Some sad news for Disney fans.
The animation empire had plans to develop a fourth Aladdin film (honestly, I didn’t even know there were multiple…), but not if late actor Robin Williams has anything to say about it.
Williams, the voice of the famous Genie from the movie, passed away last year at the age of 63. In his will, he forbade fresh exploitation of his name, including taped performances and voice recordings for the next 25 years.
“When he was on form, the hyperactive motormouth we love from Good Morning Vietnam, Hook, Dead Poets Society and Mrs Doubtfire, Robin was making 30 jokes a minute,” said a former Disney executive. “Now, because he insisted on a final say on such material, [those jokes] will remain in the vaults.”
Disney had hoped to repurpose unused material from the 1991 recording of the original Aladdin to develop a new film, but it looks like they’ll have to wait till 2030 (yikes) to reprise William’s “freewheeling and breathless” performance as Genie.
[via IGN]
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