Daily Podcast: Best Soundtracks For Bad Movies, How To Become A Film Writer, Wu-Tang, Black Panther 2, Aladdin, & Daredevil

On the October 12 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film Senior Writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and tv news, including Wu-Tang, Black Panther 2, Aladdin, Daredevil Season 3 and in the mail bag we’ll answer some listener e-mail. You can […]

Aladdin TRAILER: Did you spot the returning ORIGINAL film star?

After yesterday’s long wait for the teaser, the first look at Disney’s live-action remake of Aladdin has finally arrived. The brief trailer gives a feel for what fans can expect next May, from the scorching Middle Eastern deserts to Agrabah in the distance. There’s even a shot of Jafar’s parrot Iago, flying over an Arabian […]

‘Aladdin’ Teaser Trailer: Disney Invites You To a Whole New World

Disney knows a good thing when they see it, so they’re all-in on live-action remakes of their animated hits. The latest: Aladdin! The 1992 animated musical featuring a now-iconic vocal performance from the late Robin Williams gets a live-action update courtesy of Guy Ritchie. Will Smith takes on the role of the Genie, who grants wishes to Aladdin, […]

Aladdin trailer TODAY: What time does the Will Smith Genie teaser drop?

Yesterday Will Smith himself revealed the first teaser poster for Disney’s live action remake of Aladdin. Harkening back to the 1991 original, the simple image showed the lamp that contains his Genie with smoking billing forth gently as it sits in the Cave of Wonders. The tagline simply reads: ‘Choose Wisely.” Meanwhile Aladdin star Mena […]

John Musker, Co-Director of ‘Aladdin,’ ‘Moana,’ and More, Retires from Disney

After nearly four decades with Disney, director John Musker is retiring. Musker co-wrote and co-directed seven feature films throughout his 41-year career at the House of Mouse, including The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Moana and more. You may not be familiar with the name John Musker, but he’s had a hand in creating some of the most iconic animated Disney […]

Daily Podcast: Keanu Reeves, Star Wars, Black Panther, Lost In Space, MoviePass, Aladdin, Rampage

On the March 6, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including a Keanu Reeves superhero film, more details on the scripting process for the Star Wars sequels, Black Panther breaks more […]

‘Aladdin’ Will Feature Two Songs From ‘La La Land’ and ‘The Greatest Showman’ Songwriting Duo

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul won an Oscar last year for writing La La Land‘s “City of Stars,” and they were nominated at last night’s Academy Awards ceremony for their work on The Greatest Showman soundtrack. Though they went home empty-handed last night, losing to Coco‘s Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, Pasek and Paul revealed […]

Aladdin review: A favourite Christmas fairytale turned into steps that speak to everyone

Few people since Royal Ballet co-founder Frederick Ashton can take the often snooty classical technique and turn it into steps that speak to everyone.  Think West Side Story, then Swan Lake.  Bintley aims Aladdin, one of our favourite Christmas fairytales and a sort of Romeo And Juliet, at the seasonal family audience.  But his steps […]

Guy Ritchie’s ‘Aladdin’ Finds Its Jafar and Casts an ‘SNL’ Vet in a New Role

Disney’s live-action Aladdin movie cast has just grown by two. Director Guy Ritchie‘s take on the 1992 animated classic has found its Jafar in an up-and-coming actor and cast former Saturday Night Live breakout Nasim Pedrad in a brand new role that’s been invented specifically for this film. Read on for everything we know so far. […]