{"id":263855,"date":"2018-12-19T11:38:32","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T18:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/people-are-not-happy-about-will-smiths-genie-and-aladdins-shirt-in-live-action-first-photos\/"},"modified":"2018-12-19T11:38:32","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T18:38:32","slug":"people-are-not-happy-about-will-smiths-genie-and-aladdins-shirt-in-live-action-first-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/people-are-not-happy-about-will-smiths-genie-and-aladdins-shirt-in-live-action-first-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"People Are Not Happy About Will Smith&#8217;s Genie and Aladdin&#8217;s Shirt in Live-Action First Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"photo-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"38.898782343988\">\n<div class=\"column post-content__image--left post-content__image\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"32\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image--full\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/20181119\/rs_634x845-181219061357-634.aladdin.121918.jpg?fit=inside|900:auto&amp;output-quality=90\" title=\"Aladdin, Will Smith, Naomi Scott, Mena Massoud\" alt=\"Aladdin, Will Smith, Naomi Scott, Mena Massoud\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credits\">Disney\/Entertainment Weekly<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"16.72972972973\">\n<p>Fans have been introduced to the whole new live-action world of\u00a0<em>Aladdin<\/em>\u2014and they&#8217;re not so happy about it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em> published first-look photos of the upcoming Disney remake, due out in theaters in May, on Wednesday. In the snaps, fans of the 1992 animated classic get to see\u00a0<strong>Mena\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Massoud\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Naomi Scott<\/strong> as everyone&#8217;s favorite carpet-flying couple, Aladdin and Jasmine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Topping off the trio,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/will_smith\">Will Smith<\/a><\/strong>appears in costume for the first time publicly as the beloved Genie. While their outfits are somewhat reminiscent of the characters&#8217; iconic looks, fans have a lot to say about the revamped ensembles. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"60.578158458244\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"12.805139186296\">\n<p>To start, there were a lot of concerns over the fact Smith was not blue.<\/p>\n<p>So many, in fact, that the star soon addressed the issue on social media. &#8220;I&#8217;m gonna be BLUE!,&#8221; he responded to one fan on Instagram. &#8220;This is how the Genie is in Human\/Disguise Form. My character will be CGI most of the movie. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There were also some questions about the Genie&#8217;s new &#8216;do for the film with some likening the style to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/madonna\">Madonna<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s iconic &#8217;80s pony tail or\u00a0Goro from Mortal Kombat.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"socialcontent-twitter-3\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" data-type=\"async\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"20.059701492537\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"1.7910447761194\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xajlcnCtoU\">pic.twitter.com\/xajlcnCtoU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 trips14 (@trips14) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trips14\/status\/1075375235241775105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"socialcontent-twitter-4\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" data-type=\"async\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"33.703703703704\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"3.0092592592593\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">They had one job with the genie&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YANAAtflcu\">pic.twitter.com\/YANAAtflcu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cameron ? (@Camo1023) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Camo1023\/status\/1075379093934403584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-5\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"57\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"4\">\n<p>Others weren&#8217;t so thrilled about the costumes overall, with one critic comparing them to ones you can buy at a costume shop like Party City.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"socialcontent-twitter-6\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" data-type=\"async\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"37.666666666667\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"4\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">This looks like Aladdin, brought to you by Party City <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JBryKecq54\">pic.twitter.com\/JBryKecq54<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Roxxy Haze (@iamroxxyhaze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamroxxyhaze\/status\/1075410209500262400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-7\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"57.5\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"5\">\n<p>Then, there was the question of why Aladdin is suddenly wearing a shirt underneath his vest, unlike the cartoon version.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"socialcontent-twitter-8\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" data-type=\"async\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"48.384\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"4.32\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">Did someone forget to tell Aladdin to take off his body warmer?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Miloutje Mazemas ? (@OttersHedgehog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OttersHedgehog\/status\/1075381779702386688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-9\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"62.5\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"15\">\n<p>As is the case with most remakes, you can&#8217;t pleas every fan and\u00a0<em>Aladdin\u00a0<\/em>is yet another example. Still, there are many excited to see it come the spring.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is freaking incredible,&#8221; one fan wrote on Smith&#8217;s Instagram account.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m excited,&#8221; another added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, \u00a0fans shouldn&#8217;t get one jump ahead\u2014there&#8217;s still plenty of time before Aladdin takes the big screen again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/998050\/people-are-not-happy-about-will-smith-s-genie-and-aladdin-s-shirt-in-live-action-first-photos?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&#038;utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" target=\"_blank\">via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney\/Entertainment Weekly Fans have been introduced to the whole new live-action world of\u00a0Aladdin\u2014and they&#8217;re not so happy about it.\u00a0 Entertainment Weekly published first-look photos of the upcoming Disney remake, due out in theaters in May, on Wednesday. In the snaps, fans of the 1992 animated classic get to see\u00a0Mena\u00a0Massoud\u00a0and\u00a0Naomi Scott as everyone&#8217;s favorite carpet-flying couple, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-263855","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-12 12:57:56","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KIDN - The Lift FM","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263855\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}