Yahoo News Why Aladdin is showing less skin in the Disney remake
Aladdin has had to make many changes for its adaptation from beloved cartoon to live-action.
On top of adding a new song and updating lyrics, Aladdin (Mena Massoud) and Princess Jasmine (Naomi Scott) are both wearing far more clothes than their animated counterparts in the live-action remake.
Aladdin has upgraded his outfit from a simple pair of trousers and skimpy waistcoat over a bare chest to a long-sleeved shirt under an embroidered waistcoat.
Speaking to EW about why he gave Mena Massoud more layers, costume designer Michael Wilkinson said: "For the same reason why we thought it wasn't appropriate for Princess Jasmine to be flashing her belly button for half of the film, we also felt that once you make that leap from cartoon into live-action, you really have to make some adjustments.
"We thought having so much skin showing on Aladdin for the whole film would be quite distracting on a human actor as opposed to a cartoon character."
He also spoke about how Princess Jasmine, played by Naomi Scott, was dressed for the movie.
"We wanted to, of course, refer to the iconic image from the animated film but within the context of the world we were creating around Jasmine, [such as] the way the courtiers dress and the way the people from the market town dress," he said.
"It really felt more appropriate to do something that referred to the crop top that we see in the animation but we extended the [top's] line down, we had almost a flesh-coloured fabric through the waist, but because it was more of a formal outfit for the palace court, it's quite restrictive."
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Aladdin is released in UK cinemas on May 22 and US cinemas on May 24.
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