Aladdin's First Teaser Trailer Soars Over Agrabah And Into The Cave Of Wonders

Prince Ali has arrived! Disney has released the initial teaser trailer for the live-action remake of Aladdin — and seeing the classic cartoon walk the line between a digital and real world is actually sort of trippy.


The minute-and-a-half preview doesn't give us much, although it does pay homage to the initial scene from the original animated movie while Alan Menken's beloved instrumentals play. A soaring shot of the digitized landscape adds a bird's-eye view (Iagu's, case in point) of Agrabah as several daring souls traverse the desert on camelback and arrive at the Cave of Wonders.


"Only one may enter here, one whose worth lies far within," the lion-like head roars as it comes to life in the sand. "The diamond in the rough," it finishes with a snap, locking one man inside.


That man, we soon visualize, is the street rat himself, Aladdin (Mena Massoud), in the flesh for the initial time on screen — setting himself apart from his cartoon alter-ego by sporting a red vest and purple cap rather than in reverse around — and among the piles of glitzy riches indoors in the cave, he only has eyes for the lamp. True to it's name, the teaser cuts just as soon as he's about to touch his prize however we all know what occurs next).


This first look at the Guy Ritchie-directed film comes days soon after Will Smith — who is tackling the huge role of Genie, made classic by Robin Williams — presented the movie's first official poster. "Can't wait for y'all to be able to see me BLUE!" He wrote, alongside the image of the mystical lamp/his house. The tagline simply reads, pick wisely."


Other key cast members include Naomi Scott as Princess Jasmine, Marwan Kenzari as Jafar, and Billy Magnussen as a new character, Prince Anders. Check out the teaser above. Aladdin hits theaters May 24, 2019.