Tijdens de uitzendig van de Grammy Awards werd een nieuwe reclamespot van Disneys live-action Aladdin vertoond met daarin een eerste blik op Will Smith als de Genie.

De onthulling van Smith als het iconische personage, waaraan Robin Williams zijn stem leende in de originele animatiefilm, kwam bij velen aan als een schok.

Smiths Genie werd onder meer vergeleken met het onzichtbare monster uit Bird Box, de duimvormige wezens uit Spy Kids en een blauw geschminkt personage uit de tv-serie Arrested Development.

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The Will Smith genie makes me feel the same way I feel when a celebrity dies: Nauseous, sad, and like I can’t wait to tell everybody about it

— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) February 11, 2019

Honestly the Will Smith genie feels like a spoiler for BIRD BOX because I finally understand what image would make them so fascinated but also want to kill themselves

— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) February 11, 2019

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— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) February 11, 2019

When you're currently having a very tough time being Film Twitter's Guy Ritchie apologist. pic.twitter.com/OWjGdNgRsH

— Kayleigh Donaldson (@Ceilidhann) February 11, 2019

everyone at disney is high on bath salts and this image is making my brain feel haunted rn pic.twitter.com/1j5cCM5kkp

— britt hates (@MissBrittHayes) February 11, 2019

Literally out loud shrieked at Will Smith genie

— Esther Zuckerman (@ezwrites) February 11, 2019

NOT THE CHARACTER WHO SHOULD BE SHIRTLESS pic.twitter.com/zd1x0QSOoD

— Kevin Fallon (@kpfallon) February 11, 2019

re: live action simba: “take my money”
re: live action genie: “remove my eyes immediately i never want to see again” pic.twitter.com/88EjDtJg71

— David Farrier (@davidfarrier) February 11, 2019

Remember when the EW images came out for Aladdin and everyone was like oh why isn't Will Smith blue as the genie?!? And now we have THIS https://t.co/Hm0MLXMdNZ

— Allison Keene (@keeneTV) February 11, 2019

Will Smith genie is what appears in my room when I have sleep paralysis pic.twitter.com/NzMDOgvkkz

— Jenny Nicholson (@JennyENicholson) February 11, 2019

Why does Will Smith’s Genie look like he’s a thumb person from Spy Kids

— Jackson McHenry (@McHenryJD) February 11, 2019

Why is he so cgi, why did he even necessarily have to be blue. Aladdin and Jasmine have different outfits, why not just Will Smith in a cool genie outfit

— Jenny Nicholson (@JennyENicholson) February 11, 2019

I was really excited for this until i saw will smith as the genie and now I can’t stop laughing https://t.co/xO2pTUTjnY

— Francesca (@BarstoolFran) February 11, 2019

I think fans wanted the genie blue, but I think they were OK with skinny Will Smith genie. This looks weird. pic.twitter.com/HhWod0H0im

— Gregory Ellwood – Playlist 🎬 (@TheGregoryE) February 11, 2019

Bron: IndieWire