However, Smith said it took more than blue paint to create his Genie. “A lot of people don’t even recognize this, but the Genie is 100% CGI,” Smith said at a 2019 press conference for Aladdin.

The 2019 live-action Aladdin brought new energy to the timeless tale. Directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Will Smith, here’s ...

With a global cume to date of $897.3M, Disney’s Aladdin will cross the $900M mark at the global box office today. The Will Smith-starrer that's been the surprise of the summer has become one of ...

There hasn’t been one performance, sight fully unseen, more scrutinized this year than Will Smith's turn as Genie in Disney's new live-action remake of Aladdin. The role was made iconic, of ...

The 'Aladdin' fan theory claiming the street peddler was also Robin Williams' Genie is correct. We reveal the original Disney ending that proves it.

For all the extravagant, enchanted bursts of magic the Genie could do, the fun masked quite a tragic figure. He was shackled to a lamp until the last wish from Aladdin (Scott Weinger) finally ...

Just like in the 1992 film, this Aladdin is all about a kid who winds up being the only person who can enter the ominous Cave of Wonders and retrieve a magical lamp with a wish-granting Genie inside.

Ashley Boucher is a former writer/reporter at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2021. Will Smith‘s entire family all made sure to show up in force to support him at the Aladdin premiere Tuesday night ...

Sure, Aladdin is a diamond in the rough, but this blue figure named “Genie” is the most powerful being in the universe. Portrayed by Smith, this character helps Aladdin win over Princess ...