1.Tom Cruise was the inspiration for Aladdin's appearance in Aladdin. Animators originally wanted the character to appear much smaller and more dweeby, but they abandoned that plan because they didn't ...

William Fischer is an author at Collider. Born and raised in Nebraska, he latched onto moviemaking at a young age and has been chasing it ever since. William holds a BFA in film from the University of ...

Few musicals have captured the hearts of audiences quite like Disney's Aladdin. But did you know the beloved stage adaptation of the classic animation almost never came to be? This podcast pulls back ...

Hosted by John Rhys-Davies, a made-for-TV documentary details the work that went into the production of Aladdin, Disney's musical rendition of the classic Arabian Nights' tale. Animation fans are ...

The concept of reference points in animation is common if you're in the know, but might surprise folks who don't have much ...