Aladdin’s Will Smith reveals he was “feeling sexy” about himself

Will Smith might have been mocked for his look because the Genie in Disney’s live-action remake of Aladdin, however he does not care.

The iconic character was famously voiced by the late Robin Williams within the unique animation and, with such huge sneakers to fill, the brand new tackle the basic character did not precisely get the warmest reception when his look was first unveiled final 12 months.

But Will Smith has now admitted that he was very happy with the Genie’s live-action look, explaining that he finds taking part in the blue CGI character a little bit of a activate, apparently.

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“I was feeling sexy about myself as the Genie,” he instructed Entertainment Tonight at a particular screening of the movie in London.

Well, we guess he *does* look sort of buff because the Genie, and wears quite a lot of bling each in his blue and extra regular trying guises, so we will see the place he is coming from.

The actor additionally opened up about why he needed to tackle the position, despite the fact that he is beforehand shared that he was terrified to tackle the accountability.

“This movie has a lot of really great ideas that I love and the concept of the Genie, somebody whose whole existence is dedicated to helping people find themselves and create the lives that they want, that aspect is almost the purest definition of love,” he added.

“So for me playing the Genie – you’re always looking for something that you can connect to with a character that’s authentic – that devotion and dedication is what I aspire to with my life.”

Smith beforehand admitted that he was okay with individuals mocking his model of Genie, and mentioned he was making an attempt to get a deal with of the web tradition of meme-ing and poking enjoyable at every thing.

“It was very funny,” he mentioned. “There was a Sonic The Hedgehog / Genie frog. Everything is under such critical scrutiny. I came up in an era where there was no internet. It’s a new thing that I’m trying to get a handle on.”

Meanwhile, Gilbert Gottfried, the unique Iago, is not too completely satisfied that the brand new model of his character is not performed by him, with the movie as a substitute casting Rogue One: A Star Wars Story‘s Alan Tudyk within the position.

Aladdin hits cinemas on May 24.

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