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Disney's Aladdin has a live-action prequel in the works... but forget Jasmine, it's it's all about the Genie this time around

Published: 05:16 EST, 16 July 2015 | Updated: 05:34 EST, 16 July 2015

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The Disney re-makes just keep on coming, and the ever-popular Aladdin is the latest children's classic to get a live-action makeover.

Hot on the heels of this year's hugely-successful Cinderella re-make, the new movie will serve as a prequel to the original 1992 animated film, and will explore the Genie's backstory.

The hotly-anticipated flick - which has tentatively been titled Genies - will focus on the realm of the genies and will reveal how Aladdin's beloved blue friend ended up enslaved in the lamp.

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Fresh start: Aladdin is the latest children's classic to get a live action makeover; the new movie will serve as a prequel to the original 1992 animated film, and will explore Genie's backstory

And while the film is only in the early stages of development, the project will allegedly lead into an Aladdin live-action movie.

The comedy adventure is being penned by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.

Tripp Vinson has been lined up to produce once he's finished work a new film based on the character of Prince Charming.

The bigger picture: The hotly-anticipated movie - which has tentatively been titled Genie - will focus on the realm of the genies and will reveal how Aladdin's beloved blue friend ended up enslaved in the lamp

It is not yet known who will voice the Genie, having originally been played by actor Robin Williams who passed away last August.

The popular tale isn't the first to receive a live-action remake, with both Alice In Wonderland and Angelina Jolie's 2014 movie Maleficent, based on the Disney classic Sleeping Beauty, proving hugely lucrative.

Meanwhile, new versions of The Jungle Book, Beauty And The Beast, Dumbo, Winnie The Pooh, Mulan and Pinocchio are already in production.

Fresh start: Although the film is only in the early stages of development, the long-term plan is to have the project lead into an Aladdin live-action movie

The Jungle Book is top of the pile and is due to hit cinemas in April 2015. Scarlett Johansson stars as Kaa, Idris Elba as Shere Khan, Bill Murray as Baloo and Ben Kingsley will voice Bagheera.

Next up is Beauty And The Beast which is set for a March 2017 release. The re-make will see Harry Potter actress Emma Watson take on the role of Belle while Downton Abbey hunk Dan Stevens will play alongside her as Beast.

Ewan McGregor, Sir Ian McKellen and his fellow Hobbit star Luke Evans also star as the various animated household objects from the original flick.

Success story: The Cinderella re-make, starring Downton Abbey’s Lily James and Cate Blanchett as the wicked step-mother, was a massive success

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A force to be reckoned with: Angelina Jolie's 2014 movie Maleficent, based on the Disney classic Sleeping Beauty, also proved hugely lucrative

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Meanwhile, Tim Burton has signed up to direct Disney's live action remake of Dumbo while Alex Ross Perry gets to work on Winnie The Pooh.

Based on the same Chinese legend as the 1998 animated movie, Elizabeth Martin and Lauren Hynek are penning the new script for Mulan, a young woman who disguises herself as a man in order to go to war in her father's place.

Peter Hedges (About A Boy, The Odd Life Of Timothy Green) has been hired to write Pinocchio’s script.

It's not yet known when any of these movies will be released.

Here we go again: The Jungle Book re-make is due to hit cinemas in April 2015. Scarlett Johansson stars as Kaa, Idris Elba as Shere Khan, Bill Murray as Baloo and Ben Kingsley will voice Bagheera

The look of love: Beauty And The Beast which is set for a March 2017 release. The re-make will see Harry Potter actress Emma Watson take on the role of Belle while Downton Abbey hunk Dan Stevens will play alongside her as Beast

High expectations: Tim Burton has signed up to direct Disney's live action remake of Dumbo while Alex Ross Perry gets to work on Winnie The Pooh

Never to soon: Based on the same Chinese legend as the 1998 animated movie, Elizabeth Martin and Lauren Hynek are penning the new script for Mulan, a young woman who disguises herself as a man in order to go to war in her father's place