Hold up: this is a *Guy Ritchie*-directed live-action Aladdin?

Apparently.  …Oh.  Well.  That is, well, somewhat unexpected.  Guy Ritchie is a director who makes films that appeal to me, if apparently not that many other people these days;  I had a lot of fun at The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and King Arthur.

So, I dunno.  Maybe there’ll be a gun battle or two?  I’d pay good money to have this flick suddenly shift to a modern-day street score with a snap of the genie’s fingers.  Oh my God, but that would actually be amazingly good.  I’m now almost mad that they’re not going to do that, in fact.  At least it wouldn’t be boring.