Robin Williams' Aladdin costar Scott Weinger is reflecting on working with one of his childhood heroes ten years after the comedy legend's death. Weinger, 48, was just 15 years old when he first met ...

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Will Smith has tackled almost every genre of entertainment, but he’s never been a big, blue magical being who lives in a lamp — until now. Stepping into the role of the Genie in Guy Ritchie’s ...

Producer Brad Simonsen says Walt Disney Animation Studios used original recordings of Robin Williams in 1992's 'Aladdin' to bring the Genie back to life Tommy McArdle is a Writer-Reporter on the ...

Some see Robin Williams’ portrayal of the Genie in the 1992 Disney hit Aladdin as a turning point in casting for animated films. Well, yes and no. The argument: The popularity of the character led ...

Before Disney’s animated blockbuster “Aladdin” had its premiere in Japan, directors Ron Clements and John Musker were told not to worry if the audience didn’t laugh. And it wasn’t because the Japanese ...

In October 1923, Walt and Roy Disney began the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studios. A century later, those cartoons have blossomed into literally thousands of beloved animated characters, all known across ...