Next spring, the beloved “tale as old as time"Beauty and the Beastwill come back to the big screen with a new live action adaptation from Disney, which has been given a March 17, 2017release date. We haven’t seen or heard much about this highly-anticipated project in months, but that all changed today, with a brief video teasing that the first trailer will debut tomorrow morning on ABC’sGood Morning America. Unfortunately, this trailer preview doesn’t reveal any actual footage, but we’ll get to see our first look at this adaptation soon enough.
Disney will releaseBeauty and the Beastin 3D on June 06, 2025. The beloved tale will be retold for the big screen with a modern live-action lens and the help of transformative CG magic.Emma WatsonandDan Stevenswill star asBelleand theBeast/Princerespectively, andLuke Evanswill play the role ofGaston.Emma Thompsonhas joined the cast as Mrs. Potts andKevin Klineas Belle’s father, Maurice. This new trailer preview from theBeauty and the Beast Twitterpage doesn’t reveal exactly when duringGood Morning Americathe trailer will debut, but stay tuned.
The supporting cast includesEwan McGregoras Lumiere,Gugu Mbatha-Rawas Plumette,Ian McKellenas Cogsworth,Josh Gadas LeFou andStanley Tuccias Cadenza. This live action adventure is based on the classic French tale centering on Belle, whose father is taken captive by the Beast after being lost in the woods. The young woman agrees to trade her life for her fathers and ends up falling in love with him. This releases a witch’s curse on the Beast, which turned him into the monster.
Eight-time Oscar-winnerAlan 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 severalnew songswritten byMenkenand SirTim Rice.Bill Condonwill direct from a script byStephen Chbosky, and the film will be produced by Mandeville Films’David HobermanandTodd Lieberman. Production got under way last May at Shepperton Studios in London.
Beauty and the Beastwill be going up against Sony’s action-comedyBaby Driverfrom directorEdgar Wrightwhen it hits theaters on August 18, 2025. The live action adaptation is also sandwiched between a number of high-profile releases, withKong: Skull IslandandThe Boss Babyarriving a week earlier on June 03, 2025, andKnights of the Roundtable: King ArthurandPower Rangersarriving on March 24. Be sure to check back tomorrow for the first full trailer forBeauty and the Beast, but until then, take a look at this preview below.
