Aladdin is definitely in my 10 ten of favorite Disney movies. I honestly love that they are making live action versions of so many movies now. Aladdin is the newest live action coming to theaters in 2019 and I have a the teaser trailer and poster for you right here!
Sometimes there is a little anxiety with live action movies. Will it get done right? Will the cast the right people? The music what about the music? Aladdin is one of my favorite Disney soundtracks as well. Heck I remember doing Aladdin for one of my middle school chorus concerts. The teaser trailer hints that they may have got this movie right. Let me know what you think:
ALADDIN is the exciting tale of the charming street rat Aladdin, the courageous and self-determined Princess Jasmine and the Genie who may be the key to their future. Directed by Guy Ritchie, who brings his singular flair for fast-paced, visceral action to the fictitious port city of Agrabah, the film is written by John August and Ritchie based on Disney’s ALADDIN.
ALADDIN stars Will Smith as the larger-than-life Genie; Mena Massoud as the charming scoundrel Aladdin; Naomi Scott as Jasmine, the beautiful, self-determined princess; Marwan Kenzari as Jafar, the powerful sorcerer; Navid Negahban as the Sultan concerned with his daughter’s future; Nasim Pedrad as Dalia, Princess Jasmine’s free-spirited best friend and confidante; Billy Magnussen as the handsome and arrogant suitor Prince Anders; and Numan Acar as Hakim, Jafar’s right-hand man and captain of the palace guards. The film is produced by Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich with Marc Platt and Kevin De La Noy serving as executive producers. Alan Menken provides the score, which includes new recordings of the original songs written by Menken and lyricists Howard Ashman and Tim Rice and two new songs written by Menken and songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.The film, which was shot on practical stages in London and on location amidst the stunning desert vistas of Jordan, has a talented creative team helping to bring Agrabah to life, including: director of photography Alan Stewart, production designer Gemma Jackson and costume designer Michael Wilkinson.
I’m not a movie buff. So I can’t say I’m familiar with all these actors. Of course I know Will Smith. The fact that it’s new recordings of the original songs gives me hope too. You just can’t mess with perfection you know? They need to give some tips to the people that tried to do Jem and the Holograms. How cool it could have been, how wrong they went with that.
