DIsney's Live Action BEAUTY & THE BEAST Movie Musical

[Mrtrobz]

If anyone is not gonna make me want to see the film it will be Kristen, she just doesn't have any screen presence or charisma. I can't imagine her as Belle at all.

Tracy Ullman for Mrs. Potts please.

[JohnyBroadway]

Where has it been confirmed that it is a musical? I am surprised that there hasn't been a statement from Alan Menken. After all Beauty was his and Howard's baby.

[Starship]

I'm surprised people are actually listening to the Kristen rumor. It's waaaay to early to tell. It's definitely one of those reports no-name sites put out after a film's initial announcement just to make people run around in a panic.

Also, I'm more than sure it'd be Disney's last choice. With her rep and general dislike in the film community, they wouldn't have her lead a film that could potentially soar through the box office roof.

[beautywickedlover]

The release date might be sooner than we think or we might have to wait a little longer. It's likely that this project was shelved and now it's been taken down from there. Alan Menken first mentioned a live-action 'Beauty and the Beast' film in 2009, so there was work on it being done.

http://jimhillmedia.com/contributors1/b/jim_hilll/archive/2009/07/01/hollywood-bets-big-on-beast-considers-remake-of-my-fair-lady.aspx

However, Alan Menken said that plan was scrapped in 2011.

http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/725326/alan_menken_interview_tangled_movie_scores_musicals_enchanted_2_snow_queen_and_more.html

An film adaptation of 'The Snow Queen' was in development hell for many years, but after 'Tangled's success, Disney finally commissioned the project in December 2011 and it became the animated blockbuster 'Frozen'.

Early work began on 'Maleficent' around 2009 and Angelina Jolie's name was tossed around in 2010. It wasn't until February 2012 that she confirmed she was doing the film.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/15/angelina-jolie-director-in-the-land-of-blood-and-honey_n_1279744.html

A live-action 'Cinderella' began development in 2010 and the film's original director, Mark Romanek began negotiations to do it. He was later replaced by Kenneth Branagh in 2013.

http://www.deadline.com/2011/08/disney-courting-mark-romanek-to-direct-re-imagined-cinderella/

The project was not really mentioned again until late 2012 when Cate Blanchett began talks to play Lady Tremaine in the movie..

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Cate-Blanchett-Up-Wicked-Role-Disney-Live-Action-Cinderella-Feature-34288.html

I believe work on the new 'Jungle Book' movie began around early to late 2013, but there was a report about in in Spring 2012.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2137376/The-Jungle-Book-remade-live-action-movie-Harry-Potter-writer.html

Obviously since the live-action fantasy films 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Oz the Great Powerful' brought in big bucks and there was plenty of box office hype about 'Maleficent' and 'Cinderella', Disney became interested in this project again and Bill Condon began early talks in April of this year. It wasn't until after 'Maleficent's successful opening weekend that it was finally commissioned.