"Revealed today, future installments of the Kingdom Hearts series will feature Jim Meskimen as the Genie. This means that the upcoming Re:Coded HD Cinematics in Kingdom Hearts -HD 2.5 ReMIX- will be Jim's debut role as the Genie in the Kingdom Hearts series."

 

Via KH Insider.

http://www.khinsider.com/news/Jim-Meskimen-to-replace-Dan-Castellaneta-as-Genie-in-Future-Games-3679

 

Interesting news here! Not only will we have a new voice for 2.5 but it may also mean that Agrabah could return for KH3 with a different Genie voice now! Dan Castellaneta did a great job, but lets see how this new guy does!

Edited July 21, 201411 yr by Geotrix

I really liked Dan Castellaneta as Genie... but I guess I could give this guy a shot.

 

Peace!

If only they could get Robin Williams. It's not like he's doing anything now that The Crazy Ones got cancelled.

Closer to Robin Williams that Dan

I might notice that change in voice actor for Genie when I watch the recoded cutscenes. 

Edited July 21, 201411 yr by Zeldablade7

if you guys wanna hear what he sounds like as Genie, here ya go!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MdmTFyqPVk#t=118

if you guys wanna hear what he sounds like as Genie, here ya go!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MdmTFyqPVk#t=118

For some reason I think his voice is a little off. 

He's sounds much closer to Robin's Genie than Dan did so I don't mind. We'll have to see how much more accustomed he is in the role in the Re:coded cinematics I don't mind the voice actor switch to be honest.

For some reason I think his voice is a little off. 

Really? The dude sounds almost perfect to me. Castellaneta always sounded more like Homer Simpson than Genie to me. (Which makes sense) He never really made his voice lighter like how Williams did it in the movie, it was always deeper. I like this guy a little better.

Really? The dude sounds almost perfect to me. Castellaneta always sounded more like Homer Simpson than Genie to me. (Which makes sense) He never really made his voice lighter like how Williams did it in the movie, it was always deeper. I like this guy a little better.

I'm just used to the old Genie voice that's all. I think that the old one is better in my opinion. 

For some reason I think his voice is a little off.

My thougts too...It's like he is missing something..He sounds like he is bored and his voice is missing a humor tone

Edited July 21, 201411 yr by SoraKH

For some reason I think his voice is a little off. 

I agree... he sounds like Zachary Levi (chuck, thor: the dark world). Its missing the fullness in the lower part of genie's voice... eh i'll get used to it 

To be honest, Dan Castellaneta makes a better Genie than Robin Williams does, in my opinion ._." Anyway, this guy is just.. too flat :

He's defiantly better at Robin Williams than Dan 

He's defiantly better at Robin Williams than Dan 

I agree.

Hope he does a good job... Not be like sonics new voice actor