdin's clothes look way to clean and well made to be a street urchin's. Even his shoes don't look worn in.

evil_seed

Will Smith is channeling Sinbad from the looks of it. The comedian/actor not the movie for those that don't get the reference

Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill wrote: »

Aladdin's clothes look way to clean and well made to be a street urchin's. Even his shoes don't look worn in.

That's it!!!!
I was wondering what was bugging me.

It's too sterile and clean. Aladdin should be filthy and the Genie looks too "normal" and with panto level costume

TheIrishGrover

In that coverphoto:

Aladdin looks to be in his 30's.
Jasmine looks bored, not feisty.
Will Smith looks dead inside.....("How did my career come to this?")

spacecoyote

really liked this little twitter thread (tenuous link to this thread, but close enough)

https://twitter.com/extrafabulous/status/1075412502861807619

https://twitter.com/extrafabulous/status/1075412634122575874

https://twitter.com/extrafabulous/status/1075412778452701184

https://twitter.com/extrafabulous/status/1075412891325607936

https://twitter.com/extrafabulous/status/1075412980530057216

https://twitter.com/extrafabulous/status/1075413095621775360

https://twitter.com/extrafabulous/status/1075413357421912064

brianregan09

I've enjoyed the others but this looks god awful

and as someone else pointed out no one will ever get next to near Robin Williams as the Genie

Frank O. Pinion

brianregan09 wrote: »

and as someone else pointed out no one will ever get next to near Robin Williams as the Genie

How about Dan Castellaneta?

Frank O. Pinion

Frank O. Pinion wrote: »

How about Dan Castellaneta?

Then you have too close (did he not do the Genie in Aladdin 2?)

RobbingBandit

He did the film and cartoon series and the voice of genie in loads of video games including Kingdom Hearts ( learn something new every day)

I love him not for Homer Simpson but Earthworm Jim the original series he is an absolute hero.

Gwynplaine

Will Smith is in the same bracket as Johnny Depp for me. Any film he's in I avoid.

CastorTroy

Was watching Arabian Nights yesterday where Jason Scott Lee played Aladdin, Vanessa Mae was that version of Jasmine and John Leguizamo as the Genie

kerplun k

CastorTroy wrote: »

Was watching Arabian Nights yesterday where Jason Scott Lee played Aladdin, Vanessa Mae was that version of Jasmine and John Leguizamo as the Genie

Sounds like a bad dream

Mr E

Blue!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFN__KGf0YQ

c.p.w.g.w

Mr E wrote: »

Blue!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFN__KGf0YQ

Will just blue himself

pixelburp

That looks bad, but then these live-action renames of 90s films are making a killing so doesn't really matter what folks like me think

El Duda

That is woeful

RobbingBandit

That Jafar doesn't seem scary at all

FutureGuy

oh dear

RobbingBandit

You ain't ever had a flop like me

(yes I am stating now for the jury this will be worse than King Arter)

p to the e

RobbingBandit wrote: »

That Jafar doesn't seem scary at all

It's like the casting of Hitler in "The Producers".

mathie

Did Smith just do BlueFace?

#SmurfMeToo

Sabre0001

Short, so hard to know what to think of it. I imagine the two Jafar outside of the cave entrance scenes are spliced together. Otherwise it's not going to be that much of a shock to Aladdin that Jafar is the bad guy

Edit: My enthusiasm for these live-action remakes has gone though. Beauty & the Beast and Jungle Book were grand but didn't add anything and it wasn't a trip down memory lane. And now we've this (and I loved Robin Williams and everything about the original), Lion King and Dumbo coming in quick succession too. Then again, I don't think I'm the target market - I am not a child, nor do I have one.

razorblunt

Will Smith looks awful, still at least its not Kevin Hart.

Jafar sounds awful, still at least its not ... eh ... the bird guy from The Mummy series.

Hector Savage

Jaysus !
What a bigoted racist Will Smith is !!

Sad Professor

I assume this will have to be delayed so they can totally re-do the genie. The Jungle Book was not a good movie, but it at least looked well-made with good voice acting, CGI animation etc. This looks sh*t.

RFOLEY1990

nix wrote: »

Guy Ritchie.....Aladdin..

Hand over the fucking lamp you fucking mug

"Why do they call him the Genie?"