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Will Smith shares love for Robin Williams as he takes over as Genie for Aladdin

Crying. - by Bianca Mastroianni
  • 18 Mar 2019
Will Smith shares love for Robin Williams as he takes over as Genie for Aladdin

As we know, Will Smith is taking over the iconic role of Genie in Aladdin, a role that was made famous by the beloved, late Robin Williams.

As Will Smith knows, it's a hard act to follow. 

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Will has shared an incredibly touching tribute to Robin on Instagram, and we're all crying over it.

“I know Genies don’t have Feet… But you left some Big Shoes to fill,” Will wrote. “R.I.P., Robin!” he captioned the post.

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I know Genies don't have Feet... But you left some Big Shoes to fill. 😊 R.I.P., Robin! And Thank You, @helloluigi Love the art work!

The photo shared depicts Will as Genie in animated form, next to Robin's animated version that we all grew up to love.

We cannot wait to see how Will Smith reimagines such a fabulous character!

Aladdin hits theatres on the 24th of May, 2019.

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