A live-action adaptation of Disney’s version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.
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Film Cast:
- Belle: Emma Watson
- Beast: Dan Stevens
- Gaston: Luke Evans
- LeFou: Josh Gad
- Maurice: Kevin Kline
- Agathe / Enchantress: Hattie Morahan
- Clothilde: Haydn Gwynne
- Jean the Potter: Gerard Horan
- Père Robert: Ray Fearon
- Lumière: Ewan McGregor
- Cogsworth: Ian McKellen
- Mrs. Potts: Emma Thompson
- Chip: Nathan Mack
- Madame Garderobe: Audra McDonald
- Maestro Cadenza: Stanley Tucci
- Plumette: Gugu Mbatha-Raw
- Cuisinier: Clive Rowe
- Chapeau: Thomas Padden
- Old Woman: Rita Davies
- Vagrant: D.J. Bailey
- Monsieur D’Arque: Adrian Schiller
- Queen: Harriet Jones
- Young Prince: Adam Mitchell
- King: Tom Turner
- Tavern Keeper: Michael Jibson
- Belle’s Mother: Zoe Rainey
- Baby Belle: Daisy Duczmal
- Young Maurice: Jolyon Coy
- Tom: Jimmy Johnston
- Dick: Dean Street
- Stanley: Alexis Loizon
- Village Lass: Sophie Reid
- Village Lass: Rafaëlle Cohen
- Village Lass: Carla Nella
- Flirtatious Farmer: Obioma Ugoala
- Barmaid: Lynne Wilmot
- Pretty Female Fishmonger: Jane Fowler
- Head Washer: Alison Harding
- Nasty Headmaster: Chris Andrew Mellon
- Housewife: Jemma Alexander
- Cobbler: Sandy Strallen
- Baker: Dale Branston
- Barber: Daniel Ioannou
- Butcher: Peter Challis
- Washer Woman: Wendy Baldock
- Washer Woman: Norma Atallah
- Apothecary: Leo Andrew
- Cheese Maker: Steven Butler
- Cheese Maker: Sharon Gomez
- Cheese Maker: Jacqui Jameson
- Village Lass’s Mother: Vivien Parry
- Wood Carrier: Simone Sault
- Jam Seller: Beth Willetts
- Bread Buyer: Mandy Montanez
- Fishmonger: Tom Oakley
- Stable Boy: William Bozier
- Apothecary’s Patient: Jak Allen-Anderson
- Fiddler: Phil Grannel
- Fiddler: Freddie August
- Female Villager / Celebration Woman: Nicola Keen
- Female Villager / Celebration Woman: Ebony Molina
- Female Villager / Celebration Woman: Alison Jenkins
- Female Villager: Ellen O’Grady
- Female Villager: Dawn Buckland
- Female Villager: Rebecca Mckinnis
- Male Villager: Jody Hall
- Male Villager: Ben Fox
- Male Villager: Nathan Vaughan Harris
- Male Villager: Tim Stanley
- Male Villager: Ben Clare
- Debutante: Marina Abdeen
- Debutante: Danielle Acors
- Debutante: Hayley Ainsley
- Debutante: Rhianne Alleyn
- Debutante: Gabby Antrobus
- Debutante: Sophie Atkins
- Debutante: Koko Basigara
- Debutante: Holly Bluett
- Debutante: Daisy Boyles
- Debutante: Ava Brennan
- Debutante: Sophia Brown
- Debutante: Sophie Carmen-Jones
- Debutante: Cassie Clare
- Debutante: Tanya Cumberland
- Debutante: Natalie Davis
- Debutante: Paige Drury-Lawrence
- Debutante: Stephanie Elstob
- Debutante: Cordelia Farnworth
- Debutante: Cj Field
- Debutante: Lily Frazer
- Debutante: Lucy Alexa Gilbert
- Debutante: Helen Gulstan
- Debutante: Selina Hamilton
- Debutante: Leah Hill
- Debutante: Abigayle Honeywill
- Debutante: Chelsea Inez
- Debutante: Blythe Jandoo
- Debutante: Shireen Jathoonia
- Debutante: Billie Kay-Piper
- Debutante: Hannah Kenna-Thomas
- Debutante: Ella Kora
- Debutante: Jennifer Leung
- Debutante: Emily Loumba
- Debutante: Cassie Macmillian
- Debutante: Fiona McDonald
- Debutante: Samira Mighty
- Debutante: Sonoya Mizuno
- Debutante: Anna Momcilovic
- Debutante: Nicola Mooi
- Debutante: Nicole O’Neill
- Debutante: Abiona Omonua
- Debutante: Jazz Peters
- Debutante: Courtney Pruce
- Debutante: Kayla Radam
- Debutante: Katie Singh
- Debutante: Lucy St Louis
- Debutante: Ruth Steele
- Debutante: Jasmine Takacs
- Debutante: Naomi Weijand
- Debutante: Leah West
- Washer Girl: Skye Lucia Degruttola
- Little Girl: Timia Julien-Box
