Disney unveiled a new teaser for live action Aladdin on Monday (IST) and it removed all any issues people had with Will Smith's human appearance as Genie in the promotional material so far.
A minute-long clip is an extension of the first original trailer. We see Aladdin enter Cave of Wonders as the montage cuts to give us a first look at Princess Jasmine's pet tiger Rajah. The glamour of the royal procession is balanced by the darkness of Jafar's sinister plans in this small clip. But Will Smith's Genie avatar is the biggest highlight of this latest instalment of the promotional material coming out for director Guy Ritchie's movie.
Watch the trailer -
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Disney's official synopsis for Aladdin reads -
The Aladdin cast includes: Two-time Oscar nominee Will Smith (Ali, Men in Black) as the Genie who has the power to grant three wishes to whoever possesses his magic lamp; Mena Massoud (Amazon’s Jack Ryan) as Aladdin, the hapless but lovable street rat who is smitten with the Sultan’s daughter; Naomi Scott (Power Rangers) as Princess Jasmine, the Sultan’s beautiful daughter who wants to have a say in how she lives her life; Marwan Kenzari (Murder on the Orient Express) as Jafar, an evil sorcerer who devises a nefarious plot to unseat the Sultan and rule Agrabah himself; Navid Negahban (Homeland) as the Sultan, the ruler of Agrabah who is eager to find a proper husband for his daughter, Jasmine; Nasim Pedrad (Saturday Night Live) as Dalia, Princess Jasmine’s hand maiden and confidante; Billy Magnussen (Into the Woods) as Prince Anders, a suitor from Skanland and potential husband for Princess Jasmine; and Numan Acar (Homeland) as Hakim, Jafar’s right-hand man and head of the palace guards.
This live-action version of the Disney classic is set to hit theatres in May 2019.
