Will Smith As Genie From Disney's "Aladdin" Is... Disturbing

Will Smith's Genie has been unveiled in the new Aladdin teaser and it's doing more than turning heads.

Wedged in between Grammy announcements, the latest look at Disney's upcoming live-action remake of Aladdin was released.

Most of the footage had already sorta been released previously, but in the last few seconds of the new trailer, we got the first glimpse at the new Genie, played by Will Smith; an image many couldn't forget. 

In the OG animation, released in 1994, Genie (voiced by the late Robin Williams) was a blue ghost-like figure with a pointed ponytail and chin strap. If in 1994, instead of being animated, Genie were to be played by a real-life human, he would probably not be the beloved character he is today.

Flash forward to 2019 and Disney has decided that creating Genie in Will Smith's image, albeit blue, would be a great idea. The internet, collectively, respectfully disagrees.

the bar I’m in had the most VISCERAL reaction of horror to Will Smith in the Aladdin trailer I’m screaming

— JuanPa (@jpbrammer) February 11, 2019

i'll never sleep again and it's all will smith's fault #aladdin pic.twitter.com/wUL79ZchIG

— Q U I N N (@QuinnKeaney) February 11, 2019

Instead, many compared human Genie to other ridiculous moments in film history.

Oh my gooooodddddddddd #Aladdin pic.twitter.com/9gRu7NXDO6

— BBB Miska 🍕 (@bradmiska) February 11, 2019

This looks like a blue version of Shrek. #Aladdin pic.twitter.com/7xCEg46WvS

— Caillou Pettis (@CaillouPettis) February 11, 2019

Aladdin (2019) pic.twitter.com/0Sn5OAP15o

— JeauxVaughn 🤘🏾 (@Joveezyy) February 11, 2019

It took a lot of searching but there were some fans of Smith's blue-d up Genie.

Okay, sorry but is the Genie kinda hot? #Aladdin #Grammy2019 pic.twitter.com/0jKohmZn70

— justin sillner (@justinsillner) February 11, 2019

You'll have time to recover from the shock when Aladdin hits cinemas on 23 May.

Header Image: Walt Disney Studios