Beastly Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Kyle Kingson (Alex Pettyfer) has it all – looks, intelligence, wealth and opportunity – and a wicked cruel streak. Prone to mocking and humiliating “aggressively unattractive” classmates, he zeroes in on Goth classmate Kendra, inviting her to the school’s extravagant environmental bash. Kendra accepts, and, true to form, Kyle blows her off in a particularly savage fashion. She retaliates by casting a spell that physically transforms him into everything he despises. Enraged by his horrible and unrecognizable appearance he confronts Kendra and learns that the only solution to the curse is to find someone that will love him as he is – a task he considers impossible.

Repulsed by his appearance, Kyle’s callous father banishes him to Brooklyn with a sympathetic housekeeper and blind tutor. As Kyle ponders how to overcome the curse and get his old life back, he chances upon a drug addict in the act of killing a threatening dealer. Seizing the opportunity, Kyle promises the addict freedom and safety for his daughter, Lindy (Vanessa Hudgens) if she will consent to live in Kyle’s Brooklyn home. Thus begins Kyle’s journey to discover true love in this hyper-modern retelling of the classic “Beauty and the Beast” story.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Beastly.

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  Vanessa Hudgens

  ... Lindy

  Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Bad Boys for Life

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  Mary Kate Olsen

  ... Kendra

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  Neil Patrick Harris

  ... Will

  Rio, Downsizing

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  Alex Pettyfer

  ... Kyle Kingson

  Black Noise, The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare

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  LisaGay Hamilton

  ... Zola

  The Last Full Measure, The Boogeyman

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  Peter Krause

  ... Rob

  Saint Judy, Civic Duty

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  Dakota Johnson

  ... Sloan

  Fifty Shades of Grey, Madame Web

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  Erik Knudsen

  ... Trey

Crew Behind the Film

The Beastly behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Daniel Barnz last directed Cake and Won't Back Down. The film's writer Daniel Barnz last wrote Chasing Mavericks and Won't Back Down.

Director

Daniel Barnz

Screenwriter

Daniel Barnz

Producer

Susan Cartsonis

Production Details

What we know about the Beastly movie production.

Key Facts

• Based on the novel published by HarperTeen. The movie is in pre-production in Montreal (June 2009).

Production Updates for Beastly

Jan 2011

Completed

Changed Beastly movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Feb 2010

Post-Production

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

Jun 2009

Production

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

Jun 2009

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Feb 2009

Development

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

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