You Won’t Hear Robin Williams as ‘Aladdin’ in a Future Movie
Disney is apparently determined to remake, reimagine, or retell every fairy tale in its animated feature stable, with new versions of everything from Beauty and the Beast to Winnie the Pooh in the works. But one character you won’t see make a comeback is Robin Williams‘ Genie from 1992’s Aladdin.
When Williams voiced the jolly blue giant, he recorded enough material that Disney could cobble together an entirely new performance out of the outtakes. However, Williams’ will prevents the studio from doing any such thing. Read about the future of the Robin Williams Genie character after the jump. According to the New York Post, Disney considered making a fourth Aladdin movie using Williams’ outtakes. (The original Aladdin was followed by… Continue Reading (2 minute read)