Aladdin is a 2019 American musical fantasy film directed by Guy Ritchie , who co-wrote the screenplay with John August . Produced by Walt Disney Pictures , it is a live-action adaptation of Disney’s 1992 animated film of the same name , which is based on the eponymous Middle Eastern folktale from One Thousand and One Nights . The film stars Will Smith , Mena Massoud , Naomi Scott , Marwan Kenzari , Navid Negahban , Nasim Pedrad , and Billy Magnussen . Plot Aladdin is a lovable street urchin who meets Princess Jasmine, the beautiful daughter of the sultan of Agrabah. While visiting her exotic palace, Aladdin stumbles upon a magic oil lamp that unleashes a powerful, wisecracking, larger-than-life genie. As Aladdin and the genie start to become friends, they must soon embark on a dangerous mission to stop the evil sorcerer Jafar from overthrowing young Jasmine’s kingdom. Storyline While the film has similarities to the original cartoon movie, there were some significant details that ...

Second full trailer for the upcoming Disney film live action remake Aladdin.

During the 2019 Grammy Awards a new 1-minute trailer for Disney’s live-action, Aladdin dropped. It gave us a first look at “Genie” played by Will Smith. Will Smith has big shoes to fill simply because Robin William voiced the 90’s cartoon movie version of “Genie” and although this is a live action version many people are unsure if Will will be able to maintain the essence of who Genie was in the original movie. Genie shared a few lines in the short tv spot toward the end. You can view the trailer here.