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The late Robin Williams' Genie in the original Disney animation of Aladdin fits into that category ... Step forward... Will Smith. He's going to play the magical character in Disney's remake ...

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Aladdin and Jasmine are played by Mena Massoud ... pictured with Disney CEO Bob Iger and Mickey Mouse, voiced the original genie Smith arguably has the biggest weight of expectation, stepping ...

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Excitement levels are peaking for the new live-action Aladdin film, with the remake’s genie, Will Smith, posting a selfie with fellow cast members Mena Massoud (Aladdin), Naomi Scott (Princess ...

Will Smith's movie and TV songs, such as those from "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and "Men in Black," have had a lasting impact on popular culture. Some of Smith's movie and TV songs, like the end ...

Despite initial buzz, Aladdin 2 felt like it had slipped ... There were murmurs about the legendary Genie, with Will Smith’s status still a big question mark. His recent years have been a ...

For me, Aladdin doesn’t quite pull this off as well as, say, The Jungle Book. I really do prefer my Genies blue at all times. I’m a stickler like that. Making The Genie look like Will Smith ...

But honestly, I couldn't help but think of "Hitch" - Smith's great 2005 romantic comedy where he plays a date doctor - in the chunk of the movie when the Genie is trying to build up Aladdin's ...

Large, Lauren Louis, Melissa Hunter McCann, Angelina Mullins, Omar Nieves, Ryan Rodiño, Cameron Sirian, Taylor Mackenzie Smith and Asten Stewart. Aladdin, the hit musical based on the Academy ...

What’s onstage at Studio 54 is largely a deflating and cobbled-together wife story that fails to capture Armstrong the artist ...