Will Smith Reacts to ‘Aladdin’ Genie Backlash
Fan reaction to blue Will Smith was overwhelmingly negative when his character was unveiled for the first time in February in a teaser that debuted during the Grammy awards
Smith said about the response to his Genie:
“It was very funny. There was a Sonic the Hedgehog / Genie frog. Everything is under such critical scrutiny. I came up in an era where there was no internet. It’s a new thing that I’m trying to get a handle on.”
The reaction got better once the official trailer dropped in March
Director Guy Ritchie says:
“It even came with apologies from the cynics who were so adamant initially. I’ve never seen apologies in that world. I thought, ‘Oh well, great, we’re back to where I’d hoped we’d be.’”
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