We can now add another live-action adaptation to Disney’s upcoming slate, with THR reporting that Guy Ritchie is set to direct Aladdin from a script by John August (Big Fish, Corpse Bride).
The remake of the 1992 classic “will keep many of the musical elements of the original” and is described as “an ambitious and non-traditional take” on the material, which will incorporate Ritchie’s signature non-linear style. The report goes on to state that the approach to the Genie – portrayed by the late Robin Williams in the animated movie – is still to be determined.
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This is the second live-action related Aladdin project in the works at Disney, with the studio also developing the prequel Genies, which is based upon a script by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift (Freddy vs. Jason, Friday the 13th) and will “focus on the realm of the Genies and reveal how Aladdin’s Genie ended up enslaved in the lamp.”
Originally published October 12, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.
