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Disney is really raking it in with these live action versions of their animated films, garnering big box office with updates like BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and CINDERELLA, and there’s plenty more on the way. The next one to hit theaters is ALADDIN, updating the 1992 version which was led by the late Robin Williams. The live action version is helmed by director Guy Ritchie. This time Will Smith is taking on the Genie role, with Mena Massoud playing Aladdin, Naomi Scott as Princess Jasmine, Marwan Kenzari as Jafar, and there’s a new character played by the great Billy Magnussen. And like the original movie, Alan Menkin is writing the music again. Check out the first teaser trailer below and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
