ALADDIN will be released this week in the UK and US and Will Smith has told fans why it made one major modern update to the original story in the cartoon to recognise how much the world has changed.

In his original hand-drawn animated form, the big blue guy was a delightfully manic creation, a whirlwind of energy and enthusiasm that seemed impossible to extinguish, and specifically engineered to ...

Three Genies: Broadway’s Michael James Scott, cartoon Robin Williams, and Will Smith. Photo: Vulture, Walt Disney and Matthew Murphy Anxieties about Disney’s latest live-action renovation began as ...

Disney is offering another glimpse into the upcoming Aladdin film with their second full-length trailer, which premiered on March 12 on Good Morning America. “You look like a prince on the outside, ...

The blue wish-granter conjures up a prince (yes, a Fresh Prince) who yells: 'Y'all seen my palace?' ALADDIN’S first full trailer delighted fans today by showing Will Smith’s all-powerful Genie making ...

How does 1992's Aladdin stack up to Disney's brand-new live-action retelling of the classic? Well, thanks to the movie's latest trailer, we now have a better idea than ever. From the romantic magic ...

The first look at Will Smith’s blue genie in Aladdin was met with not a little mockery when it was revealed in February. Then, when the full trailer for Guy Ritchie’s re-imagining of the classic ...

Based on the 1992 animated feature, Disney’s latest cg/live-action hybrid remake Aladdin is among their most expensive ventures in the company’s current trend to revamp its vintage animation titles.

First up, let’s establish what Genie (Will Smith) is not capable of doing when he grants wishes. As he frequently reminds us, he cannot: That makes sense – without those limitations, the protagonists ...

The Genie is not just out of the bottle — he hits it right out of the ballpark with non-stop, magical razzle-dazzle in the utter enchantment that is Disney’s Aladdin. Much more than an animated ...

To look back at the Disney's 1992 animated classic Aladdin, one has to remember that there are elements of the film that simply would not be acceptable given today's sensibilities – the use of white ...

Kevin Tash is a TV and Film Features writer for Collider, a screenwriter, and an arm-chair film critic. When you think of "Disney" who are the first characters to come to mind? It's going to be ...