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Disney’s 1992 animated musical Aladdin is a lynchpin of the studio’s so-called ‘Renaissance Era’, so it is hardly surprising that it is the latest in the line of Disney’s recent ‘Remake/Reimagine’ era. Loosely based, of course, on the tale fromDisney’s Aladdin gets remake
Disney’s 1992 animated musical Aladdin is a lynchpin of the studio’s so-called ‘Renaissance Era’, so it is hardly surprising that it is the latest in the line of Disney’s recent ‘Remake/Reimagine’ era. Loosely based, of course, on the tale from One Thousand and One Arabian Nights, Aladdin is the exciting tale of charming street urchin Aladdin, the courageous and self-determined Princess Jasmine and the Genie who may be the key to their future. It was producer Jonathan Eirich who initially entertained the idea of bringing Aladdin back again as a live-action movie; and to his delight, Disney was keen to revive it as well. Yet the question they kept coming back to was, why? “It is so beautifully structured, and the music is so incredible that we realised there isn’t anything we would ever want to fundamentally change here,” says Eirich. “The challenge then became: how do we make it as fresh as possible to ensure we are still giving audiences something new, while delivering on what they love?” Eventually, screenwriter John August delivered a screenplay that was a more modern retelling of the story; and when Guy Ritchie added his signature touch to the script and signed on to direct,... Read more