Over the past few years, Disney has dominated the big screens with live-action versions of our favorite classic tales—Beauty and the Beast, Alice In Wonderland, and The Jungle Book, to name a few.
Their latest cinematic venture is a brand new adaptation of Aladdin featuring an all-star cast. The most recent trailer for Aladdin dropped on Sunday and people are having some strong opinions about the genie.
Sunday night, an all-new trailer dropped for Disney’s live-action ‘Aladdin’ coming this May.
“Your life begins now… Aladdin”. Watch this special look at Disney’s #Aladdin, in theaters May 24. pic.twitter.com/6kgsmxUtam
— Disney’s Aladdin (@disneyaladdin) February 11, 2019
The trailer gave fans a first look at many of the story’s iconic characters including the genie played by Will Smith.
And it wasn’t long before Twitter began roasting the hell out of Smith’s look.
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Will Smith genie is what appears in my room when I have sleep paralysis pic.twitter.com/NzMDOgvkkz
— Jenny Nicholson (@JennyENicholson) February 11, 2019
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https://twitter.com/topshelftyson/status/1095067357058342912
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https://twitter.com/theJoeKlein/status/1095011901099200513
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Will Smith as Genie in Aladdin(2019) pic.twitter.com/ZVkfr4ViHD
— Patrick McMillan (@PEMCMILL) February 11, 2019
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https://twitter.com/CaillouPettis/status/1094777489610629125
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https://twitter.com/jpbrammer/status/1094777884760293376
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— Becks (@BecksWelker) February 11, 2019
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https://twitter.com/QuinnKeaney/status/1094777851738501120
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Was down for that #Aladdin trailer the whole way thru til I saw blue Will Smith. pic.twitter.com/bSBf02ul2c
— Jv Joe (@JvJoeontheRadio) February 11, 2019
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How dare Will Smith play a genie and take away acting work from actual genies. pic.twitter.com/bJCGiwcYGc
— Bridget Phetasy (@BridgetPhetasy) February 11, 2019
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— Ruin My Week (@RuinedWeek) February 11, 2019
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First look at Will Smith as the Genie in the up coming live action Aladdin pic.twitter.com/yFLxrVJXv2
— Xanny DeVito (@trevorstweetss) February 11, 2019
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https://twitter.com/kylebuchanan/status/1094792852985458689
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https://twitter.com/bradmiska/status/1094778279721140227
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The internet reacting to Will Smith’s genie pic.twitter.com/gK6ginlrxQ
— Ryan Satin (@ryansatin) February 11, 2019
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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
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Why does Will Smith look like smurf centaur?! What kind of genie?!
— Reggae Banana (@holadamilola) February 11, 2019
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Oh my gooooooood!!!#Genie #WillSmith #Alladin #blue pic.twitter.com/txQvHM0RyJ
— Tmd (@tduffy221) February 11, 2019
I wonder what the OG genie would have to say about all of this…
H/T Someecards