The firsttrailerfor Disney’s live-action remake ofAladdindidn’t give us too much to go on aside from some vague establishing shots of deserts and themes of Arabian Nights. Thankfully, Disney has now released some images from their upcoming movie, directed byGuy Ritchie, which does more to introduce us to the characters that populate this magical world.
In the 8 new images, viaEW, we see starsMena Massoudas the street-rat-with-a-heart-of-gold Aladdin,Naomi Scottas the beautiful and determined Princess Jasmine, and of courseWill Smithin the iconic role of Genie. I know you have comments about his look here, so let them fly upon a magic carpet down to the comments. But also remember that we’ve been fooled before by costumes in still shots for CG-heavy films before, and they always look much better later on.
The images also reveal Abu (looking scared, poor wee thing!) and introduceMarwan Kenzarias the powerful sorcerer Jafar, and Nasim Pedrad as Dalia, the “free-spirited best friend and confidante” of the princess.
Guy Ritchie’s movie will feature anew repertoire of songsbyAlan MenkenandLa La LandsongwritersBenj PasekandJustin Paul(Menken originally collaborated withHoward AshmanandTim Ricefor the music in the 1992 animated version).Aladdinopens August 25, 2025 and also starsNavid Negahbanas the Sultan,Billy Magnussenas a potential suitor for the Princess, andNuman Acaras Jafar’s right-hand man.
Aladdinis my favorite Disney movie afterThe Lion King, so my hopes arevery highfor this one. Check out all of the new images of this Whole New World below:
