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New Aladdin Trailers and Film Clips

This year is moving so fast, isn’t it?  And Disney is off to a rip-roaring year with Avengers: Endgame making GOBS of money so far in its two week run.  As of Monday, May 7, 2019, Avengers: Endgame has earned $632 million domestically and $2.24 billion world wide.  Wow.  That’s a LOT of money.  But of course, we know that Disney wants ALL our money, so they’re not stopping with Avengers: Endgame.  Nope.  They have several more BIG releases coming this year.  Not as big as Avengers: Endgame, of course, but still BIG.

Aladdin is next up, releasing May 24. June 21 will bring us Toy Story 4 and July 19 brings us The Lion King.  Oh my goodness!  BIG summer at the movies for Disney fans!

With the release of Aladdin only a couple of weeks away, Disney is ramping up the marketing campaign.  We have several new film clips, trailers and TV spots that have been released over the last 10 days.

We also have a new poster.  Take a look:

Disney Aladdin Poster

If you want to see the previous trailers and teasers, check out this post.

Keep reading to see all the latest Aladdin trailers and film clips.

TV Commercial: Wingman

First up is the latest TV spot, focusing on Will Smith as the Genie and his efforts to bring Aladdin and Jasmine together.

Aladdin Film Clip: A Whole New World

Next we have a brief scene from the movie to whet our appetite for the “Whole New World” duet that we KNOW is coming.

I really like this scene, and can’t wait to see more of the two of them together.

Aladdin Film Clip: I Wish to Become a Prince

Some of this scene we’ve seen in the second trailer, but this is a whole 30 second scene of the moment where Aladdin tells the Genie he wants to be a Prince, rather than just the 4-7 second snip we saw in the trailer.

I have to say, I really like Will Smith as the Genie.  Very different energy from the original animated Robin Williams version, but I think that’s a GOOD thing.  I LOVED that version, and wouldn’t want an imitation.  I think Will Smith making his OWN version of the Genie is good.  And remember, for younger audiences and first time viewers, his Genie may become THEIR Genie.

TV Commercial: Inside

This is a great 30 second commercial focusing on the overall message of Aladdin.  The outside packaging isn’t all that important, it’s what’s INSIDE that matters.

TV Commercial: Confident

I like this commercial–its focusing a little more on the big set pieces and the extravagance than we’ve seen in some of the other spots.

TV Commercial: Basics

This is a good “general” Aladdin commercial.  It provides a very brief overview of the main points…there’s a Genie, a lamp and a flying carpet.  The Genie can do lots of cool stuff.  Aladdin likes a girl. {sigh}

TV Commercial: Rags to Riches

This is another quick TV commercial hitting the highlights.  Mainly focusing on Aladdin as a “street rat” and his finding the Genie.

Disney’s #Friendlikeme Challenge

I LOVE it when Disney does stuff like this:

Here’s how it works:

Between now and May 24, 2019, every public social media post (Twitter and/or Instagram) that includes the tag #Friendlikeme, Disney will donate $5 (up to $1 million) to Make-a-Wish to help Make-a-Wish grant wishes for critically ill children all over the world.  So PLEASE, post on Instagram and/or Twitter every day and include the tag #Friendlikeme so we can get Make-a-Wish that $1 million!

To learn more, visit friendlikeme.org.  To learn more about how you can help your local chapter of the Make-a-Wish foundation, visit wish.org/local-chapters.

Tickets on Sale NOW!

Check out this cute video from Will Smith and Mena Massoud promoting presale tickets for Aladdin.

Beautiful New Character Posters

Check out the beautiful new individual character posters that Disney released for Aladdin, Jasmine and the Genie.

Disney Aladdin Character Poster

What do YOU Think?

Are all these new Aladdin TV trailers and film clips getting you excited to see the film?  Will you be purchasing pre-sale tickets or waiting for reviews?  I have high hopes for Aladdin.  I think it will be fun and entertaining.  Please like this post, and let me know below if you’re planning to go see Aladdin in theaters!

UPDATE May 14, 2019

Disney has released several new Aladdin film clips and trailers since I put up this post.  Rather than do another separate post, I just decided to add the new promos to this post.  Enjoy!

