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Disney’s Live Action Beauty and the Beast Gets More Cast, Release Date

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Disney hopes to continue its string of successful live-action remakes with a new live action version of Beauty & The Beast. We already learned that Emma Watson and Dan Stevens will star as Belle and the Beast/Prince respectively, and Luke Evans will play the role of Gaston. We now know that Emma Thompson has joined the cast as Mrs. Potts and Kevin Kline as Belle’s father, Maurice.

I love Kevin Kline, who voiced Phoebus in Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Emma Thompson did such a wonderful job as P.L. Travers in Disney’s Saving Mr. Banks and as Queen Elinor in Pixar’s Brave. (Trivia: Without googling it, can you name the other character Thompson voiced for Disney?*)

Eight-time Oscar-winner Alan Menken, who won two Academy Awards for the 1991 animated classic, will score the film, which will feature new recordings of the original songs in addition to several new songs written by Menken and Sir Tim Rice. So this might actually be a live action remake of the stage musical, which itself was an expanded version of the movie. I’m okay with that.

Disney has announced they will release Beauty and the Beast in 3D on March 17, 2017.

The beloved tale will be retold for the big screen with a modern live-action lens and the help of transformative computer generated special effects. Bill Condon will direct from a script by Stephen Chbosky, and the film will be produced by Mandeville Films’ David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman. Production begins in May at Shepperton Studios in London.

*Trivia answer below:

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Disney’s Cinderella – How Cinderella got her name

Disney has to walk a fine line in the promotion of its next movie — Cinderella. On one hand everyone knows the story of Cinderella, on the other, you have to potential audience members excited about seeing this version of the film. One of the… Read More »Disney’s Cinderella – How Cinderella got her name

New Cinderella Trailer

A new trailer for Disney’s Cinderella has been released. We all know the fairy tale of Ella of the Cinders, the wicked stepmother, the charming prince, and the woman who runs away from the ball only to be discovered by perfectly fitting a discarded glass… Read More »New Cinderella Trailer

Disney’s Cinderella Featurette – “Love Story”

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Richard Madden and Lily James have a real connection in the fairy tale story Cinderella, Disney’s live-action remake of its animated classic. Follow the tale of Ella and the charming Prince Kit as they defy expectations and deny the powers that be to find true love.

Here’s a new featurette from the producers of Cinderella the follows the love story in the movie:

Full plot synopsis below:

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Production begins on Disney’s remake of “Pete’s Dragon,” big names attached

We knew Disney was remaking “Pete’s Dragon,” the 1977 Disney classic, but as the show goes into production in New Zealand, we learn some other big names and new details. The new version will blend live action and CGI to tell the story of the… Read More »Production begins on Disney’s remake of “Pete’s Dragon,” big names attached

Disney’s Pete’s Dragon remake will now replace Michael C. Hall with Karl Urban

Some news for all of you looking forward to the Pete’s Dragon remake. Michael C. Hall from Dexter was originally set to star in the modern adaptation. Now, it looks like Karl Urban is taking his place. No worries though. It seems this change is… Read More »Disney’s Pete’s Dragon remake will now replace Michael C. Hall with Karl Urban

Emma Watson cast as Belle in Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast movie

Big news out of Burbank this morning. The rumors are true. Disney plans to follow up Cinderella with a live-action interpretation of its classic animated feature “Beauty and the Beast.” Actress Emma Watson, from the Harry Potter movies, has been cast as Belle. The film… Read More »Emma Watson cast as Belle in Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast movie

Countdown to Cinderella Preview at Midnight

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While you’re counting down to Midnight tonight, be sure to flip over to ABC to see a brand new sneak peek at Cinderella. The preview will air just before the clock strikes 12 tonight.

See Disney’s Cinderella, featuring a new Frozen Short, “Frozen Fever,” in theaters March 13

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