Robin Williams' voice returns as Genie from 'Aladdin' in new Disney short — without AI

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It took a village of creatives at Disney Animation to pull off “Once Upon a Studio,” the animated short that celebrates 100 years of stories and magic.

Iconic characters like Snow White and Peter Pan feature alongside Robin Williams’ Genie in a cast of 543 characters from more than 85 feature-length and short films. And it all came together without any artificial intelligence involved. Directors Dan Abraham and Trent Correy were seeking a way to honor the studio’s legacy. “Once Upon a Studio” takes place at the end of a work day at Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank.

Correy says, “He reached out and said how when he was growing up in Venezuela, Chernabog was his favorite character of all time and that was the reason he wanted to work at Disney, so Eric helped him out and Jorge drew it.” As for bringing the voices, at least 40 original voice guests including Jodi Benson , Jeremy Irons , Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell enthusiastically said yes to returning. Yvett Merino was simple. She says, “It said, ‘We’re working on a short film to celebrate the 100 years.

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