- Little Girl: Adelaide Morgan
- Little Girl: Gemma Fray
- Little Girl: Lara Decaro
- School Boy: Max Brophy
- School Boy: Samuel Brown
- School Boy: Daniel Daszek-Green
- School Boy: Freddie Hunter
- School Boy: Joey Brown
- School Boy: Tom Burgering
- School Boy: Nate Leung
- School Boy: Kai Gordon
- School Boy: Oscar Francisco
- School Boy: Harry Marcus
Film Crew:
- Stunt Coordinator: Adam Kirley
- Draughtsman: Julian Ashby
- Music: Alan Menken
- Executive Producer: Don Hahn
- Director: Bill Condon
- Director of Photography: Tobias A. Schliessler
- Editor: Virginia Katz
- Screenplay: Stephen Chbosky
- Executive Producer: Jeffrey Silver
- Casting: Lucy Bevan
- Producer: David Hoberman
- Costume Design: Jacqueline Durran
- Production Design: Sarah Greenwood
- Art Direction: Nick Gottschalk
- Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
- Screenstory: Linda Woolverton
- Steadicam Operator: Lorenzo Senatore
- Producer: Todd Lieberman
- Co-Producer: Steve Gaub
- Screenplay: Evan Spiliotopoulos
- First Assistant Director: Dan Channing-Williams
- First Assistant Director: Barrie McCulloch
- Art Direction: Elaine Kusmishko
- Executive Producer: Thomas Schumacher
- Art Direction: James Foster
- Second Unit Director of Photography: Dino Parks
- Art Direction: Mike Stallion
- Assistant Set Decoration: Alison Harvey
- Orchestrator: Michael W. Barry
- Writer: Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
- Post Production Consulting: Todd London
- Draughtsman: Bethan Jones
- Co-Producer: Greg Yolen
- Choreographer: Anthony Van Laast
- Costume Supervisor: Clare Spragge
- Art Direction: Mark Swain
- Property Master: Dennis Wiseman
- Art Direction: Ashley Winter
- Makeup Artist: Hannah Edwards
- Co-Producer: Scott Alexander Young
- Assistant Art Director: Will Coubrough
- Lead Animator: Alessandro Ciucci
- Sound Designer: Sean Garnhart
- Visual Effects Producer: Thomas Nittmann
- Costume Illustrator: Geo Pavlov
- Art Department Coordinator: Heather Noble
- Wigmaker: Alex Rouse
- Animation Director: Jeremy Hollobon
- Camera Operator: Jonathan ‘Chunky’ Richmond
- Stunt Double: Douglas Robson
- Co-Producer: Jeremy Johns
- Wigmaker: Ray Marston
- Music Editor: Robin Morrison
- Camera Operator: Marc Covington
- Still Photographer: Laurie Sparham
- Script Supervisor: Kim Armitage
- Rigging Gaffer: Steve Kitchen
- Visual Effects Producer: Gayle Munro
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Glen Pratt
- Animatronics Designer: Rick Marr
- Camera Operator: Stefan Stankowski
- Gaffer: Lee Walters
- Script Supervisor: Cathy Doubleday
- Production Manager: Donald Dowd
- Gaffer: Avelino Fernandez
- Lead Animator: Christopher Mullins
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Kelly Port
- Draughtsman: Quinn Robinson
- Construction Coordinator: Malcolm Roberts
- Draughtsman: Ketan Waikar
- Lead Animator: Liz Bernard
- VFX Production Coordinator: Graham Martin
- Camera Operator: Karina Silva
- Casting Associate: Ruth Key
- Armorer: Charles Bodycomb
- VFX Supervisor: Richard R. Hoover
- Stunt Double: Guiomar Alonso
- Armorer: Jon Baker
- Animation Supervisor: Dale Newton
- Production Supervisor: David Cain
- Assistant Costume Designer: Sinéad Kidao
- Key Hair Stylist: Marc Pilcher
- Armory Coordinator: Ben Rothwell
- Draughtsman: Richard Hardy
- Visual Effects Editor: Danny Singh
- Animation Supervisor: Ian Blum
- Third Assistant Director: Laura Jackson
- Additional Photography: Hannah Godwin
- VFX Production Coordinator: Denise O’Neill
- Visual Effects Editor: Angelica O’Brien
- Associate Choreographer: Nichola Treherne
- Assistant Costume Designer: Andrea Cripps
- Costume Coordinator: Caroline Fallon
