On Oct. 11, Disney released its first official teaser trailer for the upcoming “Aladdin” live-action remake, and, as most teasers do, it does not reveal much about how the film will turn out. In the past few years, Disney has had a field day turning its animated classics into live-action remakes to make a bunch of money. It pulled it off with “Beauty and the Beast” (2017), and many said “The Jungle Book” (2016) was better than its predecessor. The question is, how will “Aladdin” fair when it is released in May 2019?

The teaser trailer opens with a breathtaking view of the city of Agrabah at the edge of dozens of sand dunes with a parrot – presumably Iago – flying overhead. The audience hears the familiar voice of the Cave of Wonders (sounding almost exactly like the original) talking about the “diamond in the rough.” It concludes with a shot of Aladdin approaching the lamp on the tallest rock, and that is pretty much it.

It is far too early to go declaring “Aladdin” (2019) a must-see. Like all of Disney’s remakes, it comes with its fair share of controversy. British actress Naomi Scott (“Power Rangers”) is going to play the Arabian princess Jasmine, and that is reason enough for some outcry. Pixar learned with “Coco” in 2017 that making a movie culturally appropriate means as many actors from that heritage as possible. So why is it so hard for Disney, the head honcho, to get that?

There was also a scandal over Disney’s reshooting after being displeased with the first draft of footage from London, which featured white extras doing a terrible job of pulling off dark makeup to appear Arabic. That should never have been considered in the first place, but at least the movie will have culturally appropriate extras now, right?

On the bright side, Disney did cast Mena Massoud (“Let’s Rap”), an Egyptian-born actor, to play the titular Aladdin. And, though no one – absolutely no one – can ever truly replace the late, great Robin Williams as the original Genie, Will Smith (“Bright”) is one of the best picks as a second choice.

Disney will have to take what it learned from “Beauty and the Beast” and “The Jungle Book” to pull off a masterpiece. No one is going to be completely happy with this movie because plenty will get too caught up in their nostalgia to even give it a chance. However, to convince the rest of the viewers it is worth their time (and, more importantly, their money), it will have to keep the spirit of the animated movie while providing a new, well-thought-out spin on the classic tale.

This means the songs should be whittled down to the best two or three, like in “The Jungle Book,” but should not have an awkward singing session with no instrumental accompaniment like with Christopher Walken’s take on “I Want to Be Like You.” Adding songs can be a gamble, but if additions are anything like “Evermore” from “Beauty and the Beast,” perhaps Disney can get away with it. But most importantly, this cannot be shot-for-shot the same as the original. Sure, “Beauty and the Beast” raked in tons of money, but for the sake of the audience, “Aladdin” should be different and entertaining for almost everyone – regardless of whether they have seen the original.

All in all, Disney is facing no shortage of pressure to get “Aladdin” right. The teaser trailer is captivating, beautiful and mysterious. Let us hope the film lives up to the hype.

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