'Aladdin' Trailer Works To Relieve Fans Of Their Concerns Over Will Smith's Blue CGI Genie

Poor Will Smith man. We can't just let the guy enjoy his still relatively new Instagram in piece. Its been a tough couple of months for the actor, when his appearance as the Genie in the Super Bowl spot for Aladdin basically became an internet meme. Not only that, but he was also replaced by Idris Elba as Deadshot in the upcoming Suicide Squad sequel (Although that was supposedly his own decision). So its about time Will got the love we all know he deserves, and sure enough the new trailer for Aladdin finally does his portrayal of Genie justice. Its just about everything we expected Smith's Genie to be like when his casting was first announced, and finally put his comedic timing and positive energy to good use.

Below is the first official trailer for Aladdin:

Its kind of crazy just how much the Genie has been the focus of this entire movie's marketing, rather than the actual story of Aladdin and Jasmine. I mean sure, we get some of that in here too, but audiences pretty much already know how all this is gonna play out (They made a movie of this in the 90s in case you didn't know). Anyway the real exciting part about this movie is how an actor as big as Will Smith was gonna succeed a legendary performance like that of Robin Williams. Thankfully, the crazy visuals from the cartoon look like they'll be making their way into this movie. While I doubt we'll be getting any impressions from Will like Robin was known for, the movie's going to make good use of his own specific sense of humor and personality judging by the trailer.

The CGI itself is also much improved, not looking nearly as fake and unsettling as it did in the TV spot. This fits more in line with the screenshot we saw of Will Smith's full sized Genie which looked much better than what was shown in the commercial, but the actor will also apparently be spending a decent amount of time in human form as well. The overall CGI for the set pieces in general looks much cleaner than it has in previous footage we've seen, and the overall tone feels much more fun and in line with the animated movie we all know and love.

The gripe fans do still have following this trailer is Jafar, is definitely much less theatrical and over the top villainous than he was in the original. The belief is that Guy Ritchie may have done this on purpose for his version of the character, maybe making him slightly more likable and younger as opposed to the creepy older man he was portrayed as in the animated movie. We also learned today that Alan Tudyk will be voicing his loyal servant bird Iago in the movie, so it'll be interesting to see how the relationship between the two of them compares to the original with this more subdued Jafar.

So what did you think of the new Aladdin trailer? Are your sold on Will Smith's Genie now? Let us know below!

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First Trailer For Seth Rogen's 'Good Boys' Gives Us An R-Rated Movie Starring A Trio Of Middle Schoolers

Lets face it. As great as it is to see relatively family friendly shows like Stranger Things portray kids as innocent, in the age of the internet a lot has changed. I vividly remember starting middle school and hearing just as much cursing and sex jokes as you'd see in your average rated R movie. So it was only a matter of time before filmmakers took notice, and who better to bring this to the big screen then Seth Rogen himself. Movies such as IT and Jonah Hill's Mid90s pushed the boundaries of having kids curse on screen, but both of those were set in past decades. Now we get a trio of kids who are exposed to just about everything bad you can imagine, all at the expense of some pretty hilarious moments. 

Below is the first trailer for Good Boys:

The trailer does pull any punches, showing us the movie will have its fair share of drugs, sex toys, and even a hilarious scene where the trio discovers porn for the first time. The movie star Jacob Tremblay who you may remember as the young boy who starred in The Room opposite Brie Larson, and caught the eye of critics when awards season came around. The mini Craig Robinson who see in the trailer is none other than Keith Williams, who starred on the TV series The Last Man of Earth. And lastly the foul-mouthed freckled kid I predicted will be the breakout star of the movie is Brady Noon, known for his work Boardwalk Empire.

So as you can tell this isn't a Disney Channel movie, but rather something more in line with Rogen's work on Superbad. The intro alone makes light of just how young the film's stars are, by explaining they can't even watch their own red band trailer. The chemistry between the kid is what really sells the trailer, and you can already make out their individual personalities. You have the innocent mama's boy freaking out about everything crazy the see, the average kid just reacting to everything, and the dirty mouthed kid acting like he's more mature then he really is. Sure sounds like middle school to me.

