The Internet Can’t Stop Talking About Will Smith’s Genie in Aladdin

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Social media viewers expressed some disappointment, and for others horror with Will Smith portraying a Blue Genie in the Disney live-action adaptation of Aladdin. People are complaining that he’s too blue, that he looks like an Avatar or a Smurf. The trailer was released Sunday night during the Grammy Awards show.

Will Smith genie is what appears in my room when I have sleep paralysis pic.twitter.com/NzMDOgvkkz

— Jenny Nicholson (@JennyENicholson) February 11, 2019

If I were a child seeing that Will Smith genie CGI, I would have nightmares for a smooth week and a half.

— Morgan Jerkins (@MorganJerkins) February 11, 2019