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It was bound to happen! Whenever any film industry tries to remake a beloved classic, the development won't be taken to the heart by the fans. Guy Ritchie's live-adaptation of Disney's 1992 animated classic, Aladdin, was troubled with the controversies from the start itself. From the casting of white actors at first (that eventually changed to include Asian-origin actors) to its unappealing first images, the movie was seen with trepidation by those who have grown up watching the beloved classic. It also doesn't help that Ritchie himself is going through a rough phase in his career, and his last attempt to adapt a nostalgic piece, Arthur, flopped at the box office. Aladdin Special Look Teaser Video OUT: Will Smith as Genie is Funny and 'Blue' in Disney's Grand Live Action Movie.
The biggest criticism was reserved for Will Smith as Genie. The character in the original film was voiced by the beloved Hollywood actor, the late Robin Williams. Many of the fans were unhappy with Will Smith, who like Ritchie is not seeing sunny days in his career right now, stepping into Williams' shoes. When the first images from the film came out, there were criticisms over Will Smith's Genie not looking 'blue' enough. Aladdin First Look Gets a Thumbs Down From Twitterati as Genie Isn't Blue, Will Smith Reverts With an Assurance.
The actor has assured that his genie will be blue in the final film, which the new trailer agrees to be true. Check it out below:
But even though we have a blue genie in our hands, fans were not happy with how horrendous CGI-fied Will Smith is looking in the trailer. They took to Twitter to voice out that the new genie is giving them nightmares. Check out the tweets below -
Tweet #1
I think this is a actually a good side by side for how to do and NOT to do a CG character with an actor's facial features applied. Thanos looks like he's actually a living character in the movie, Genie looks like he just has Will Smith's face copy-pasted on. https://t.co/caxTOVZonJ
— PaleoSteno (@PaleoSteno) February 11, 2019
Tweet #2
Will Smith as the genie looks like what one of those kids from the 90’s Fruit Gushers commercials would look like if they never found a cure for their fruit curse.
— Jhonen Vasquez (@JhonenV) February 11, 2019
Tweet #3
Will Smith genie is what appears in my room when I have sleep paralysis pic.twitter.com/NzMDOgvkkz
— Jenny Nicholson (@JennyENicholson) February 11, 2019
Tweet #4
How dare Will Smith play a genie and take away acting work from actual genies. pic.twitter.com/bJCGiwcYGc
— LEARN TO COPE (@BridgetPhetasy) February 11, 2019
Tweet #5
i'll never sleep again and it's all will smith's fault #aladdin pic.twitter.com/wUL79ZchIG
— Q U I N N (@QuinnKeaney) February 11, 2019
Tweet #6
I liked Aladdin back in the day, it’s a great movie, but still, whatever Will Smith looks like in this new movie isn’t gonna ruin my life or anythiIIOOOOHHH MY FUCKING GOD NOO! NOOOOAAAAAAAAGHHHHH!!!
— Jhonen Vasquez (@JhonenV) February 11, 2019
Tweet #7
The internet reacting to Will Smith’s genie pic.twitter.com/gK6ginlrxQ
— Ryan Satin (@ryansatin) February 11, 2019
Tweet #8
Will smith out here with the same CGI level as The Rock in The Scorpion King pic.twitter.com/LIHOC6pg0M
— Craig Thompson (@MiniLaddd) February 11, 2019
Aladdin is scheduled to release in May, so there is still time for the makers to polish the effects and make Will Smith, well, less nightmarish. The movie stars Mena Massoud as Aladdin, Naomi Scott as Jasmine and Marwan Kenzari as Jafar.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Feb 11, 2019 02:30 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
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