Will Smith’s CGI Aladdin genie leaves fans feeling blue

As the premiere date for Disney’s much-anticipated live-action Aladdin biopic inches closer, the film’s producers are giving us more and more of a glimpse into what we can expect to see when the film hits theatres on May 24.

An Entertainment Weekly cover spread showed what actor Will Smith would look like as genie in human disguise and fans did not take too kindly to the look. They were also left wondering why he wasn’t blue, a look which producers promised would be revealed at a later stage.

But their disappointment has continued with the first look at him as a computer-generated blue genie.

Many took to Twitter to share their disappointment in real time.

i'll never sleep again and it's all will smith's fault #aladdin pic.twitter.com/wUL79ZchIG

— Qᴜɪɴɴ (@QuinnKeaney) February 11, 2019

Aladdin's looking wild. pic.twitter.com/hMfgJJBv0F

— Ch-rizz Ray Gun (@ChrisRGun) February 11, 2019

ALADDIN (2019) pic.twitter.com/cbV0sf1pDK

— James Preston Poole (@JamesPPoole) February 11, 2019

Will Smith Genie Scares Me #willsmith #aladdin pic.twitter.com/QGspYPkRJd

— Caelan Cavanagh (@caelancavanagh) February 11, 2019

ALADDIN GENIE LOOKIN GOOD pic.twitter.com/phRRpoMcca

— Rocco Botte (@rocco_botte) February 11, 2019

Aladdin, get out of my swamp! pic.twitter.com/pkKHUMfBRj

— GOAT Movies 🎥 (@GOATMoviePod) February 11, 2019

I wanted to see if this would work in Photoshop. Turns out it didn't even need any colour correction 🤣.

I'm not going to be able to watch Will Smith in the new #Aladdin film seriously. pic.twitter.com/5DkfWPMl2V

— Dr Liam Mcloughlin ☕ (@Leelum) February 11, 2019

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