An adaptation of the classic fairy-tale about a monstrous prince and a young woman who fall in love.
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Release Date:
Friday, March 17, 2017 Nationwide
some action violence, peril and frightening images
Plot: What's the story about?
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.
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Who stars in Beauty and the Beast: Cast List
Emma Watson ... Belle
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, Little Women
Dan Stevens ... Beast/Prince
Abigail, Abigail
Luke Evans ... Gaston
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, 5lbs Of Pressure
Emma Thompson ... Mrs. Potts
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Saving Mr. Banks
Kevin Kline ... Maurice
Last Vegas, No Strings Attached
Josh Gad ... LeFou
Angry Birds, Strays
Audra McDonald ... Garderobe
Origin, Respect
Ewan McGregor ... Lumiere
Flowervale Street, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Ian McKellen ... Cogsworth
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, X-Men: Days of Future Past
Lift, The Cloverfield Paradox
Who's making Beauty and the Beast: Crew List
A look at 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.
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Producers
David HobermanTodd LIeberman
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Production: What we know about Beauty and the Beast?
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.
Filming Timeline
- 2016 - October: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2015 - October: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2015 - August: The film was set to Production status.
- 2015 - March: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Production begins in May at Shepperton Studios in London.
- 2015 - January: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Production is anticipated to begin later this year.
- 2014 - September: The film was set to Development status.
Stephen Chbosky will do a rewrite of the script by Evan Spiliotopoulos.
- 2014 - June: The film was set to Development status.
- 2013 - March: The film was set to Announced status.
Disney is in talks with UK-based writer Joe Ahearne to pen the script.
Beauty and the Beast Release Date: When was the film released?
Beauty and the Beast was a Nationwide release in 2017 on Friday, March 17, 2017. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including Atomica, T2: Trainspotting and The Belko Experiment.
Beauty and the Beast DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Beauty and the Beast was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 .