There is no question that Disney‘s upcoming live action “Beauty And The Beast” has some big shoes to fill. The beloved 1991 movie became the first animated movie in motion picture history to be nominated for Best Picture, was a massive box office hit, and won Oscars for Best Song and Best Original Score. It’s a classic in Disney’s animated canon, so bringing it to flesh and blood and CGI life is a challenge, not that the upcoming effort isn’t without some big talent behind it.
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Directed by Bill Condon (“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn,” “Dreamgirls“), with Emma Watson and Dan Stevens in the lead roles, and Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Audra McDonald, Ian McKellen and Emma Thompson in support, Disney is giving this fairy tale everything it can to succeed. Here’s the official synopsis:
Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” is a live-action re-telling of the studio’s animated classic which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old as time for a contemporary audience, staying true to the original music while updating the score with several new songs. “Beauty and the Beast” is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle’s enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast’s hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul of the true Prince within.
“Beauty And The Beast” opens on March 17, 2017.
