The next children's story's character getting a horror movie is Aladdin, but the plot is already similar to an old (but good) ...

Prince Ali is here — and his pal Genie ... Will Smith Has Seen Disney’s Aladdin Live-Action Remake and He Says It’s ‘FIRE’: ‘I AM HYPED’ For the remake, directed by Guy Ritchie ...

You are not going crazy, Disney is all-in ... a lot more attention is put on Aladdin going against Genie's advice to be himself and instead trying to embody the Prince Ali persona.