Genie (2023)

The Genie trailer is for the 2023 Christmas comedy starring Melissa McCarthy as a wish-granting genie, written by Richard Curtis of Love Actually. Bernard Bottle, played by Paapa Essiedu, is a workaholic New Yorker who misses his daughter's birthday and gets thrown out by his wife just before Christmas. While cleaning an old jewelry box, he accidentally releases Flora, a genie who has been trapped for 2,000 years and is thrilled to discover modern life. With her help, Bernard tries to win his family back. Marc Maron and Denée Benton co-star. Sam Boyd directed. Genie is a remake of Curtis's 1991 TV film Bernard and the Genie, and it streams on Peacock.