Come on down, Come on in, Let the Magic Begin!

They say a picture is worth 1,000 words but I think this one is worth 1,001!

Seriously, that poster is gorgeous. I'd say all it's missing is the Aladdin logo but I'm not even sure it needs that. It's like a perfect marriage between the original teaser poster for the animated movie and the colour scheme of the Broadway show. I definitely need one of these to hang on my wall!

Will Smith first shared the poster on Instagram a few hours ago;

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LEMME OUT!! 🧞 Can’t wait for y’all to see Me BLUE! :-) #aladdin

A post shared by Will Smith (@willsmith) on Oct 10, 2018 at 12:02pm PDT

Then, when you think it couldn't get any better, Disney Studios took to Twitter to share the poster and revealed that we're GETTING THE TEASER TRAILER TOMORROW!!!

Check out the new teaser poster for Disney’s #Aladdin as debuted by Will Smith. See the first look tomorrow! In theaters May 24th, 2019. pic.twitter.com/vXOZS63yu9

— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) 10 October 2018

Ok, a "first look", but come on, it has to be the trailer.

I'm trying not to get my hopes up and failing spectacularly. I know it'll probably just be a teaser trailer that sets the mood but reveals very little, like Beauty and the Beast did with it's first trailer. After all, it's called a teaser for a reason.

I just can't wait to see how Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Will Smith, and all the others look in costume. And I can't wait to hear how they sound when they sing (not that I expect to get that in tomorrow's teaser but a guy can wish, right?).

I've made no secret of the fact that I really like this cast and I'm excited to see Disney and Guy Ritchie doing something new rather than a direct adaptation. They've all spent the last year or so making magic. Tomorrow we get our first look at the results. Here's hoping they take us to a whole new world.

And one last thing! I love looking at IMDB and seeing some familiar names from London's Aladdin in the cast! That is just so cool and makes me even more excited for this movie!

When Aladdin Met Aladdin

Last night the cast of Aladdin met a very special guest, the original voice of Aladdin, Scott Weinger!

Both Adam Jacobs and James Monroe Iglehart have posted pictures of themselves with Scott, with JMI calling it "Disney Nerd Heaven" in his tweet.

I can only imagine what an amazing experience this must have been for them!  I think it's safe to say that if it weren't for Scott's performance as Aladdin this blog wouldn't exist, he was my Disney hero as a kid.  Hopefully one day I'll be able to thank him for that and the incredible experiences that doing this has given me.

Last weekend also saw the release of the new Broadway teaser trailer for the show;

It's getting close now!!!

And finally, I've updated the last post but figured I'd put this here as well, Princess Jasmine's new song is titled Beyond These Palace Walls.  This comes directly from Brandon O'Neill's official fan page on Facebook where I also learnt that Rajah is in the show (in a manner of speaking)!  Kassim's sword is named after Jasmine's pet tiger from the film :)  His page is well worth a "like", the Lego Kassim mini figure is especially awesome!

Tickets for the final Toronto performances of Aladdin can be bought here (show runs through January 5th 2014) and Broadway tickets for next Spring can be bought here (previews begin 26th February), so why not give someone a magical Christmas present they'll never forgot!