I’m not sold on Smith either. But this is Disney. You know they exhaustively tested and ran through algorithms-a-plenty with Will. So I will reserve judgement. But there was no real way to do justice to Williams. So I agree with a new direction.
*Maybe* they could’ve made Genie CGI and used Robin’s outtakes and lines from the original (apparently there’s hundreds of hours of outtakes). Smith just feels a little worn-out, though.
Indeed. Replicating what Williams did would not have been the right thing to do. Would this had even been expected? Maybe. I’m all for a new direction, though.
As for Smith, he wouldn’t have been my 1st choice but I’m not opposed to his casting. I fully understand why they chose him! He can bring the right amount of charm and energy necessary for this role. In other words, he was cast as Genie because he is Will Smith! Lol. And I have no problem with the way he looks, either. Whilst his CGI will need some work, his overall design is, frankly, just how I envisioned a “live action” genie would look like.
At any rate, I’ll also reserve judgement until I see the whole thing. A glorified tv spot and people already have the entire movie and its effects all figured out (well duh, that’s humans and the internet 4 ya).
Anyone and everyone is smart not to mimic Williams. Williams himself would have been better off not mimicking Williams.
shareYou know they exhaustively tested and ran through algorithms-a-plenty with Will