Beauty and the Beast

Release Date: Friday, March 17, 2017 Nationwide

Audra McDonald, Emma Thompson, Luke Evans, Emma Watson, Ewan McGregor, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Josh Gad, Kevin Kline, Todd LIeberman, Dan Stevens, Ian McKellen, Bill Condon, David Hoberman, Stephen Chbosky, Evan Spiliotopoulos, Don Hahn, Jeffrey Silver, Joe Ahearne, Nathan Mack, Thomas Schumacher

An adaptation of the classic fairy-tale about a monstrous prince and a young woman who fall in love.

PG Drama 2 hrs, 9 m

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An adaptation of the classic fairy-tale about a monstrous prince and a young woman who fall in love.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
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.
Cited as official plot version from disney.com
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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Beauty and the Beast.

Crew Behind the Film

The Beauty and the Beast behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Bill Condon last directed The Good Liar and Mr. Holmes. The film's writer Joe Ahearne last wrote Lonely Werewolf Girl and French Window.

Director
Bill Condon
Producers
David Hoberman
Todd LIeberman

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG Parental Guidance Suggested for some action violence, peril and frightening images
Runtime
2 hrs, 9 m
Tagline
Not available
Also known as
The Beast

Language
English

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Official Beauty and the Beast movie trailers and clips.

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Production Details

What we know about the Beauty and the Beast movie production.

Key Facts

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic Beauty and the Beast. The original animated film opened in theaters in 1991, and went on to earn $425 million worldwide.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Production begins in May at Shepperton Studios in London.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Production is anticipated to begin later this year.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Stephen Chbosky will do a rewrite of the script by Evan Spiliotopoulos.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced. Disney is in talks with UK-based writer Joe Ahearne to pen the script.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Beauty and the Beast was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, March 17, 2017 . There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including Atomica, Song to Song and All Nighter.



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