Now that Disney's live-action Cinderella has worked its magic on the box office to the tune of $130M worldwide, they're already looking towards the next fairy tale to score some big bucks. Today Disney announced that Bill Condon's Beauty and the Beast would arrive on March 17th 2017, and it will open in 3D.
Star power won't be an issue with Emma Watson set for the role of Belle, Dan Stevens as the Beast, Luke Evans as Gaston, and Josh Gad in talks to play his sidekick, Lefou. But they're getting some veteran company with Emma Thompson and Kevin Kline joining the cast. Thompson, who seems like a natural for this film, will play talking teapot Mrs. Potts. How exactly that will be captured on screen is unclear but it should be interesting. Kline will play Belle's father.
Disney will next release Jon Favreau's live-action The Jungle Book on April 15th 2016.
