the A-Listers who have voiced characters in animated films reads like the seating chart at “THE OSCARS”.
#ALADDIN OLD ROBIN WILLIAMS IMPROV MOVIE#
Did you know that WILLIAMS’ portrayal of “THE GENIE” changed the way movie stars looked at Voice Acting for the better? WILL FERRELL, BRAD PITT, STEVE CARELL, TINA FEY, BILLY CRYSTAL, TOM HANKS . I’m sure it wasn’t the only factor, but then he signed the dotted line."
He could see the potential of what the character could be.
"That’s essentially what I did." WILLIAMS came in to see the test, and, GOLDBERG says, "I think what probably sold him was the one where he says, 'Tonight, let’s talk about the serious subject of schizophrenia-No, it doesn’t!-Shut up, let him talk!' What I did is animate “THE GENIE” growing another head to argue with himself, and ROBIN just laughed. “JOHN and RON said, 'Pick a couple of sections from his comedy albums and animate a “GENIE” to them,'" Goldberg told ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY. When he was first handed the script by Co-Directors RON CLEMENTS and JOHN MUSKER, GOLDBERG was also told to dig up some old ROBIN WILLIAMS comedy albums. ERIC GOLDBERG led the team of Animators who were in charge of creating “GENIE”. One negotiation later, the film had its biggest star. Animators even used one of his stand up routines to create test footage to sync the animation style with his off-the-wall humor. The role of “THE GENIE” was made for Williams before he even set foot in the studio. In fact, it might not exist at all if it wasn't for this one character. The film wouldn't nearly be as successful or popular if it wasn't for the comedian's portrayal as the famous “GENIE”. Did you know that the role of “THE GENIE” was created specifically for WILLIAMS? There's no way we can talk about “DISNEY’S ALADDIN” , original or remake, without talking about the late great ROBIN WILLIAMS.