
Also, unlike Genie, he doesn't take losing seriously.

On top of his intelligence, he is very compassionate, but occasionally lets his kindness speak over his common sense. He is usually the one that figures out what's going on before anyone else, though he has trouble expressing it to Aladdin and his friends due to his lack of ability to speak or make any sounds. He also seems to be very intelligent, as well as perceptive, more so than most other characters. Over the course of the series, he has shown to possess an almost human level of intelligence, such as being shy, heroic, romantic, and unquestionably loyal. One thing he does not enjoy is how Aladdin would not tell the truth about him truly being a street urchin, which was the only time he showed any annoyance towards Aladdin. He happily joins Aladdin on his magical adventure to win the heart of Jasmine.

Aladdin had to coax him out of hiding, and soon, he quickly befriended Aladdin and risks his own life to save him. In the first film, he was a bit shy when he first encountered Aladdin and Abu, but was curious enough to nervously fly over to investigate eventually hiding once Aladdin first saw him or whenever Abu looked over. Randy animated the hands and feet (tassels) in traditional animation, while the rest of the character was computer-animated.ĭespite being a carpet, Carpet is a character of many traits and pure of heart. His complex design was what forced the animators to design his pattern in computer animation. Having resided within the same home, Carpet had been good friends with the Genie (who remained trapped within his lamp in an exclusive chamber), a thousand years prior to meeting Aladdin.Ĭarpet is known for being one of the first computer-animated characters in a feature film. Because he was not part of the original forbidden treasures of the cave, his physical interaction with Abu did not provoke the cave's guardian. Carpet and his siblings went their own separate ways, with Carpet finding his way into the Cave of Wonders and becoming trapped in its treasure room. On the day of his death he commanded his creation to go out into the world and find masters for them to serve.

RELATED: Mulan Director Shares First Photo from SetĪladdin was nominated for five Academy Awards and won two, including Best Original Score and Best Original Song for “A Whole New World.” Based on the Middle-Eastern folktale Aladdin and the Magic Lamp, the 1992 animated film was co-directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, who had previously-directed The Little Mermaid and would go on to make other Disney classics, including Hercules, Treasure Planet, The Princess and the Frog, and Moana. Eight-time Academy Award-winning composer Alan Menken ( Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid) provides the score, which includes new recordings of the original songs written by Menken and Oscar-winning lyricists Howard Ashman ( Little Shop of Horrors) and Tim Rice ( The Lion King) as well as two new songs written by Menken and Oscar and Tony Award-winning songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul ( La La Land, Dear Evan Hansen).

In addition, Wreck-It Ralph‘s Alan Tudyk has also signed on to voice Jafar’s iconic parrot sidekick Iago.Īladdin is directed by Guy Ritchie ( Sherlock Holmes, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) from a screenplay by John August ( Dark Shadows, Big Fish) based on the 1992 animated film Aladdin and stories from “One Thousand and One Nights.” The producer is Dan Lin ( The LEGO Movie) with Golden Globe winner Marc Platt ( La La Land), Jonathan Eirich ( Death Note) and Kevin De La Noy ( The Dark Knight Rises) serving as executive producers. Aladdin also stars Navid Negahban ( Homeland) as the Sultan, Nasim Pedrad ( Saturday Night Live) as Dalia, Billy Magnussen ( Into the Woods) as Prince Anders, and Numan Acar ( Homeland) as Hakim, Jafar’s right-hand man and head of the palace guards.