While Rogen isn't actually starring in the movie, his involvement in the project alone should be enough to get comedy fans excited. The man's had great success in the last few years with film's like Sausage Party and Neighbors, and seems to be changing it up with each new movie. Rogen and his frequent collaborator Evan Goldberg are only producing the project though, and Gene Stupnitsky who worked on The Office will be in the director's chair. He'll be working off a script written by Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg, the duo worked on the films Year One and Bad Teacher. While those last two project may not excite you as much as Rogen's, the film showed well at the South by Southwest festival hence the early marketing push for a move being released in August.

So what did you think of the trailer for Good Boys? Do you think Seth Rogen has another comedy hit on his hands? Let us know below!

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Rumors Suggest The Rock's 'Black Adam' Movie Will Feature Hawkman, Stargirl, and Atom Smasher

With Shazam! ready to hit theaters in just a few weeks, reviews have already promised that its fun filled movie with a lot of heart. Following the success of Aquaman, DC's finally become to clear up some their future plans, but many projects have yet to get a mention. One of these is the solo movie for Shazam's arch-nemesis Black Adam, who we've known for some time now would be played by Dwayne Johnson. Many fans thought the character would make his appearance in Shazam!, but as far as we know he isn't even going to be making an appearance. With so much in the air, it was believed the project might be dead, but now we have all new details about the movie proving otherwise.

The story of the movie will apparently see Black Adam face off against the DC hero Hawkman, a member of the Justice League in the comics. In the comics, Black Adam and Hawkman's origins both tie in to ancient Egypt, which is how the two acquired their powers. Adam was the first hero chosen by the wizard who would later go on to give Billy Batson his power in the present day, but becomes corrupted by his power. Hawkman similarly is Prince Ku-Fu who is reincarnated in the present day as Carter Hall. If true, its likely the movie will showcase both of the characters origins in Egypt and follow them to their return in the present day. 

This is probably where the Justice Society of America characters Stargirl and Atom Smasher come into play, as Black Adam becomes an on and off member of the team in the comics. Unlike other DC villains, Black Adam is sometimes a villain (Specifically when face to face with Shazam) and other times an anti-hero, so we may see him flip back and forth between that in the movie. According to The Hashtag Show, The studio apparently want an actor 30-39 years old to play Carter Hall, and needs to physically look like they can take on The Rock's Black Adam. For Stargirl and Atom Smasher they want an actress and actor in their 20s.

For right now its hard to tell where Black Adam will fit into the current DC schedule, with Bird of Prey, Wonder Woman 1984, The Batman, The Suicide Squad, and Aquaman 2 set through 2020. We also don't know how much the movie will tie in with Shazam despite the two characters being so heavily intertwined in the comics. Tonally, the Black Adam character and description of his solo film so far sound much darker than the tone of Shazam!. But having said that, The Rock is known for more family friendly roles and would fit in well opposite Zachary Levi's hero. It'll be interesting to see what DC does depending on the success of Shazam! next month, and if a sequel including Black Adam could end up becoming a priority. 

So what do you think of these rumored details for the Black Adam movie? What actors would you like to see portray Hawkman, Stargirl, and Atom Smasher? Let us know below!

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Emma Watson, Andre Holland, and Alec Baldwin Amongst Rumored Shortlist For Marvel's 'Black Widow' Movie

Captain Marvel hit theaters this weekend, and has stolen all the spotlight as Marvel's first female led superhero movie. But fans of course know that another female hero has made her presence felt in the MCU these last ten years, and thats none other than Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow. The character has played a key role since the first Avengers movie and has also gone on to play a big supporting role in both Captain America sequels, but now she'll finally be getting her own movie. While we haven't heard too many details about it other than who will be directing, some rumors have now surfaced online about the actors and characters that may be featured.

According to The Hashtag Show, Emma Watson (Harry Potter series) is on a shortlist of actresses wanted for the other female lead in the movie. The character is surprised as a "kickass female Bond" type, with some fans speculating it could be Yelena Belova who is trained by the same people as Natasha Romanoff and because the next Black Widow in the comics. The character has been used in the Agent Carter TV show, but Marvel has had a knack for ignoring some of its smaller screen storylines in the past. The other actresses also rumored to be up for the part are Alice Englert (Beautiful Creatures), Dar Zuzovsky (Hostages), and Florence Pugh (Fighting With My Family).

