Beauty and the Beast Movie

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

Who's Involved:

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

Release Date:

Friday, March 17, 2017 Nationwide

PG   PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED MPA
some action violence, peril and frightening images
Runtime: 2 hrs, 9 m
Language: English

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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

... Belle

The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts  

... Beast/Prince

Abigail, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire  

... Gaston

5lbs Of Pressure, Anna  

... Mrs. Potts

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Saving Mr. Banks  

... Maurice

Dean, The Good House  

... LeFou

Strays, Moonfall  

... Garderobe

Origin, Respect  

... Lumiere

Flowervale Street, Jack the Giant Slayer  

... Cogsworth

X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies  


Lift, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker  


 

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.

Director

Bill Condon

Producers

David Hoberman
Todd LIeberman

Production Company

Mandeville Films

Production: What we know about Beauty and the Beast?

Key Facts

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

  1. 2016 - October: The film was set to Completed  status.
  2. 2015 - October: The film was set to Post-Production  status.
  3. 2015 - August: The film was set to Production  status.
  4. 2015 - March: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.

    Production begins in May at Shepperton Studios in London.

  5. 2015 - January: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.

    Production is anticipated to begin later this year.

  6. 2014 - September: The film was set to Development  status.

    Stephen Chbosky will do a rewrite of the script by Evan Spiliotopoulos.

  7. 2014 - June: The film was set to Development  status.
  8. 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 Song to Song, T2: Trainspotting and The Belko Experiment.

Beauty and the Beast DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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Beauty and the Beast was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 .

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