TV Commercial: On Fire

This spot focuses on Will Smith’s Genie showing off his magic.

TV Commercial: Stumbled Upon

There’s not really any new visuals in this short spot, but Jafar’s creepy voice over persuading Aladdin to retrieve the lamp for him is mostly new, and the visuals focus on the “adventure” aspects of the film.

TV Commercial: Dalia

This quick spot focuses more on Jasmine’s perspective than the other trailers we’ve seen.  It’s short, but I like it a lot.  See what you think:

TV Commercial: Friend

Only a couple “new” elements in this 45 second spot, but the focus is on the Genie.  I think this is a fun one.

Featurette: Cast of Wonders

This is a short behind the scenes featurette, showing brief snippets from the primary cast members.

I hope you enjoyed these latest additions!

Happy Dreaming!

Brooke

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Check out the Latest Aladdin Trailer!

Disney has released a new trailer for the live action version of Aladdin.  This one was designed as a TV spot, so it’s a shorter than the trailer they released a few weeks ago.

Aladdin arrives in theaters on May 24, so I think we can expect one more trailer after this.  POSSIBLY two.

Take a look at this newest trailer:

I like this one.  A little more time on the magic carpet with Aladdin and Jasmine, and a smidge more Genie time.

Aladdin Sneak Peek in the Disney Parks

Last week, Disney premiered their latest “sneak peek” in the theme parks and on Disney Cruise Line.

The sneak peek includes a special preview of scenes from Aladdin.  At Disneyland park, the preview is in the Main Street Opera House in Town Square.  At Walt Disney World, the Aladdin sneak peek is at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in the Walt Disney Presents attraction.

Aladdin is being touted as a thrilling and vibrant live action adaptation of the classic animated version.  And based on what we’ve seen so far in the trailers, I have to agree that VIBRANT is right, for sure!  Don’t know yet about thrilling, I think I have to see it to know for sure.  But I’m loving the bright colors and the set pieces we have seen so far.  The scope looks EPIC.

And I’m really loving the romantic chemistry between Aladdin (Mena Massoud) and Jasmine (Naomi Scott).  Directed by Guy Ritchie, Aladdin also features Will Smith as the Genie and Marwan Kenzari as Jafar.

Aladdin Flies into Theaters May 24

Hopefully, he will also fly into our hearts! What do you think of this latest trailer?  Does it have you excited to see the film?

If you haven’t seen the previous trailers, check out this post:

Have You Seen The Latest Official Trailer For Aladdin?

Happy Dreaming!

Brooke

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Have You Seen The Latest Official Trailer For Aladdin?

This is going to be a BIG year for Disney at the box office. The official trailer for Aladdin dropped last week, just to get us warmed up.  It was almost immediately followed by new trailers for Avengers: Endgame and Toy Story 4 (I’ll post those in a separate story).

With more than TEN films scheduled to hit our movie theaters in 2019, including conclusions to TWO of the biggest stories in the history of franchise films, Avengers Endgame and Star Wars: Episode 9, it seems likely that Disney will dominate box office receipts this year.  Just over the next five months, Disney has five MAJOR releases coming our way.

Check out the upcoming schedule:

  • Dumbo: March 29
  • Avengers: Endgame: April 26
  • Aladdin: May 24
  • Toy Story 4: June 20
  • The Lion King: July 19

And that’s just the FIRST PART  OF THE YEAR PEOPLE!!!!

Captain Marvel Sets Box Office Records

Recent release Captain Marvel has already topped $750 million worldwide after only three weeks in theaters, the first female led superhero movie to achieve those numbers in that time frame EVER.  Captain Marvel is on track to hit or exceed 1 billion dollars, especially once Avengers: Endgame comes out, given her participation in that film.  (Side note: have you seen Captain Marvel yet?  It’s not perfect, but it is FUN, and it’s terrific to see several strong female characters in a Marvel movie.  I especially loved the role that female friendship played, and am looking forward to what the future will bring for Captain Marvel and her friends.)

Disney Captain Marvel
Disney’s Captain Marvel

The live action release of Dumbo is this week (March 29), and while the trailers have been beautiful, I’m waiting for reviews on this one.  The original Dumbo story ripped my heart out and I just can’t re watch that one.  So I’m waiting to see how tear-jerking this one will be before I brave the theater.   (I didn’t do well with Bambi either, folks!)

