re: Live-Action Movie Musical BEAUTY & THE BEAST Planned by Disney for 2011

[CapnHook]

You read the headline correctly. Read the end of this Jim Hill article, linked below. While Jim Hill often writes of rumors/news that is often "talk" and never sees the light-of-day, his information is always correct.

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

[AndAllThatJazz22]

2011/2016?

[CapnHook]

Yes. Read the article. It's the 20th and 25th anniversary of the film. Of course, Disney doesn't NEED to attach those extra bits of publicity to it, but they do and I guess it works for them. Leads me to believe that Jim Hill's source is someone in the company who was at "the" meeting and the result was that a movie musical of BEAUTY & THE BEAST is "on the to-do list" but nowhere near development, and I doubt it will see the light of day just like HUNCHBACK on Broadway or the HUNCHBACK TV musical.

[EponineAmneris]

Much like the lES MIZ movie...

[BillFinn]

A year ago, Wikipedia had on Anne Hathaway's article "signed on to play Belle in live-action BEAUTY AND THE BEAST-- date unknown". They took it off now though.

[lull89]

Oh, Anne Hathaway would be an excellent Belle, although she's currently being rumored for pretty much every movie musical that's coming out in the next 5 years (except for maybe In the Heights ), so I doubt that's true.

[heo1128]

Anne Hathaway immediately came to my mind for Belle.

[legally_popular]

Anne Hathaway to play Belle was the first thing to come to my mind too.

[philly03]

I don't care whose in it -- so long as "Home," "If I Can't Love Her," and "A Change in Me," among the countless other beautiful songs not in the other movie are in it!

[degrassifan]

Not going to lie, I would totally go see it!

[jacobsnchz14]

I would also! Hopefully nothing will be left cut from the Broadway production. I will accept additions... but cutting gets fans upset (ala Hairspray: Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now). Also, I hope that it is a 2-hour long movie. If other production companies can make 2-3 hour movies, why can't Disney? The only one I have heard are Pirates of the Caribbean... and I usually pay attention to Disney stuff.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Calling Hugh Jackman!

[gypsy4]

who would play Mrs.potts?

[Annas_Priest]

Patti LuPone for Potts!

[Annas_Priest]

Sacha Baron Cohen as Luminaire
Josh Groban as the Beast

[philly03]

Susan Egan for Mrs. Potts

[CapnHook]

Angela Lansbury for Mrs. Potts!

[gypsy4]

meryle streep?

[darquegk]

Bill Hader for Monsieur D'arque
Hugh Jackman or Dwayne Johnson as Gaston
Norbert Leo Butz as LeFou

[The_Toxic_Avenger]

Angela Lansbury for Mrs. Potts!

Only if it's in 2011. I rather not have a zombie play the role.

[timesquare01]

i am grinning like a complete idiot right now. this would be all sort of wonderful.

[nealb1]

I read one of the first drafts of the script about 1 & 1/2 years ago. Disney is still on board to do it. But, like so many things in film and tv, it can all change in an instant.

So, time will tell.

[gypsy4]

about the new songs I would love to see a song added for the Silly Girls! like maybe their own reprise of Belle! like in between me!

[TalkinLoud]

So no one seems to be curious as to how they're doing the enchanted objects?

I'm guessing just really good CGI or puppetry?

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

Oh, enough with the 3-D movies already!

Beastly has got my interest, I could picture it being a total disaster though.

[gypsy4]

Tim Burton should Direct!