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. The film stars: Emma
Watson as Belle; Dan Stevens as the Beast; Luke Evans as Gaston, the
handsome, but shallow villager who woos Belle; Oscar (R) winner Kevin
Kline as Maurice, Belle's eccentric, but lovable father; Josh Gad as
Lefou, Gaston's long-suffering aide-de-camp; Golden Globe (R) nominee
Ewan McGregor as Lumiere, the candelabra; Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci as
Maestro Cadenza, the harpsichord; Oscar nominee Ian McKellen as
Cogsworth, the mantel clock; and two-time Academy Award (R) winner Emma
Thompson as the teapot, Mrs. Potts. Directed by Oscar (R) winner Bill
Condon based on the 1991 animated film, "Beauty and the Beast" is
produced by Mandeville Films' David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman, with
eight-time Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken, who won two Academy
Awards (R) (Best Original Score and Best Song) for the 1991 animated
film, providing the score, which will include new recordings of the
original songs written by Menken and Howard Ashman, as well as several
new songs written by Menken and three-time Oscar winner Tim Rice.
"Beauty and the Beast" will be released in U.S. theaters on March 17,
2017.
Cast:
Emma Watson,
Dan Stevens (IV), Luke Evans
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Rating:
PG-13 (for some fantasy violence, sensuality and partial nudity)
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Genre: Drama,
Musical & Performing Arts,
Science Fiction & Fantasy,
Romance
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Directed By: Bill Condon
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Written By: Evan Spiliotopoulos, Stephen Chbosky
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In Theaters:Mar 17, 2017 Wide
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Box Office: $12,982.00
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Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
