with Aladdin setting him free at the end of the movie. When Williams did his version of the Genie, there was an element of stand-up involved, due to his background in comedy. It even earned him ...

For those who haven't watched the 1992 film in a long while, here's a bit of a refresher: When Aladdin finds Genie in the lamp ... as she hangs laundry in the background, but later on in the ...

In some ways, the role of the Genie in a live-action remake of Aladdin was an impossible, insurmountable task. Though no one expected (or perhaps even wanted) Will Smith to just do a direct cover ...

And it wasn’t because the Japanese performer who dubbed Robin Williams’ shape-shifting Genie didn’t ... Or “The Lion King?” “No, I think it was ‘Aladdin,’” says Beck.

Will Smith is laughing off the backlash over his blue genie in the upcoming live-action film "Aladdin ... "I came up in an era where there was no internet. … It’s a new thing that I ...

NEW YORK — It's safe to say that no ... with Genie's help, assumes royal stature to woo a princess never reached the enchanting heights of, say, Beauty and the Beast. But this Aladdin shows ...

Disney’s latest look at the upcoming live-action version of “Aladdin” has a few people wishing the genie would go back in the bottle. A new trailer for the film debuted during Sunday’s ...

If you've ever wondered how the Genie got into that lamp in the first place ... By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer Disney is going back to the world of Aladdin, its 1992 animated classic, with a live ...

For better or for worse, Genie will always be the most important character when it comes to selling audiences on any version of the Aladdin story. It’s no surprise at this point that the first ...

An extended sneak peek for Disney’s Aladdin found its way into the broadcast of tonight’s 61st Grammy Awards and with it brought the first official look of Will Smith’s blue-skinned Genie ...

And Robin Williams’ vocal performance as the Genie in “Aladdin” may have come closer ... while set in New York at Christmastime, is no “Love Actually.” It’s more like “Elf” crossed ...