And then, arms caging them from above, with an uncanny smile and a distinctly human-colored body, is Genie by way of Will Smith. Mena Massoud as the titular street rat, almost-but-not-quite back-to-back with his co-star (no doubt Photoshopped into place). The cover features the film’s leads: Naomi Scott as Jasmine, characteristically self-serious and wearing the princess’s classic hue of turquoise. Photo: Vulture, Walt Disney and Matthew Murphyīack in December, when Entertainment Weekly dropped the exclusive first photos of Disney’s live-action movie Aladdin, many people were confused.
Three Genies: Broadway’s Michael James Scott, cartoon Robin Williams, and Will Smith.
