Yeah, it's looks too much like they just threw his face on the body as if anyone could've just done it. Maybe if the head looked more like it, it'd at least look a little better.
You can say they tested the waters on that front with the EW promo pics of the human Genie form, and that didn't really go over well with fans as well. I feel this trailer was a response to that criticism, and it backfired. It was a lose lose pretty much.
Why show Will Smith's face? It's a CG character. The idea that they need to use Will Smith's face, which let's be fair, isn't a selling point at this point, is the issue.
I'm having a hard time imagining how Genie would look if he just had Will's voice...it would've been some photorealistic s**t anyway, so while it doesn't work for me, it's not too far off the mark.
Which is not going to sell the movie. At all. The reason people are excited is because it is Aladdin. The biggest stars of the Jungle Book weren't seen. Yet it did pretty fantastic at the box office. Using Will Smith here beyond being unnecessary, doesn't seem to be working from a creative aspect. I am now trying to imagine doing the same with other famous CGI characters. Like if Groot looked like Vin Diesel, because was the biggest star in GotG.
Did they really need to cast Will Smith? Also, they could totally show his face. Just no when he is the big blue Genie. The first time they showed him to us, wasn't as the big blue version of Genie.
Which is not going to sell the movie. At all. The reason people are excited is because it is Aladdin. The biggest stars of the Jungle Book weren't seen. Yet it did pretty fantastic at the box office. Using Will Smith here beyond being unnecessary, doesn't seem to be working from a creative aspect. I am now trying to imagine doing the same with other famous CGI characters. Like if Groot looked like Vin Diesel, because was the biggest star in GotG.
Which is not going to sell the movie. At all. The reason people are excited is because it is Aladdin. The biggest stars of the Jungle Book weren't seen. Yet it did pretty fantastic at the box office. Using Will Smith here beyond being unnecessary, doesn't seem to be working from a creative aspect. I am now trying to imagine doing the same with other famous CGI characters. Like if Groot looked like Vin Diesel, because was the biggest star in GotG.
Which is true. And beyond getting into whether he will be a good Genie or not. It has more to do with how they are trying so hard to make sure we see his face for most of the film. Disney made the Jungle Book. They are now making the Lion King. The Lion King might end up the highest grossing movie of this year. At least top 3. It is going to make 1.5 bil like it ain't nothing. They don't need the actors faces.
Will-Genie will probably be doing a lot of things that Will does, like how Robin's Genie had his mannerisms. Groot isn't anything like Vin and isn't human-like in appearance, so it's not the same.Which is not going to sell the movie. At all. The reason people are excited is because it is Aladdin. The biggest stars of the Jungle Book weren't seen. Yet it did pretty fantastic at the box office. Using Will Smith here beyond being unnecessary, doesn't seem to be working from a creative aspect. I am now trying to imagine doing the same with other famous CGI characters. Like if Groot looked like Vin Diesel, because was the biggest star in GotG.
The lead actor doesn't have to excite anyone. They are selling the brand, not the actors. What did the public see the kid who played Mowgli in to get people into the theater for the Jungle Book? Do you need to see Donald Glover's face to see The Lion King? Is it going to tank because we don't see his face? Why even announce Beyonce, we won't even see her face. It's ruined!!!!!
Gollum. Thanos. Hulk. Davy Jones. Yoda. Snoke. Every single character in the Lion King.