(In order from left to right) Watson, Zuzovsky, Englert, and Pugh

Meanwhile the site also reports that Moonlight and Castle Rock star Andre Holland has auditioned for the role of the movie's villain. The studio apparently originally wanted an older actor in their 40s, but now has broadened there search and were impressed with Holland's audition. There's also apparently two roles for an older male and female actor who are American characters that may be working with the film's villain. Alec Baldwin (Mission Impossible: Fallout), Rachel Weisz (The Favourite), and Sebastian Koch (Bridge of Spies) are said to be up for these roles. 

Holland, Koch, Baldwin, and Weisz

The Black Widow film is currently expected to be one of Marvel Studios' 2020 releases, but Kevin Feige has already noted that no official announcements will be made until post Avengers: Endgame. It was also recently debunked by Feige that the movie would be the studio's first R-rated film, a rumor that had been circulating given the source material of Romanoff's character. We know the movie will be an origin story that takes place before Romanoff's involvement with The Avengers, and will explain her training in the Red Room facility that was teased in Age of Ultron.

So how do you feel about these Black Widow casting rumors? Which of these actors would you like to see land the roles? Let us know below!

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Roster For James Gunn's 'The Suicide Squad' Will Include King Shark, Polka-Dot Man, Ratcatcher, and Peacekeeper

If there's one thing director James Gunn prides himself on, its taking a rag-tag group of characters and getting audiences to care about them. Like he did with the Guardians of the Galaxy for Marvel, Gunn has reportedly assembled some very obscure and random characters for his own take on The Suicide Squad. While we do know the characters of Deadshot (Now played by Idris Elba) and Harley Quinn are set to return in some capacity, the rest of the roster seems to be a freshly clean slate for Gunn to do what he wants with. 

According to Collider's Jeff Sneider, the team that Gunn is assembling will include the villains King Shark, Polka-Dot Man, Ratcatcher, and Peacekeeper. A lot of these characters funnily enough seem to be serving as stand-ins for some of the members of the group who were used in David Ayer's 2016 Suicide Squad. King Shark is probably the biggest name here, who is a humanoid shark who was rumored to have been included in the first movie at some point. The character can be serving as a replacement for Killer Croc as the scarier large member of the team, although he'll likely be CGI as opposed to the make up that was used for Croc. The character will also be familiar to fans of The Flash TV show on CW, as he made his first appearance on screen there. 

The rest of the roster includes some pretty ridiculous characters including Ratcatcher, who will be a female in this movie unlike in the comics. She can control armies of rats, and is best known as a Batman villain who was formerly an exterminator in Gotham. Polka-Dot Man is a member of the Batman rogues gallery who throws the colored dots on his body that turn into fireballs. Lastly there's Peacekeeper, a man who is sworn to pacifism so much that he'd ironically kill for peace. 

Polka-Dot Man, Peacemaker, and Ratcatcher

The group manages to "out-weird" both the Guardians and original roster from the 2016 movie, but I guess we shouldn't have expected anything less from Gunn. His style of humor is sure to play well with these characters in a way that makes fun of themselves and gives them some great banter. Gunn also reportedly wants Dave Bautista for the role of Peacekeeper, as the actor had previously teased he'd follow the director to his next project. Bautista has been open about with his disagreement over Disney's exiling of Gunn from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, so crossing over to DC is very likely possibility. 

So how do you feel about the roster for the new Suicide Squad? Are there any other character you think would fit in with this group? Let us know below!

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Idris Elba Top Choice To Replace Will Smith As Deadshot In James Gunn's 'Suicide Squad' Sequel

Whether you liked 2016's Suicide Squad or not, few can argue that the movie wasn't a hit thats still memorable to movie goers. While its best known now for bringing us Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn, a huge aspect of its success can be credited to the casting of Will Smith as Deadshot. The combination of blockbuster star and a comic book movie was a match made in heaven for both parties involved. But a lot has changed since 2016, especially at Warner Bros. and DC. With James Gunn coming over from Marvel to direct the Suicide Squad sequel, Will Smith apparently won't be returning and the director already has a replacement in mind.

