Every Upcoming Disney Movie - Ranked

8. Aladdin

Aladdin Remake
Disney

Release Date: May 24, 2019

Guy Ritchie. Yes, the same Guy who made his name with Cockney gangster flicks in the 90s, and whose last movie was box-office bomb King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. That’s the person making Disney’s live-action remake of Aladdin.

It’s been in the works for a couple of years, and it never gets any less bizarre. However, the teaser trailer was a strong first look without giving too much away, and there’s something to be said for Ritchie doing a movie about a character who is, at his core, riffraff, a street rat, and a scoundrel.

Will Smith is the kind of big personality needed for Genie, and he can do something very different to the inimitable Robin Williams. The music is already promising, the visuals too, and that teaser has done an excellent job of building early hype.

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