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Stage and screen vet and director of Disney's smash-hit, live-action CINDERELLA film, Kenneth Branagh has confirmed his new theatre company's inaugural season at the West End's Garrick Theatre.

On Twitter Watch, Josh Gad wrote ' that stage veteran and film star Ian McKellen has joined Disney's upcoming live-action adaptation of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST as 'Cogsworth'. Set for a release on March 17, 2017, the beloved tale will be retold for the big screen with a modern live-action lens and the help of transformative CG magic. As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Emma Watson and Dan Stevens will star as Belle and the Beast/Prince respectively, and Luke Evans will play the role of Gaston. Emma Thompson has joined the cast as Mrs. Potts and Kevin Kline as Belle's father, Maurice. As BWW announced previously, Josh Gad will reportedly take on the role of Le Fou, with six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald playing Garderobe. Eight-time Oscar-winner Alan Menken, who won two Academy Awards for the 1991 animated classic, will score the new BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, which will feature new recordings of the original songs in addition to several new songs written by Menken and Sir Tim Rice. Bill Condon will direct from a script by Stephen Chbosky, and the film will be produced by Mandeville Films' David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman. Production begins in May at Shepperton Studios in London. Disney also recently announced it will be creating live-action versions of MULAN and PINOCCHIO, joining reboots of THE JUNGLE BOOK, PETE'S DRAGON and WINNIE THE POOH. The live-action adaptation of CINDERELLA, starring Lily James, just hit the big screen this winter. McKellen was last seen on the big screen as 'Gandalf' in THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES (a role he originated in THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy) and will soon appear in MR. HOLMES and THE DRESSER. He is also well known for his role as 'Magneto' in the X-MEN movies. The Olivier-winning, classically trained actor last starred on Broadway in NO MAN'S LAND and WAITING FOR GODOT opposite Patrick Stewart. Before that, he appeared in DANCE OF DEATH, IAN MCKELLEN: A KNIGHT OUT AT THE LYCEUM, WILD HONEY, IAN MCKELLEN: ACTING SHAKESPEARE, AMADEUS -- which earned him a Tony Award in 1981 -- and THE PROMISE. McKellen was a member of the Old Vic and has performed at the Chichester Festival, in the West End, and with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre and more. 1991's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST was an animated musical romantic fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Based on the traditional French fairy tale of the same name by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont,Beauty and the Beast is the 30th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. Additionally, it is third in the Disney Renaissance period. Starring Paige O'Hara and Robby Benson, Beauty and the Beast focuses on the relationship between the Beast (Benson), a prince who is magically transformed into a monster as punishment for his arrogance, and Belle (O'Hara), a young woman who he imprisons in his castle. The film also features the voices of Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, and Angela Lansbury, who occupy supporting roles. The film was a box office success, and has since garnered over $424 million worldwide. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST was nominated for several awards, winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. Beauty and the Beast became the first animated film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture; it also received five additional Academy Award nominations, including Best Original Score, Best Sound, and three separate nominations for Best Original Song. Ultimately, the film won Best Original Score, while Best Original Song was awarded to its title song. In 2002, Beauty and the Beast was deemed 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant' by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. In April 1994, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST became Disney's first animated film to be adapted into a Broadway musical. '

Variety writes that PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES, starring CINDERELLA's Lily James and Sam Riley, will hit theaters on February 19, 2016, via Screen Gems.

Today we are celebrating the many stage and screen iterations of CINDERELLA.

With Disney's recent release of CINDERELLA, it seems that not everyone in fairytale land is pleased. In the video below, watch as Cinderella's Prince and Flynn Rider bemoan their lack of popularity by singing a parody to 'Agony' from INTO THE WOODS.

Imax Corporation and Walt Disney Studios recently announced that the highly-anticipated live-action Cinderella - directed by Academy Award-nominee Kenneth Branagh and starring Academy Award-winner Cate Blanchett as the Stepmother and LILY James in the timeless title role - will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive Imax format and released in Imax theatres globally beginning today, March 13.

Walt Disney Animation Studios' all-new short FROZEN FEVER which welcomes Anna, Elsa, Kristoff and Olaf back to the big screen, will open in theaters today, March 13, 2015, in front of Disney's 'Cinderella,' a live-action feature inspired by the classic fairy tale.

In a new video from Comingsoon.net, Lily James and Cate Blanchett discuss their new feature length live action film CINDERELLA, hitting theaters Friday, March 13.

Legendary actor, director, producer and writer Sir Kenneth Branagh sat down with the ladies of CBS's THE TALK to discuss the enchanting new movie, 'Cinderella,' starring Cate Blanchett & Lily James.

Lily James and Richard Madden, the stars of Disney's CINDERELLA, stopped by this morning's Good Morning America to discuss taking on the lead roles in the retelling of a classic tale.

Disney Channel Asia released Saturday, March 7, its latest music video of the iconic "Cinderella" song, "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes," performed by London's West End actress Rachelle Ann Go ("Miss Saigon," Disney's "The Little Mermaid"). A new live-action feature of CINDERELLA, inspired by the 1950 Disney animated film, begins screening in the United States on Friday, March 13, and in the Philippines on Thursday, March 12, released through Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture.

With the recent end to DOWNTON ABBEY's latest season, many fans are going through DOWNTON withdrawals as they anticipate waiting a whole year to see new episodes of the British drama. Fortunately, some DOWNTON super-fans from College Humor have a remedy. Below, check out the team's music video, 'Downton Funk,' a new parody of Mark Ronson's hit pop song 'Uptown Funk'!

PEOPLE reports that Princess Kate is heading to West London's Ealing Studios' to visit the set of DOWNTON ABBEY.

Luxury retailer Saks Fifth Avenue will unveiled its highly anticipated Spring 2015 Magalog. The Magalog, a modern continuation of its traditional catalog, is the largest spring issue in Saks Fifth Avenue's 90 year history.

On Tuesday, Milk Publicity, which represents the series, told the Associated Press that Smith's comments were meant to be taken lightheartedly

PEOPLE has shared an exclusive clip at Cate Blanchett in Disney's upcoming CINDERELLA, a live-action version of the fairy tale hitting theaters March 13. Check it out below!

A great set and some strong performances can't save a mundane script and some serious pacing issues.

Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre presents a special engagement of Disney's “Cinderella,” and the all-new short “Frozen Fever” from March 13 – April 16, 2015. “Cinderella”, a live-action feature inspired by the classic fairy tale, brings to life the timeless images from Disney's 1950 animated masterpiece as fully-realized characters in a visually-dazzling spectacle for a whole new generation.

Cinderella and the prince meet for the first time in an all-new clip from Disney's upcoming live action film CINDERELLA, hitting theatres March 13, 2015. Get a first look below!