Rapper-turned-actor Will “the Fresh
Prince” Smith is a star that managed to establish a number of TV and film roles
that are iconic of his acting style and are closely integrated to him, the
persona. He started out as his namesake lead in “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,”
then emerging to blockbuster stardom first as a Marine pilot in the 1996 alien
invasion film “Independence Day,” and as one of the “Men in Black” the
following year. These movies were big at the box office, but now they have been
exceed by Smith’s most recent role; and he was not even the originator for it.
As
Disney’s live-action remake of their 1993 animated classic “Aladdin” crossed
the $900 million global box office milestone and stands to go further, it also
became the biggest movie of Will Smith’s film career. PEOPLE states earnings have surpassed the actor’s prior high point
of “Independence Day.” Over the weekend, Smith posted a video of himself on
Instagram talking about the achievement and what it meant for his time as an
actor. He expressed that he was both “humbled and proud” that “Aladdin” has gone
on to reach the heights it did, as well as having him be a part.
In addition to
greeting the international movie-going crowd in about a dozen different
languages (including those of the major cinematic markets like China), Smith
also briefly reminisced about his career. ““To be in this game as long as I’ve
been in this game, and to have my biggest movie at this point in my career, I
just want to say thank you,” the star noted. On his caption for the Instagram
video he had a cheeky reference to the remake’s one new song, stating that his
new career record left him “Speechless.” His “Aladdin” costar Naomi Scott was
one of the many celebrities that congratulated him on the comments, including Luis
Fonsi of “Despacito” fame.
Will Smith’s
role on the live-action “Aladdin,” which premiered last May 24, is the Genie of
the lamp that falls in the possession of Aladdin (Mena Massoud), granting the “Street
Rat” three wishes to change his life. The Genie in the 1993 version was voiced
by the late comedy great Robin Williams, leading to original-fan
dissatisfaction with Smith in his earlier casting. The film proper, which shows
him take some cues from Williams’ original characterization but making the role
truly his own, was eventually praised.
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