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"I don't want to live in a world where Aladdin wears a shirt under his vest," a fan wrote.
Twitter is going crazy over the first official cast pictures from Disney's upcoming live-action "Aladdin."
Entertainment Weekly shared an exclusive sneak peek of the reboot Wednesday, unveiling Will Smith as Genie, Mena Massoud as Aladdin, Naomi Scott as Jasmine, and Marwan Kenzari as Jafar. And in typical fashion the Internet went wild with both outrage and glee over the images.
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View StoryDie-hard Disney fans were at first startled to see Smith's Genie without blue skin in the newly released images. Smith, however, made certain to reassure fans writing on Instagram Wednesday that his Genie is "gonna be BLUE!" and the cover represents Genie's "human/disguise form." The actor further elaborated saying his character will be CGI and blue most of the film.
Some Twitter users even compared Smith's genie to the completely fabricated "Shazaam!" movie that never existed. If you're not aware, there is a persistent Internet myth that Sinbad starred as a genie in a movie called "Shazaam!" in the 1990s. The only problem is no such movie existed (College Humor even did a spoof on the not-real movie last year). However some fans used the conspiracy theory to roast the new Disney movie. One wise-cracker wrote: "Remember that alternate universe shit when we thought Sinbad starred in a genie movie? Turns out we were actually thinking of a timeline in the future with Will Smith."
In the 1992 original film, Aladdin is shirtless under his vest. Some people really wanted it to stay that way and weren't happy that he was covered up.
"I don't want to live in a world where Aladdin wears a shirt under his vest," a fan wrote.
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View StoryWhile Aladdin and Genie's appearances drew criticism, people were pleasantly surprised by how hot, evil villain Jafar is in the reboot.
A user tweeted, "Remember that scene in Aladdin where jasmine has to pretend to be into Jafar so he doesn't notice Aladdin? ... I don't think she'll have to pretend."
Check out all the reasons Twitter is freaking out over "Aladdin" below.
Will Smith's Top Knot Ponytail
Will Smith looks like Goro from Mortal Kombat 💀 #Aladdin #Disney pic.twitter.com/xIVKEGR3pa
@tonyshaazam
Will Smith's genie hair in the live-action #Aladdin is going to be a major source of anxiety for me in 2019. pic.twitter.com/FwG44LHiUj
@jaarlos
Will Smith looks like Sinbad.
@RafiDAngelo
That Jasmine costume looks like an actual Jasmine costume you could buy off Amazon.
They made Aladdin look like the weird guy at the bar who gives you his mom's cellphone number because his is off right now but the service will be back on next week. pic.twitter.com/rWvNILK3DR
Remember that alternate universe shit when we thought Sinbad starred in a genie movie? Turns out we were actually thinking of a timeline in the future with Will Smith. pic.twitter.com/XphM1PbM8n
@RJCity1
Looks like the Sinbad genie from the Shazam movie that existed but never really existed. https://t.co/tAhO22frkb
@fakerapper
*upon seeing Will Smith as Genie for the first time* #Aladdin pic.twitter.com/uLpMzwE38P
@NickMBosworth
genie! my first wish. i wish that i'd never seen this. pic.twitter.com/R8JSMG52C4
@hullojess
Aladdin Wears a Shirt
Sorry but why is Aladdin wearing a shirt under his vest?!? pic.twitter.com/OjJ57Ozfu6
@JarettSays
Aladdin in a shirt? How are my sons supposed to realise they're gay now? pic.twitter.com/poMtUzufl4
@DJFLevesley
I don't want to live in a world where Aladdin wears a shirt under his vest. pic.twitter.com/wHPvD2CPdM
@alexandergold
I still can't believe Disney made the actor playing Aladdin wear a shirt under his vest in a movie set in the middle of the fucking desert pic.twitter.com/AFdfhzp2cS
@feistyfrank
Aladdin take off your shirt challenge!
@evanrosskatz
does giving a shirt to Aladdin save it from a PG-13 rating? WHAT ARE THESE CHOICES? AND WHERE IS APU? pic.twitter.com/oQLC4ZsumK
@OriginalFresca
Jafar is Hot as F
I don't care about them show me more of daddy Jafar! #Aladdin pic.twitter.com/cnRcUIcons
@chhewie
Jasmine is going to pick Aladdin over Jafar? pic.twitter.com/Vqipkze1tf
@JSoAbove
everyone involved in this #aladdin mess is canceled except for hot jafar pic.twitter.com/eWHiq9Ee8A
@QuinnKeaney
Jafar > Aladdin.
@MaryEHHart
Jasmine, there's not even any real choice here. Pick Jafar. https://t.co/y2YzcZEsyn
Remember that scene in Aladdin where jasmine has to pretend to be into Jafar so he doesn't notice Aladdin? ... I don't think she'll have to pretend
@DanaSchwartzzz
In the cartoon movie, it was believable that Princess Jasmine chose Aladdin, because Jafar was looking like a skeleton with a painted on beard. Now we gonna be like wayment Jasmine you might wanna reconsider cuz Jafar is FOINE!!! pic.twitter.com/Wa0Ur4pSRo
@ItzBreeZyBaby
Don't know, but the Fresh Prince reboot looks lit! pic.twitter.com/xHn32lkKaa
@JPirtle7
Fresh Prince of Agrabah
Fresh Prince of Agrabah.
@HeatherAntos
You're welcome, Twitter. pic.twitter.com/ly6Calzj70
“Now this is a story all about how my life got flipped turned upside down, and I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there...” #Aladdin pic.twitter.com/lkl9kFlO3N
@AliPlumb
Carlton sues Fortnite and Will Smith is the genie. What timeline are we in?
@Saberspark
The Fresh Prince Of Agrabah??? #Aladdin pic.twitter.com/r2Fsc2Le8T
@Movies4Brandon
Will Smith doesn't look like the Genie from Aladdin, but he does look like he's promoting a reboot of The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air. pic.twitter.com/tk3k9Sa1YN
@rjdralle
Abu the Monkey Divides Fans
Did they borrow monkey Jack from Pirates of the Caribbean for Abu or what #Aladdin pic.twitter.com/vDiZm9aako
@emtnlssnghtmre
Damn they did Abu dirty 🤔 #Aladdin pic.twitter.com/6RxRDSOoK1
@tanquerayslut
Everybody complaining about #WillSmith as #Genie but can we talk about how freaking adorable #Abu looks?! My heart!! 😍😍#Aladdin pic.twitter.com/kOy2NKKPCW
@liongrl87
I don't want to sound dramatic, but I would literally murder someone for Abu. #Aladdin pic.twitter.com/nwTDesXHwL
@Shmayy7
Everyone's rooting for Jafar in #Aladdin, but HAVE YOU SEEN ABU? ❤ pic.twitter.com/qzqcVhV4x6
@ahbunaa
Oh sure Abu gets to be shirtless but Aladdin doesn't?! Ridiculous pic.twitter.com/KvJVLHmJSi
@Rexus92
WAIT SHUT THE FUCK UP I JUST SAW ABU FROM THE ALADDIN MOVIE AND I'M SOBBING GIVE ME A PICTURE OF RAJAH AND THEN WE CAN TALK pic.twitter.com/3inFjJrjDG
@RachelLeishman
"Aladdin" hits theaters May 24, 2019.
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