We’ve highlighted Micheal Korte’s gender-flipping takes on Disney classics before including ‘Queens sing King‘ and the male Muses of Hercules. Now he’s taking on the iconic role of The Genie from Disney’s Aladdin with a gender-flipped take on “Friend Like Me.” Here’s Brooke Simpson putting… Read More »Michael Korte’s tribute to Disney’s Aladdin Musical includes gender-flipped take on The Genie
Pixar’s “Toy Story 4” continued to rule the box office toy box for its second weekend in a row. It brought in $58 million domestically (only a 52% drop from opening weekend) and $81M overseas as air conditioning offered a nice respite from a summer… Read More »Toy Story 4 box office – a strong week 2
The Guy Ritchie directed take on Disney’s animated feature “Aladdin” opens in theaters this weekend and you can feel the collective shudder from fans as they ponder yet another ‘live-action’ remake. Like a gem in the cave of wonders, this update to Disney’s Aladdin has… Read More »Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ shines in places, has its flaws too, but is still a gem
The new live-action version of Disney’s Aladdin features a whole new cast and a new director, but many of the people who worked on the music of the original have returned for this film. This time they’re bringing 20+ years more experience to the gig… Read More »Aladdin Soundtrack Revisits Old Classics, Imagines New Songs
Disney’s Hollywood movie palace, the El Capitan Theatre, is bringing out out the Cave of Wonders for guests who come to enjoy showing of Disney’s live-action adaption of Aladdin. From May 23 – June 16, guests can step on stage before the movie for some… Read More »El Capitan Theatre to host special engagement of Disney’s Aladdin
The cast of Disney’s Aladdin returned to Jordan, where much of the movie was filmed, to do some press and debut the movie at a VIP screening with the Anman Citadel as aa backdrop. Stars Will Smith Mena Massoud, and Naomi Scott were joined by… Read More »Why Will Smith wanted the role of The Genie in Disney’s Aladdin in new movie trailer
Disney’s next big live-action movie adaption is just one jump away now and the marketing is heavy. A new TV spot from Disney’s Aladdin introduces us to Dalia (Nasim Pedrad), Princess Jasmine’s closest friend and confidante, and Aladdin gets up close and personal with the… Read More »How Director Guy Ritchie sees Disney’s Aladdin.
Disney’s Aladdin is a live-action adaption of the animated feature and it faces a big up hill climb convincing audiences that it will be a different experience than the original. A new clip from the movie makes the case how it will be the same… Read More »New video clip from Disney’s Aladdin offers a whole new world