"The Genie is Here!!"

Disney was just full of surprises last week! After announcing Hercules was coming to stage they just dropped a new teaser for their live action adaptation of Aladdin last night at the Grammys! No warning, just "the Genie is here!!" to quote the Broadway show!

The teaser starts in the same way as the previous one, with Iago flying over the desert to a haunting rendition of Arabian Nights, only a close up shot of the caravan camels teasing that this trailer will give us a closer look than before.

We get the same shot, revealing the Cave of Wonders, only this time we get to see Marwan Kenzari's Jafar as he tells Mena Massoud's Aladdin, "Bring me the lamp." He's definitely younger than any Jafar we've seen before, and his costume has a slightly armoured look to it. A hint, perhaps, of a more physical confrontation between hero and villain at the film's climax.

"Your life begins now," Jafar tells the young street rat, "Aladdin." And here is the full reveal of Mena Massoud's Aladdin, complete with Abu on his shoulder. And he looks great! The stripes that look too busy in still images look fine in motion (at least on his shirt, we don't get a long enough full body look to really judge the pants).

As Aladdin enters the cave, the music changes to a bold and dramatic rendition of Friend Like Me and we're treated to a series of shots highlighting the main characters and events from the film.

We see Iago flying towards a beautiful Agrabah as the sun rises.

We see Abu in his elephant form as part of a gorgeous looking Prince Ali parade.

Naomi Scott's Jasmine, in a new costume, with Rajah behind her (this is the new dress that was revealed in the first look photos just before Christmas).

The iconic "Do you trust me?" moment as Jasmine takes Aladdin's hand to go on a magic carpet ride.

A quick shot of what looks like it will be an action packed escape from the Cave of Wonders.

And finally a shot of Aladdin rubbing the lamp, Abu and Carpet (yes, we see Carpet!) standing besides him, blue smoke swirling out as we fade to black.

I honestly thought the teaser would end there. But Disney had one more surprise in store. Our first look at Will Smith's Genie in his magical blue form!

"You really don' know who I am?" Genie asks Aladdin as the teaser ends, "Genie, wishes, lamp? None of that ringin' a bell?"

For all the worry I know there's been online, he looks exactly as you'd expect. He's big, he's blue and he's back! And I love some of the detailing on his arms, like magic under his skin.

Hopefully this surprise teaser means that a full trailer is coming soon. I can't wait to hear this cast sing because the movie is looking fantastic. The use of colour is absolutely gorgeous and I genuinely think this teaser and a full trailer will help undo any of the uncertainly that surfaced after the first images were released last year.

Wishes will be granted in just over 3 months when Aladdin opens on May 24th!