According to THR, Idris Elba is the director's first and only choice to replace Smith as Deadshot. Last week it had been reported that Smith would not be returning for the sequel due to scheduling conflicts, but speculation has recently hinted the actor may just have not wanted to return to the role. Issues such as the controversy that originally had Gunn removed from Guardians of the Galaxy 3, as well as the overall unclear vision at DC right now are rumored to have played a factor. Its worth mentioning that new recently broke Smith will be starring in a biopic called King Richard about the father of Venus and Serena Williams, so this may also be the project standing in the way of him returning as Deadshot.

With Elba possibly now taking over the role, its becoming more and more apparent DC has no problem recasting their lead characters. With Ben Affleck announcing he will be replaced by a younger Batman, and rumors that Henry Cavill may not be returning as Superman, its no surprise Deadshot is fair game. We do know however that the studio does want Margot Robbie to return as Harley Quinn, which seems more likely given she's already starring in their Birds of Prey movie next year. 

Its hard to tell what exact roster Gunn will be going with for this movie, as it was originally believed this would be more of a reboot than anything else. The return of Deadshot and Harley Quinn made sense given the marketable and the actors behind the role, but it seems Gunn's still really keen on including the character regardless of Smith's departure. While Idris Elba doesn't exactly have the huge level of stardom Smith has, he's certainly made a name for himself on the big screen. With roles as Heimdall in the Thor series, Pacific Rim, Star Trek Beyond, and the upcoming Hobbs and Shaw, another big budget action movie seems right up his ally.

So how do you feel about Idris Elba playing Deadshot? Are you disappointed Will Smith won't be reprising the role? Let us know below!

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Finn Wolfhard and Carrie Coon Will Lead The Cast of Jason Reitman's 'Ghostbusters 3'

Just a few weeks ago, Ghostbusters fans were met with a pleasant surprise when an official teaser trailer was released for a secret third installment of the franchise set to be released July 10th of next year. Fans of the original series weren't pleased with director Paul Feig's 2016 reboot, which had little to do with the 80s films aside from their shared name. The new installment however is in the hands of director Jason Reitman (Juno), whose father Ivan directed the original two movies. While we still don't know whether the original cast are returning, the film not only has a plot and release date, but also now has two of its leads. 

Strangers Things' star Finn Wolfhard and Avengers: Infinity War's Carrie Coon have reportedly been cast as a son and mother which the movie will center around. The first announcement for Reitman's Ghostbusters 3 revealed the movie would in fact be focusing on a new young generation of teenage Ghostbusters, which unsurprisingly drew comparisons to Stranger Things. Apparently Reitman didn't want to cast any of the actors from the latter show, but was blown away by Wolfhard's audition. The young actor has already made an impressive leap to the big screen in 2017's IT, and could be potentially be playing grandson of one of the original Ghostbusters.

In a very Spielberg-esque plot, Coon will apparently be playing the single mother of Wolfhard at the center of the film. Coon has put together an impressive resume with her work on TV shows such as The Leftovers and Fargo, as well as in the film dramas Widows and Gone Girl. The report claims that the film won't in fact be focusing on a team of teenage Ghostbuster as had been previously been reported, but will instead focus on this family. The original rumor did in fact mention a plot involving a family moving back to their old small town only to learn more about its past and secrets. It also stated the team of four teens would be around 12-13 (Which Wolfhard is still not too old to pull off), with two girls and two boys.

With its two leads cast, I'm sure we can expect to hear some more casting announcements in the coming weeks. Whether any of the original casts returns will be announced or saved as surprises for the movie has yet to be seen. The movie itself has apparently been in the pipeline for quite some time at Sony under the code name Rust City, but they were waiting to make the official announcement of Reitman's involvement and the July 10, 2020 release date with the online teaser. Following the failure of Feig's reboot in 2016, the studio apparently felt it'd be best to return to continue the story of the originals. 

So what do you think of these two cast additions? Would you rather the movie focus on a family or group of teenage Ghostbusters? Let us know below!

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