I just saw the new trailer for Aladdin. It does not look a thing like Tang-Dynasty-China.

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It's so weird that Alladin shifted from a Chinese story with two genies, to a Middle Eastern esque country with only one

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It also became less international:

The wizard, who is the antagonist, spent time in Africa. The Disney-version is solid generic Middle East.

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You know, Jafar being more tan night be a reference to him being a Traveller, as well as some of his lines