'Aladdin' Live-Action Prequel in the Works at Disney (Exclusive) - The Hollywood Reporter
If you've ever wondered how the Genie got into that lamp in the first place ...
Disney is going back to the world of Aladdin, its 1992 animated classic, with a live-action prequel.
The studio is developing Genies, a live-action comedy adventure that is being written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. Tripp Vinson is on board to produce via his Vinson Films banner.
Aladdin is a centuries-old Arabic folk tale that got the animated Disney treatment in 1992 in a film featuring Robin Williams as the voice of the blue-skinned Genie.
The movie tells the story of Aladdin, a street urchin who finds a lamp that unleashes a Genie who grants him three wishes. A love interest and a sorcerer also figure into the proceedings.
The new project would focus on the realm of the Genies and reveal how Aladdin's Genie ended up enslaved in the lamp.