When the first teaser for Disney’s Aladdin live-action remake came out a little while ago, our main concern was the big hunk of blue that is Will Smith as Genie. It didn’t feel quite right, and not just because no one can replace Robin Williams in his iconic role.
Looks like someone blue this one pic.twitter.com/hX66XvKM6w
— Dana Schwartz (@DanaSchwartzzz) February 11, 2019
But now we finally have the first full length trailer for Aladdin, and everything looks a lot better than expected – including Will Smith as Genie. The crucial point is likely that he is not a big blue legless being the whole time, instead wearing his own skin some times to blend in.
The consensus is that this is better, much better.
Not gonna lie, I kind of love the new trailer for #Aladdin. Life Genie looks better now in my opinion, the music, visuals, it’s just fantastic. After a whole new world kicks in, I got chills guys. LITERAL CHILLS. I can’t wait!
— Patrick Burow (@BurowPatrick) March 12, 2019
We also catch a bit of his rendition of ‘Friend Like Me’ and it sounds pretty damn good. Combine with the first tease of ‘Whole New World’, the magic carpet and the fact that this looks like an ideal action-packed romcom, and we have ourselves an excellent trailer for what is looking like an excellent movie.
A good trailer is a powerful thing.
I'll be honest, after the teaser with Genie, i thought this new trailer would be worse. My opinion of this movie has changed COMPLETELY. Just goes to show, you cannot judge a book by it's cover. If you watch this new trailer, you may look forward to this. I wanna watch this now. https://t.co/guAC92sZ17
— Platinum Equinox ?? #E3 2019 (@PlatinumEquinox) March 12, 2019
The Aladdin live-action remake is set to be released in the US on May 24.