Aladdin: Original Teaser Trailer

Next up in the live action remake arena is Aladdin.  The original teaser was met with some excitement, along with a lot of “but why?”  The simple answer?  Because it will make lots of money.  Seriously.  The Broadway version of Aladdin has been EXTREMELY popular, as has the touring version.  New technologies make it possible for Disney to introduce a whole new audience to a “live action” (CGI) version of Aladdin and Disney is going to capitalize on that.  Here’s that very first teaser trailer, released by Disney last October.

For those of us that loved the original Aladdin and mourn the passing of Robin Williams, this idea may seem like blasphemy.  However, we also need to remember that even though we love that original film and always will–and no new version may ever be able to hold a candle to it, there are LOTS of people out there who have NEVER seen it.

There is a whole new world (bad musical pun intended) out there to be an audience for this new version, and they may fall in love with it the same way we loved the original.  Ok maybe not the SAME way.  But in their own way.  There is a lot to celebrate about THAT too.

There’s a lot more cultural diversity and less racial stereotyping in this version of Aladdin.  Aladdin and Jasmine are being played by very talented up and coming gifted artists that may find lots more opportunities if this film does well.  And Will Smith as the Genie?  It will definitely be DIFFERENT from Robin Williams, so we won’t have to suffer through someone trying to imitate Williams’ amazing performance.  Will Smith doesn’t imitate.  EVER.

Aladdin: Our First Glimpse of Will Smith

In February, Disney released another teaser trailer, one that included our first glimpse of Will Smith as the Genie.  Oh my goodness, the internet reaction was NOT kind.  This teaser includes about 3 seconds of Will Smith at the very end, and I honestly think the response was a bit on crazy side.  I personally don’t think one should make sweeping judgments about the quality of a film or a performance based on the grand total of about 30 seconds of the movie we’ve seen as of this particular teaser, and based on 3 seconds of a GLIMPSE of an actor in a role.  The strong negative response really felt like a major over-reaction to me.  Here’s the February teaser–take a look and see what you think:

Now, a couple things.  Number one, I did NOT love what I saw from Will Smith in this teaser–and it DID make me concerned that Disney hadn’t shown us more of the Genie yet.  Especially given what a significant role the Genie plays in the Aladdin story.  It seemed really odd for Disney to not be beating the “Will Smith is our Genie” drum really loudly.  Rumors were circulating that there were problems with the film, and this teaser did not necessarily make me feel loads better.   The BLUE….seemed WAY off, personally.  But, this was February.  The movie comes out at the end of May.  Maybe they were still working on it?  I was concerned, but I didn’t go out and wring my hands to the world and declare it a catastrophe.  Not really my style, not to mention–I didn’t believe for a minute it would be.

Regardless of what a teaser may show or internet gossip may say, I will never assume a movie is going to be terrible, or an actor’s performance is going to be horrible (commentary I saw on more than one site) based on less than one minute of footage–especially when the actor in question is so talented, and the studio behind the film is Disney.

Aladdin: Official Trailer

Which brings us to today.  This week, Disney released the official, full length trailer for Aladdin.  And I don’t know about you guys, but this one got me feeling pretty good about this version.  I’m still not sure they needed a live action Aladdin movie, but if they were going to make it, I think it looks like it will be a lot of fun.  Take a look and see what you think:

What do you think?  Does this official trailer intrigue you?  Are you at all interested in seeing the live action Aladdin?  Will you take your kids?  Please comment below and let me know what you think about this coming Disney attraction!

I always think its good for more kids of color to see themselves on film, so I’m happy to see Disney trying to improve representation of more races and cultures on film.

I’m interested to see what Will Smith will do as the Genie, and it looks like they’ve fixed the BLUE issue, and that he doesn’t spend the whole movie blue, which is also a really good thing.   😉

I’m also very interested to see what tie-ins to the new film Disney will bring to the Parks.  Aladdin and Jasmine are already a very popular character greeting; it will be interesting to see if their character looks evolve at all, based on the new film or remain based on the original, cartoon version.

Have a wonderful day everyone!

Happy Dreaming!

Brooke

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