Aladdin: Twitter users call Will Smith's Genie in upcoming live-action adaptation 'stuff of nightmares'

The trailer for Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of  Aladdin  was released at the  2019 Grammy Awards  and also introduced Will Smith as the blue-skinned Genie. The character was originally played by the late Robin Williams in 1992. [caption id=“attachment_6062491” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Will Smith as Genie in Aladdin. Image from Twitter[/caption] The brief video, saves the Genie reveal for last, with Aladdin (Mena Massoud) rubbing the lamp and unleashing the figure, whom he apparently has no idea about. “You really don’t know who I am?” asks Genie. “Genie? Wishes? Lamp? None of that ringing a bell?” Twitter users were not too keen on Smith’s version of the iconic Disney character. Some even compared his look to the smurfs.

Aladdin (2019) pic.twitter.com/tKm7EyTWPX

— AC is on BlueSky 🦋 callmethey.com (@mxacdumlao) February 11, 2019

Either this is a super clever marketing troll by Disney, and this isn’t what the genie will actually look like for Aladdin or... I dunno. Man, I just can’t believe this can possibly be the real thing.

I just can’t. pic.twitter.com/fxkP5weIvW

— Ian Hecox (@SmoshIan) February 11, 2019

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I’m not hating on will smith being genie but couldn’t they seriously just make it full cgi and add his voice?? Like sure it’s more work but fucking yikes

— ej (@fvckej) February 11, 2019