Aladdin

30 years ago today, Disney’s former CEO reportedly tried to sabotage Robin Williams’ OTHER animated movie

The movie was released just a few months before Aladdin arrived on the big screen… Released in cinemas in November 1992, Aladdin essentially changed the game in terms of animated movies, thanks to the casting of a high profile actor in a voice role – in this case, Robin Williams as the Genie – and […]

The movie was released just a few months before Aladdin arrived on the big screen… Released in cinemas in November 1992, Aladdin essentially changed the game in terms of animated movies, thanks to the casting of a high profile actor in a voice role – in this case, Robin Williams as the Genie – and […]

4 years ago

Guy Ritchie and Will Smith’s Aladdin is getting a sequel

You make a billion, you get a sequel. That’s how it works in Hollywood, kids. Guy Ritchie may have seemed somewhat of an unlikely choice to helm a live-action remake of Aladdin, but it’s safe to say it worked out quite handsomely, with the Disney update raking in over a billion dollars at the worldwide box […]

You make a billion, you get a sequel. That’s how it works in Hollywood, kids. Guy Ritchie may have seemed somewhat of an unlikely choice to helm a live-action remake of Aladdin, but it’s safe to say it worked out quite handsomely, with the Disney update raking in over a billion dollars at the worldwide box […]

6 years ago

Two classic Disney games for the Mega Drive are getting a current gen re-release

NOSTALGIA ALERT! 2019 has seen the return of both The Lion King and Aladdin on the big screen, with both movies making over a billion dollars at the worldwide box office. Additionally, there has been a massive uptick in “nostalgia gaming” in recent years, with old school games and consoles getting re-released in new packaging, […]

NOSTALGIA ALERT! 2019 has seen the return of both The Lion King and Aladdin on the big screen, with both movies making over a billion dollars at the worldwide box office. Additionally, there has been a massive uptick in “nostalgia gaming” in recent years, with old school games and consoles getting re-released in new packaging, […]

7 years ago

The Big Reviewski Ep19 with star guest Will Smith, snotty high fives and a rogue sex panda on the loose

Greetings movie fans! Hang on to your magic carpet and get ready for an Arabian adventure, as Eoghan Doherty, Rory Cashin and Paul Moore are joined by the stars of Aladdin on Episode 19 of The Big Reviewski, with Mena Massoud as the titular hero, Naomi Scott as Princess Jasmine and Will ‘Holy shit it’s Will Smith’ Smith as the big […]

Greetings movie fans! Hang on to your magic carpet and get ready for an Arabian adventure, as Eoghan Doherty, Rory Cashin and Paul Moore are joined by the stars of Aladdin on Episode 19 of The Big Reviewski, with Mena Massoud as the titular hero, Naomi Scott as Princess Jasmine and Will ‘Holy shit it’s Will Smith’ Smith as the big […]

7 years ago

Mena Massoud (aka the new Aladdin) answers the burning questions about Will Smith’s hair

Prince Ali, friendly was he! It was very public knowledge that the casting net thrown around the world by Disney to find their new big screen Prince Ali was a HUGE one. Thousands and thousands of people were considered for the role in the new live-action retelling of Aladdin, and after months of searching, Disney […]

Prince Ali, friendly was he! It was very public knowledge that the casting net thrown around the world by Disney to find their new big screen Prince Ali was a HUGE one. Thousands and thousands of people were considered for the role in the new live-action retelling of Aladdin, and after months of searching, Disney […]

7 years ago

Naomi Scott’s best friend’s reaction to her being cast as Princess Jasmine is properly hilarious

To be fair, we’d probably react the exact same way. Don’t worry if the name Naomi Scott doesn’t ring any bells right now, because it is going to be EVERYWHERE in the not-too-distant future. While she got her blockbuster break playing the Pink Ranger in the 2017 big screen reboot of Power Rangers, it is […]

To be fair, we’d probably react the exact same way. Don’t worry if the name Naomi Scott doesn’t ring any bells right now, because it is going to be EVERYWHERE in the not-too-distant future. While she got her blockbuster break playing the Pink Ranger in the 2017 big screen reboot of Power Rangers, it is […]

7 years ago