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[jon bones]

nope

we're doing it the old fashioned way

damn we got men on the inside?

this stuff is too old school for me, but i get that its a value add for attendees

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Naomi Scott is Jasmine !? Holy fuuuuu

 

[Pachimari]

They just announced the cast for Aladdin!

 

[Einchy]

Mena Massoud is officially Aladdin!

Naomi Scott is Jasmine!

Will Smith is the Genie!

Dem casting rumors.

 

[Cross-Section]

Wait

Is this how people did it before streams?

Was this during pre-historic times?

*windows 98 ding*

 

[BrokenFiction]

Will Smith is Genie.

I just threw up in my mouth.

 

[ghostmind]

Well, we have our Aladdin cast...

 

[RyanW]

Aladdin Cast announced:

Mena Massoud is Aladdin
Naomi Scott is Jasmine
Will Smith is Genie

 

[anarchycupcake]

Will Smith is the Genie!
Naomi Scott is Jasmine!
Mena Massoud is officially Aladdin!
ALADDIN will take not only from the original film, but from 1,001 ARABIAN NIGHTS

Will Smith lol

Tim Burton's DUMBO has just started production in London.

Dumbo scared me as a kid and now I'm certain this is going to scare me as an adult.

 

[iShouldGoPro]

nope

we're doing it the old fashioned way

i'm exhausted already

 

[Boke1879]

Will Smith is Genie.

I just threw up in my mouth.

It's hitting a billion

 

[banktree]

Just like to point out that the internet outrage for the last few days was how they couldn't find anyone to be Aladdin...and they already had someone to play Aladdin.

 

[PushTheButtonMax]

*windows 98 ding*

*right-clicks, mutes tab

There's nostalgia and then there's that shit

 

[iShouldGoPro]

Will Smith is the only one worthy enough to fill the shoes of Robin Williams!

Spoiler

said nobody

 

[AlexFlame116]

Whoa they announced the cast??? Sweet!

 

[border]

Just like to point out that the internet outrage for the last few days was how they couldn't find anyone to be Aladdin...and they already had someone to play Aladdin.

Jasmine's actress isn't Arab/Indian, so they can just shift gears to raging over that.

I thought Will Smith was already confirmed as the genie?

 

[enzo_gt]

The Pink Ranger is Jasmine? What a come up.

Jasmine's actress isn't Arab/Indian, so they can just shift gears to raging over that.

Wiki says she's half Guju, that's definitely Indian.

Not Arab, though.

 

[KeyBladerXIII]

Lion King teaser?! Fucking show it to us!

 

[WordAssassin]

I feel like they know they can't reproduce Robin Williams' Genie so they're gonna go in a totally different direction with him in this. Helped by the fact that they just announced it's also not a direct adaptation of Aladdin but also 1,001 Arabian Nights as well.

 

[Bentendo]

Jasmine's actress isn't Arab/Indian, so they can just shift gears to raging over that.

I thought Will Smith was already confirmed as the genie?

Her mother is of Gujarati Indian descent.

 

[Boke1879]

They better show us that lion king footage

 

[ghostmind]

Naomi Scott's mother is Indian

 

[Zackat]

from Pink Ranger to Jasmine is a pretty big jump

Congrats to Naomi

 

[Einchy]

Damn, this dude is pretty unknown.

 

[Prompto]

How the hell do they already have footage to show for Lion King? That's impressive

 

[Bentendo]

I feel like they know they can't reproduce Robin Williams' Genie so they're gonna go in a totally different direction with him in this. Helped by the fact that they just announced it's also not a direct adaptation of Aladdin but also 1,001 Arabian Nights as well.

This is exactly what they're going to do. No way he's going to try to channel Robin Williams.

 

[Cross-Section]

... did they bring Jon Favreau on stage just to get applauded at

 

[anarchycupcake]

Gregory Ellwood‏ @TheGregoryE

First footage of live action Lion King was Circle of Life scene from the animated movie with ADORABLE Simba. If you are a cat lover... #D23

I want to see the teaser! I hope we get to, but we probably won't.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

from Pink Ranger to Jasmine is a pretty big jump

Congrats to Naomi

The cast was so damn good they all deserve a decent boost imo.

 

[SpaceWolf]

Will Smith as The Genie is a weird choice.

Guess they just needed someone high profile to round out a cast of relative unknowns.

 

[Bentendo]

Hmm, I thought there would be a Hugh Jackman announcement for Lion King? Did I miss something?

 

[yanipheonu]

To be fair, I could see them entirely rethink the Genie role to just space it out from the Robin Williams performance: they'll never top it.

Still wish they'd just brought Dan Castellaneta back tho, but I understand going a different direction with it.

 

[MMarston]

from Pink Ranger to Jasmine is a pretty big jump

Congrats to Naomi

Jump's even wider considering she was only in a relatively popular Disney Channel movie and Terra Nova prior to PR, and those were years ago.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Here comes Star Wars

 

[WordAssassin]

This is exactly what they're going to do. No way he's going to try to channel Robin Williams.

I wonder if they're still going to keep the Friend Like Me and Prince Ali musical numbers, of if the new Genie will get new music?

 

[Cross-Section]

Huh, Lucasfilm THEN Marvel? Fine with that.

 

[SpaceWolf]

DON'T LET ME DOWN, LUCASFILM.

 

[Einchy]

Ya'll ready to be disappointed at no Obi-Wan news? I know I am.

 

[Zackat]

here we go

 

[RyanW]

Give me something worth the wait Lucasfilm

 

[Cross-Section]

Kathleen Kennedy away putting out tire fires

 

[MMarston]

 

[SpaceWolf]

Ya'll ready to be disappointed at no Obi-Wan news? I know I am.

Right there with ya!

 

[border]

I kinda expected them to avoid talking about Han Solo.....

 

[Pattycakes]

Please new Star wars trailer it's all I want

 

[Bentendo]

Soooo, it looks like no news of the Christopher Robin movie. Still a chance for Obi Wan...

 

[Einchy]

I kinda expected them to avoid talking about Han Solo.....

Which is kinda crazy since the damn thing is supposed to come out in May, we should've gotten a trailer by now, like, how the hell don't we even know the title this far into it?

 

[WordAssassin]

Soooo, it looks like no news of the Christopher Robin movie. Still a chance for Obi Wan...

Oh shit good point they didn't say anything about the Christopher Robin movie

 

[Mariolee]

Lol wait Rian Johnson worked on Disney Channel bumpers?

 

[anarchycupcake]

Johnson says that one of his earliest jobs was doing "coming up next" commercials for Disney Channel

Shamelessly, I loved those.