One Reason Will Smith As Genie In 'Aladdin' Would Be Magical

function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){'undefined'!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if('object'==typeof commercial_video){var a='',o='m.fwsitesection='+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video['package']){var c='&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3D'+commercial_video['package'];a+=c}e.setAttribute('vdb_params',a)}i(e.vdb_Player)}else{var t=arguments.callee;setTimeout(function(){t(e,i)},0)}}(document.getElementById('vidible_1'),onPlayerReadyVidible); Welcome to Miami ... er ...Agrabah, Will Smith.The wonderful world of Disney has been flipped, turned upside down with the news thatSmith could play Genie in the live-action Aladdin. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor is in early talks for the part in the Guy Ritchiedirected film.In the 1992 animated version, Genie was famously played byRobin Williams, who brought a lot of his ownpersonalityto the character. We understand some of you may have trepidation. After all, the actors have very different styles. (Theres only one Robin Williams.) And Smith already dropped out of another Disney project, the live-action Dumbo remake. Why does this role fit'Remember that this movie is said to be an ambitious and nontraditional take on Aladdin. With that in mind, and Smiths experience, the casting makes perfect sense.If youre attempting an ambitious remake, you probably need someone who knows what theyre doing. Smith was already the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. When Aladdin asks to be a prince, hes got it covered. Done deal.Plus, in Fresh Prince, James Averys Uncle Phil character was like Smiths own wish-granter, giving him all kinds of opportunities. Now Smith can be the Uncle Phil for Aladdin.(And thats how Aladdin became the Fresh Prince of Agrabah.)According to the internet, and a well-timed frame from Smiths bungee jumping video,it looks like he may have already started ...This photo of Will Smith bungee jumping looks like Uncle Phil. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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