Also, when Jasmine was trapped in the hourglass, she was supposed to use the jewel in her headpiece to cut herself free, but this was changed to a last-minute rescue by Aladdin. At one point, she was supposed to confront the Sultan and angrily declare, "We have to talk," but the animators nixed it because it would have meant designing an entirely new room for that talk, so they fell back on showing Jasmine crying instead (which made them cringe). Jasmine was originally supposed to be a bit more active.
Disney was so thrilled that they threw out the previously completed recording sessions with Castellaneta. Promises to right wrongs were kept, and Williams was so touched that he returned to reprise his role as the Genie for the second direct-to-video sequel, Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996).
Through Roth, a public apology was given. It was not until Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg was fired and replaced by Joe Roth that Williams made peace with Disney. Still angered and feeling betrayed by Disney, Williams would not accept the gift. In an attempt to get back on good terms with Williams, Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner apologized to him with a peace offering of an original Pablo Picasso painting.
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As a result, his name was not included in "The Art of Aladdin" book (it makes constant references to "the voice of the Genie"), and he was not available for the direct-to-video sequel Aladdin 2: The Return of Jafar (1994) or the Aladdin (1994) TV show (Dan Castellaneta filled in as the voice of the Genie for these productions). When these wishes were not granted, he withdrew his support for Disney and the film. toys and such), and that the Genie character not take up more than 25% of the space of a poster, ad, billboard, or trailer. Robin Williams provided the voice for the Genie, at union scale rate (the lowest legal pay rate a studio can give an actor), on the provisos that his voice was not used for merchandising (i.e.