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Back to the Future.A film with a contrasting title and an incredible cast is one of the greatest films that the world has ever seen. Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd shined in the iconic 1985 film and its subsequent sequels.
Despite the endearing image that J. Fox had for himself at that time, Disney executives thought to base the animated character of Aladdin on veteran star Tom Cruise. Their reason… does not make sense.
Disney didn’t consider Michael J. Fox appealing enough!
Yeah, something’s not right here. Michael J. Fox, who found worldwide fame and critical acclaim for his role as Marty McFly in theBack to the Futurefranchise alongside a plethora of other projects wasn’t appealing enough?
That is what was reported in the paper, which has resurfaced on the internet. According to a clip shared on Newspapers.com, the earlier drafts of the drawing of Aladdin were based on the face of Michael J. Fox.
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However, the studio chief didn’t find the face appealing enough and decided to change it. According to the photo, the face of Aladdin wasn’t allegedly appealing specifically to women, and thus, ordered the drawings to be sized up.
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From a more muscular physique to changing inspiration, this new Aladdin (the one shown in the movie) was made to resemble Tom Cruise. Although the movie was a success, the reason for not havingMichael J. Foxas the inspiration forAladdinsimply doesn’t add up.
Michael J. Fox could have replaced Tom Cruise inTop Gun
Since the character of Aladdin went on over to Tom Cruise and his appealing face, it seemed only fair that J. Fox be given another chance for a role that belonged to Tom Cruise.
There was a very high possibility that Michael J. Fox could have portrayed the role of Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in the 1986 filmTop Guninstead ofTom Cruise.
Fox was equally in the spotlight as Cruise at that time,and he was working on the NBC sitcomFamily Tiesin the ’80s. As fate would have it,Top Gunwas in the making around the same time Michael J. Fox got busy portraying the role of Marty McFly inBack to the Future.
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Before Tom Cruise, J. Fox was heavily considered for the role but his schedule and other commitments would have made it impossible for the actor to star inTop Gun.
After getting diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991, the actor’s filmography remained less and less. The actor finally retired in 2020 due to his declining health.
Released in 1992,Aladdincurrently stands at a rating of 8/10 on IMDb and a whopping 96% on Rotten Tomatoes.The iconic film is available to stream on Disney+.
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
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