Smith spoke about the role at the Aladdin press conference in 2019. It turned out the Genie had more in common with his own celebrity than it may have appeared. Smith identified with the Genie from ...

On Monday, the world was shocked to learn that actor Robin Williams was found dead at age 63 as a result of an apparent suicide. The venerable Hollywood icon will be remembered for his vast ...

The animated Genie from 1992’s Aladdin took on some of Robin Williams’ features and adapted as he did impressions. The live-action Genie from the 2019 film looks like Smith in blue, and he also ...

Like the late Robin Williams-animated incarnation before him, Will Smith promised that his genie in the Guy Ritchie live-action remake of Disney’s Aladdin would be blue. And, as revealed to the world ...

For those who haven't watched the 1992 film in a long while, here's a bit of a refresher: When Aladdin finds Genie in the lamp, he explains that he's been in there for 10,000 years and has never been ...

Disney's "Aladdin" production has a new Genie, and she's ready to "make some Broadway magic." Sherri Shepherd announced in a Sept. 8 Facebook post that she will play Genie in the Broadway production ...

Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. Disney has released the first TV spot for its ...