Beauty and the Beast Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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.

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  Emma Watson

  ... Belle

  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I

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  Dan Stevens

  ... Beast/Prince

  Zero Day (limited series), The Ritual

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  Luke Evans

  ... Gaston

  The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Fast & Furious 6

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  Emma Thompson

  ... Mrs. Potts

  Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Men in Black III

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  Kevin Kline

  ... Maurice

  Disclaimer (mini series), The Extra Man

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  Josh Gad

  ... LeFou

  The Wedding Ringer, Jobs

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  Audra McDonald

  ... Garderobe

  Origin, Rustin

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  Ewan McGregor

  ... Lumiere

  Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace , Flowervale Street

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  Ian McKellen

  ... Cogsworth

  The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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  Gugu Mbatha-Raw

  Lift, A Wrinkle in Time

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  Nathan Mack

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

Screenwriters

Joe Ahearne
Evan Spiliotopoulos
Stephen Chbosky

Producers

David Hoberman
Todd LIeberman

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 for Beauty and the Beast

Oct 2016

Completed

Changed Beauty and the Beast movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Oct 2015

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Aug 2015

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Mar 2015

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Production begins in May at Shepperton Studios in London.

Jan 2015

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Production is anticipated to begin later this year.

Sep 2014

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Stephen Chbosky will do a rewrite of the script by Evan Spiliotopoulos.

Jun 2014

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

Mar 2013

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. Disney is in talks with UK-based writer Joe Ahearne to pen the script.

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