Due to a well publicized bitter fall-out over the use of his voice in the marketing campaign for Aladdin, Robin Williams refused to reprise the role of the Genie, and was instead replaced by Dan Castellaneta (best known for voicing Homer Simpson in The Simpsons).
Why didn t Robin Williams play Genie in Aladdin 2?
Robin only refused to come back for the second Aladdin movie because he had issues with Disney stemming from the way his Genie character was advertised in the first movie, (which he told the company not to do when he agreed to do the voice and they didn't listen).
Disney & Robin Williams' Aladdin Deal & Fallout Explained
As such, Williams did not return in Aladdin's sequel, The Return of Jafar, released in 1994. Instead, he was replaced by Homer Simpson's voice actor, Dan Castellaneta.
The Genie is a fictional character who appearing in Walt Disney Pictures' animated film Aladdin (1992), later appearing in other media of the Aladdin franchise as one of its main characters, as well as several other Disney media. He was voiced by Robin Williams in the first film.
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Is Aladdin Indian or Arabic?
The original Aladdin story was actually set in China. Aladdin is one of the stories compiled in The Thousand and One Nights — a collection of Middle Eastern and Indian folk tales, however, it did not appear in the original Arabic text.
Robin Williams' voice performance as Genie in the 1992 version of Aladdin helped define it as a true classic. Williams brought an energy and vibrancy to the animated movie, really stamping his personality in a truly magic and wondrous way.
A broken agreement over merchandising led to a public feud between Disney and Robin Williams, resulting in his recasting and a sour relationship. Disney's new chairman eventually issued a public apology to Williams, resolving the feud and bringing him back to voice the Genie in a later Aladdin installment.
In September 1995, it was confirmed that Robin Williams would reprise the role of the Genie reportedly for a $1 million salary after he received an apology from Joe Roth for Disney breaching an agreement not to use his voice to merchandise products inspired by Aladdin.
Storyline wise it's just a short reprise of the main film really, and it truly is short, even for an animated move. The worst aspect is, of course, the lack of Robin Williams portraying the Genie, Dan Castellaneta does his best, but he's only ever a poor imitation of the original performance.
Robin Williams Denied His Voice To Be Used For 25 Years
Whether Disney was actually planning Aladdin 4 before the untimely death of Robin Willaims or not, Willaims made it clear in his will that he didn't want his voice clips from the original Aladdin to be used in any media for the next 25 years after his death.
How much did Robin Williams improvised in Aladdin?
During the course of recording the voices, the late Robin Williams improvised so much they had almost sixteen hours of material. Because Robin Williams ad-libbed so many of his lines, the script was rejected for a Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award nomination.
Due to a well publicized bitter fall-out over the use of his voice in the marketing campaign for Aladdin, Robin Williams refused to reprise the role of the Genie, and was instead replaced by Dan Castellaneta (best known for voicing Homer Simpson in The Simpsons).
Did you know. Although this sequel won't be a remake of "The Return Of Jafar" or "Aladdin & The King Of Thieves" director Guy Ritchie has said the film may include elements from both movies.
Background. Cassim is the father of Aladdin. Long before the events of the first film, he left his wife and young son in order to find a better life for the poverty-stricken family. While he was gone, Aladdin's mother died, leaving Aladdin as a presumed orphan.
Finally, in 1994, Joe Roth took over for Katzenberg as Chairman of the Studios and publicly apologized to Williams. He even returned for Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996). In 2009, Williams was inducted as a Disney Legend at D23, and all was forgotten about the feud.
There's a moment in the film when Jafar has the lamp and he calls the Sultan “baba” — quite often in Eastern cultures, the term “baba” is used as a sign of respect for your elders but it made me curious about how you viewed Jafar's relationship with the Sultan. Does he see the Sultan as a father figure? Oh definitely.
The rise of our current era of big names plastered over animated film posters has been traced back to Robin Williams in the 1992 Aladdin. And it's that same Aladdin that gives Tom Cruise a connection — albeit a loose one — to animation: he was actually a model for the main character.
However, after he was killed and later revived by Hades as a spirit in an episode of the Hercules animated series, Jafar no longer has his genie powers, but remains as a sorcerer, and also demonstrated the ability to generate monsters, and was nigh-immortal so long as he had his staff.
Genie. Genie (voiced by Robin Williams in the first and third film, Dan Castellaneta in the second film, TV series, and Kingdom Hearts, Jim Meskimen in later projects, portrayed by Will Smith in the live-action film) is a jinn and is never given a proper name.
The first live-action Aladdin film was directed by Guy Ritchie, who penned the script with John August. Along with Smith as the Genie, the film starred Mena Massoud in the titular role, with other cast members including Naomi Scott, Marwan Kenzari, Navid Negahban, Nasim Pedrad, and Billy Magnussen.
