In discussing how often the film would change — even in the middle of recording sessions — Freeman told an anecdote about how Genie was originally green.
It’s the 25th anniversary of Aladdin and in celebration, the YouTube account Oh My Disney sent Alexys Gabrielle to the Aladdin Broadway show to chat about all things Aladdin with Jonathan Freeman, who played Jafar in both the movie and the Broadway musical.
Freeman revealed some interesting behind-the-scenes details about the movie, such as how he came up with the Jafar voice.
But at some point, they changed it to blue because, well, blue is way better.