Earlier this week, Disney released a new video featuringEmma Watsonsinging the song “Belle” from Disney’s highly-anticipated live-action adaptation ofBeauty and the Beast, which is slated to hit theaters on March 17. Today we have two new posters featuringEmma Watsonas Belle andDan Stevensas Beast, along with another video whereEmma Watsontalks about how she has lovedBeauty and the Beastsince she was four years old. The actress reveals that she fell in love with Belle, because she was “this feisty young woman who spoke her mind,” adding that she wants to do this iconic character justice on the big screen this spring.
Disneyalso announced yesterday that multi-platinum recording artistsAriana Grande and John Legendwill perform a new version of the Oscar and Grammy-winning duet “Beauty and the Beast” as the title track for Disney’s upcoming soundtrack to the live-action film adaptation, and the song will also be featured in the film. The song was originally performed byCeline DionandPeabo Brysonfeaturing music byAlan Menkenand lyrics byHoward Ashman. This new version of the classic song will be produced byRon Fair. The soundtrack could be just as popular as the movie, which is shaping up to be a huge hit.
If the massively-successful trailer launches are any indication, thenBeauty and the Beastcould be the first huge blockbuster of 2017 when it hits theaters on March 17. The fullBeauty and the Beast trailer, which was first released in November, amassed an incredible 127.6 million views in the first day of its release, surpassingFifty Shades Darker(114 million views) andStar Wars: The Force Awakens(112 million). The first teaser also set a record with 91.8 million in the first day, besting the 88 million record set by theStar Wars: The Force Awakensteaser. It’s safe to say that anticipation is quite high for this movie, which could set the box office on fire in just a few months.
The story and characters audiences know and love come to spectacular life in the live-action adaptation of Disney’s animated classicBeauty and the Beast, a stunning, cinematic event celebrating one of the most beloved tales ever told. 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 of the true Prince within. The film starsEmma Watsonas Belle}.Dan Stevensasthe Beast,Luke Evansas Gaston, the handsome, but shallow villager who woos Belle,Kevin Klineas Maurice, Belle’s father,Josh Gadas LeFou, Gaston’s long-suffering aide-de-camp,Ewan McGregoras Lumière, the candelabra,Stanley Tuccias Maestro Cadenza, the harpsichord,Audra McDonaldas Madame de Garderobe, the wardrobe,Gugu Mbatha-Rawas Plumette, the feather duster,Hattie Morahanas the enchantress andNathan Mackas Chip, the teacup, withIan McKellenas Cogsworth, the mantel clock andEmma Thompsonas the teapot, Mrs. Potts.
Directed byBill Condonbased on the 1991 animated filmBeauty and the Beast, the screenplay is written byStephen ChboskyandEvan Spiliotopoulosand produced by Mandeville Films’David Hoberman, p.g.a. andTodd Lieberman, p.g.a. withJeffrey Silver,Thomas SchumacherandDon Hahnserving as executive producers.Beauty and the Beastwill be released in U.S. theaters on March 17, going up against High Top Releasing’sThe Belko Experimentand A24’sFree Fire. Take a look at the new video and posters forBeauty and the Beastbelow.
