OMG! Live-action Aladdin: Get your first look at Will Smith as the Genie

"Ten thousand years will give you such a crick in the neck!"

Entertainment Weekly finally let the "ever-impressive, the long-contained, often imitated, but never duplicated" Genie of the lamp out of his itty bitty living space on Wednesday, December 19, sharing the first photos of Will Smith in character as the magical, mystical creature for Disney's live-action Aladdin remake.

Rather than appear as a larger-than-life supernatural force with royal blue skin and a swirl of smoke where legs should be, Smith is seen in the EW-released images in human form. Standing behind British actress Naomi Scott (Power Rangers, Charlie's Angels reboot) as Princess Jasmine and Mena Massoud (Jack Ryan) as the street-rat-turned-fake-prince Aladdin, he smiles wide while rocking an ornate vest-shirt combo, a voluminous goatee, a hoop earring on his left ear, and a decorated ponytail that sits in the middle of his almost-completely-shaved head.

That's just on the cover of the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly magazine, though. Flipping through the pages to the central story of the issue, readers can see another snap of Smith's Genie — this time facing Massoud's Aladdin in an action shot. The pair — Genie seen laying on his stomach, propped up on a stack of pillows, talking with his hands and appearing to give Aladdin a lecture of some sort — look locked into the scene that likely comes at the start of the film, as Aladdin isn't yet in his Prince Ali get-up.

blockbuster Bumblebee: What the critics are saying

The critics have spoken, and they're saying that the Transformers spin-off Bumblebee is, in a word, transformative.

The first entry in the franchise not to be directed by Michael Bay currently sits at 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, garnering the best reviews by far of any film in the series. Critics were won over by the film's '80s setting, an emphasis on character development absent from the preceding flicks, and an appealing lead performance by the Oscar-nominated Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse).

Directed by freshman live-action feature helmer Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings) from a script by Christina Hodson (Shut In), the film focuses on Charlie Watson (Steinfeld), a troubled teenager who discovers the titular Autobot hiding out in a junkyard in the guise of a 1967 VW Beetle. Sent to establish an outpost on Earth, Bumblebee must enlist the young woman's aid in evading the military while defending the planet from pursuing Decepticons. Also among the cast are John Cena (Blockers), Pamela Adlon (Louie), and Angela Bassett (Black Panther).

Bumblebee's critical reception represents one of the most dramatic turnarounds in film history for a franchise, as 2014's Transformers: Age of Extinction and 2017's Transformers: The Last Knight both stunk up Rotten Tomatoes with ratings under 20%. We're not going to trash Michael Bay here — there's enough of that going on elsewhere on the internet, and he seems impervious to criticism in any event — but we will go out on a limb and say that the injection of fresh blood may have something to do with Bumblebee's jump in quality.

Clint Worthington of Consequence of Sound would certainly agree with us. "Everything about Bumblebee feels like a fresh start for the franchise," he wrote in his review. "Travis Knight strips down the Transformers aesthetic to something cleaner and more coherent, the robot designs looking more like elevated versions of the old '80s toys than the crumpled tinfoil looks of Bay's designs." He also singled out Steinfeld'd performance, which he called "lovely," and admired the flick's use of its setting: "Imagine Stranger Things if Eleven was a big yellow robot, and you'll have a good idea of how Bumblebee puts nostalgia to effective use," he said.

OMG! Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Easter eggs you missed...

t's rare to see a movie that's as unabashed of a comic book celebration as Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The Sony Pictures Animation release, which loosely adapts the Marvel Comics "Spider-Verse" storyline from 2014, has debuted to almost universal critical acclaim, offering wit and kinetic web-slinging action for general audiences and comics enthusiasts alike.

For fans of the Spider-Man sector of Marvel Comics, Into the Spider-Verse is a gorgeous smorgasbord of references and inside jokes, making for a remarkably fun viewing experience as the movie serves up little bits of Spider-trivia to stoke the viewer's memory. (It also has what is perhaps the most bittersweet and heartwarming Stan Lee cameo we're ever going to see — but we're sure you caught that one.)

If you're even slightly a fan of Spider-Man, you're in for a treat with this movie, because there's enough hidden away inside of Spider-Verse to keep surprising viewers on their second, third, or even fourth run-throughs. Here are just a few of the Easter eggs you might have missed in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

Revisiting history
 

While Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is ultimately an origin story for Miles Morales, it shares its spotlight with a number of other Spider-People in the process. The first hero audiences are introduced to is the Peter Parker of Miles' universe, a paragon of goodness, decency, and hyper-capable heroism. The movie starts off with this Peter's narration, catching viewers up on the broad strokes of the Spider-Man story.

Now would be a good time to mention one great thing about living in this golden age of comic book movies — finally, the people behind these movies realize that we all already know Spider-Man's origin story. All of us. Every single person. For that reason, Spider-Verse spends less time belaboring the point and more time building in some cheeky references to past Spider-Man adventures — specifically, the Sam Raimi-directed trilogy of Spider-Man movies.

During Peter's recounting of his exploits as a superhero, the movie revisits several classic set pieces from the Raimi movies, including Spider-Man's heroic train rescue from Spider-Man 2, the time Doctor Octopus threw a car through a window at Peter Parker and Mary Jane in Spider-Man 2, and the much-derided (but secretly awesome) sequence of a symbiote-influenced Peter strutting around New York City in Spider-Man 3 shooting everyone some finger guns.

85-year-old herbalist arrested with fresh human heart in Lagos (Photo)...lets be careful this season

Samuel Hunsu, an 85-year-old herbalist has been arrested by the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos State, in possession of fresh human heart.

The suspect was said to have been arrested in Abeokuta, Ogun State and the police alleged that the old man specialized in using human parts for money making rituals. Hunsu, however, claimed that the hearts were given to him by one Abiodun, who had earlier consulted him for money ritual.

His words: “Initially, I was consulted by Abiodun. He wanted me to prepare money charms making for him. When I told him what was required for the ritual, he promised to get them. I was surprised when I saw him with fresh human heart. When Abiodun eventually brought the heart, I asked him where he got it. He said that he removed it from a thief that was killed at Ijoko area of Ogun State.

See this..BBC Documentary On Nigerians Living Under Lagos Bridge. See Reactions (Pics) - Politics -

Life Under The Bridge In Lagos Exposed By BBC Documentary!



BBC spent a day with three men who came to Lagos to hustle and look for a better life, but found themselves sleeping under a flyover in Lagos.



A recent episode of BBC’s “Homeless in Lagos” profiled 23-year-old Christian, Manchester United fan, Godwin. He claims he sleeps under the bridge because housing in Lagos is expensive; the average apartment costs between NGN150K and NGN200K — he only has NGN50, 000 after working hard.


Godwin told BBC:

“When I was in my final year, I used to hear; there’s money in Lagos, there’s work in Lagos. My aim was to come and work, I did not even plan to live under a bridge.” 


Despite his education, Godwin is now an agbero in Lagos, he helps drivers load their buses for NGN50-NGN100. At the time BBC caught up to him, he had been doing that for four months.


BBC also interviewed another man suffering the effects of Boko Haram’s terrorism. He says:

Job Alert!! Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Job Recruitment (15 Openings) - Jobs/Vacancies -My social work friends here is a chance for you

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Photos: Goods worth millions of Naira destroyed in Keffi main market fire disaster...OMG! My University days

Goods worth millions of Naira were destroyed in a fire outbreak that occured at the Keffi main market early this morning. This is the fifth time the incident is occurring in five years. Many of the traders who are still in shock at the incident, said the fire disaster happens almost every December.