Sunday night’s Grammy Awards saw plenty of stars, but the internet is mostly talking about the first glimpse of the new live-action Aladdin trailer that debuted during a commercial break. We’ve all been waiting on pins and needles to catch sight of Will Smith as the Genie, and well, let’s just say hasn’t necessarily didn’t lived up to fans’ expectations.
What were everyone’s reactions? Keep reading to see our roundup of the top tweets on the upcoming film.
1. That is one cheeky monkey.
only thing about live action aladdin i approve of pic.twitter.com/pQD861GDY5
— 🧜🏻♀️🐇 l (@merbunny) February 11, 2019
2. 🤣
the new aladdin film with will smith looks great! pic.twitter.com/lSRxDlyIrA
— Rebel Scum Finn (@realtraitorfinn) February 11, 2019
3. The Fresh Prince of Agrabah
Now this is a story all about how,
— n3rdabl3. (@n3rdabl3) February 11, 2019
My lamp got flipped turned upside down,
And I'd like to take a minute, my friend Jafar,
I'll tell you how I become the genie of a town called Agrabah. #Aladdin #Genie pic.twitter.com/FetOBUgaNr
4. But why are you crying? Too good, or too bad?
My first reaction to this was to laugh out of shock and then cry… Either way I can't wait to watch #Aladdin! pic.twitter.com/ukSDTN8y2q
— John Flickinger (@theFLICKpick) February 11, 2019
5.NOPE!
https://twitter.com/UberKryptonian/status/1094782753256755200
6. One of these things just isn’t the same.
One of these things is not like the other. #Aladdin pic.twitter.com/DKDFbn5F8G
— Mikey Mkoka-Nicholson (@Mikey_Nicholson) February 11, 2019
7. The stuff of nightmares.
i'll never sleep again and it's all will smith's fault #aladdin pic.twitter.com/wUL79ZchIG
— Qᴜɪɴɴ (@QuinnKeaney) February 11, 2019
8. We totally see the resemblance!
https://twitter.com/CaillouPettis/status/1094777489610629125
9. Totes.
First look at the blue version of Genie got me like… #Aladdin pic.twitter.com/BhoCJwHLVU
— Heather Concannon (@hmmconcannon) February 11, 2019
10. Couldn’t have said it better.
Seeing this new #Aladdin trailer!! pic.twitter.com/M9Hbr1buPh
— Amber (@glambergirlblog) February 11, 2019
11. True story.
It turns out that Will Smith’s #Aladdin Genie will haunt my nightmares
— Rebecca Iannucci (@rebeccaiannucci) February 11, 2019
12. THAT’S where we’ve seen him before!
https://twitter.com/vimo_67/status/1095050922764324864
13. You ain’t never had a friend like me.
NOPE DON'T WANT A FRIEND LIKE YOU THANKS BYE pic.twitter.com/RIjc4YeE5a
— @carlivelocci.com on the other app (@velocciraptor) February 11, 2019
14. Some people ARE excited!
Wait shut the front door… A real life #Aladdin is happening yasss!!!! And freaking Will Smith is the Genie!!!! Yasssss!!!!!
— Morgan Myles (@MorganMylesLIVE) February 11, 2019
Sorry we can get back to the #GRAMMYs now. My inner child just came out in a big way lol! pic.twitter.com/qT9AVgmKRv
15. Sorry (not sorry).
https://twitter.com/kylebuchanan/status/1094790594579197952
16. Touché!
Everyone is upset about Will Smith as Genie in Aladdin…
— DoomShizzle (@DoomShizzle) February 11, 2019
While I've been upset for 27 years that people been calling a Flying Rug a Magic Carpet.
––Karly Wood
Feature photo: Walt Disney Studios via YouTube
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