Will Smith’s Favorite Genie Meme Is A Cursed Sight To Behold

Will Smith is a corny dad, however he’s additionally With It (it’s why we love him). He enjoys an excellent meme at times, even when he’s the butt of the joke. The web has been suffering from cursed photos of IRL Genie from Disney’s live-action Aladdin remake ever since we acquired our first have a look at the blue dude. The jokes and memes, lots of the Sinbad and Shrek selection (now there’s a buddy comedy I’d pay to see), haven’t stopped since, and Smith, for one, is a giant fan.

“It was very funny,” Smith advised Empire journal in regards to the on-line response. “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.” Sonic? Sure. Genie? That checks out. A frog? Huh. I haven’t seen any mammal-genie-amphibian abominations (and I shudder to assume that poor Pepe could be concerned), solely this nightmare of a picture.

Or possibly?

Aladdin director Guy Ritchie was additionally requested in regards to the discourse surrounding the movie. “It even came with apologies from the cynics who were so adamant initially,” he mentioned, referring to the second trailer. “I’ve never seen apologies in that world. I thought, oh well, great, we’re back to where I’d hoped we’d be.”

Aladdin opens on May 24, though possibly wait till November to see the movie. It would make a powerful double characteristic with Sonic the Hedgehog.

(Via Empire)