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unprincess wrote:Stuff like this is where I worry all of this as an attempt to replace the animated versions.

JeanGreyForever wrote:
Previous live-action film designs for Alice, Cinderella, BATB, Dumbo, etc. haven't replaced the animated versions so there's really no fear of that happening to Aladdin either. By this time next year, we won't be seeing any merchandise of the live-action Aladdin.

When the first look at Smith’s Genie arrived in a teaser trailer in February, the internet responded as it tends to do: with copious memes. From Genie-Shrek hybrids, to Arrested Development ‘I blue myself’ gags, and Papa Smurf Photoshops, there was a slew of images involving Smith's Genie.

But the actor wasn’t hurt by the reaction – in fact, he was tickled by the memes too. “It was very funny,” Smith tells Empire in the new issue. “There was a Sonic The Hedgehog / Genie frog. Everything is under such critical scrutiny. I came up in an era where there was no internet. It’s a new thing that I’m trying to get a handle on.”

By the time the latest trailer came out, with tweaked and improved Genie shots, Ritchie was satisfied that the critics were back on board. “It even came with apologies from the cynics who were so adamant initially,” the director says. “I’ve never seen apologies in that world. I thought, ‘Oh well, great, we’re back to where I’d hoped we’d be.'”

Sotiris wrote:It's really fortunate how good the new songs for the remakes turned out to be. Evermore, Days in the Sun, and now Speechless are among my favorites in the Disney canon. It just goes to show that Menken never lost his touch. He had just been sidelined and underutilized.

Sotiris wrote:I tried transcribing the lyrics for Speechless. Let me know if you notice any mistakes.

unprincess wrote:
yeah but I think those used live action images from the films and promo shots. Exception was for some of the graphic novel adaptations. This and Lion King LA are gonna have a lot of merch with newly made bright cartoon designs based on the new films. But I hope all of you are right. I really don't want the classic character designs replaced.

Sotiris wrote:Thanks for letting us know, nomad2010! What you said eased my concerns about the songs being updated.

unprincess wrote:yeah that's what I meant and I do remember how they'd use Cruella from the animated films in the live action merch and the puppies looked like the ones from the animated films too, for the most part(I think some may have had their spots done more like the LA film?) I actually wouldn't mind if they'd do something like that for the LA Lion King and Aladdin merch, like having new LA merch have the animated versions of the characters wearing the new LA costumes, I think that would be kinda neat. But I could also see how it could be confusing.

The animated musical gets the live-action treatment, with Will Smith in the iconic Genie role that Robin Williams made famous, and co-star Naomi Scott feels it’s a perfect marriage of A-list actor and over-the-top character. “Will carries a charisma and an energy that is just true to him,” says the British actress, who plays Princess Jasmine. “There's no one else who could have done this.” Also, don’t sleep on the former Fresh Prince’s musicality, Scott adds. “When you hear the songs and his voice and the way he goes for it, you aren't going to be able to take your eyes off him.”

Sotiris wrote:I like Jasmine and Aladdin's outfits in this scene.

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