- Key Costumer: Steve O’Sullivan
- Set Costumer: Chloe Reynolds
- Set Costumer: Sekou Traore
- Camera Operator: Mike Bulley
- Animation Supervisor: Spencer Cook
- Animation Director: Bruno Nicko
- Lead Animator: Chris Hurtt
- CG Supervisor: Alan Woods
- CG Supervisor: Alexandre Millet
- CG Supervisor: Julian Hutchens
- CG Supervisor: Ivan Andres Guerrero
- VFX Editor: Barnes Wheeler
- Visual Effects Producer: Sabrina Gagnon
- Visual Effects Producer: David Derwin
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Kyle McCulloch
- Visual Effects Supervisor: David Piombino
- Animatronics Designer: Martin Jago
- Makeup Artist: Sarah Kelly
- Draughtsman: Sarah Ginn
- Draughtsman: Catherine Whiting
- Modeling: Annabelle Chevrier
- Modeling: Patrick Comtois
- Modeling: Chris Cook
- Modeling: Marc Joubert-Nederveen
- Modeling: Niels Peter Kaagaard
- Key Grip: Kevin Fraser
- Storyboard Artist: David Allcock
- Co-Producer: Jack Morrissey
- Assistant Director: Lucy Cover
- Assistant Director: Lorenzo Bertolazzi
- Assistant Director: Jack Scarisbrick
- Co-Producer: Alexander Young
- Graphic Designer: Georgina Millett
- Construction Manager: Robert Voysey
- Assistant Art Director: Patricia Johnson
- Camera Trainee: Rick James
- Concept Artist: Rob Bliss
- Finance: Michele Tandy
- Stunt Double: Adam Basil
- Draughtsman: Martha Baines
- Score Engineer: Daniel Galindo
- Stunt Double: Matt Crook
Movie Reviews:
- Salt-and-Limes: **Spoilers**
The live action remake of “Beauty and the Beast” was good, but it failed to capture the magic of the cartoon version. There were somethings that they got right, and others that dragged on.
I thought “Be Our Guest” was done beautifully. The 3d made it even more enchanting. The main characters’ backstories also added some depth to them. However, there were some scenes that I felt added nothing to the story. Such as the search for Belle by Gaston and her father. The “No one is like Gaston” scene didn’t have the bravado or arrogance of the original.
I also felt that Luke Evans was miscast. He wasn’t the handsomest guy in town, nor was he the strongest. Which is why it was hard for me to accept him as the character. Emma Watson was serviceable. Her voice was fine, but it wasn’t strong enough to carry Belle’s songs. Dan Stevens was the best part of the film. I felt that he should have had more songs, because he has a beautiful baritone. Although his beast costume should have been more frightening.
Overall, it’s a fun film to watch. Though, I wouldn’t call it a classic.
- Gimly: Disney’s done a great job with Gaston and The Beast, the two aspects that I always thought would be the most important, and the most difficult, to nail.
_Final rating:★★★ – I personally recommend you give it a go._
- Reno: **Only beauty would conquer the beast!**
This is not the first time screen adaptation, that means every one of us have seen either version of the films according to what generation we belong. Mine was the animated one and then there was a modern-day version called ‘Beastly’. Not to forget there’s a recent French version made on the big scale that I yet to watch. So it’s not about the story at all. It is about the quality of film, performances, and particularly how the modern technology used to narrate the story.
Like the recent Disney’s live-actions ‘Cinderella’, ‘The BFG’, ‘The Jungle Book’ and many more, this is another excellently adapted film from the book. Though visually it tried to be true to the original, and that’s absolutely great thinking. Because in this modern world, we all try something new out of the original contents for sometimes to mess it up.
Excellent casting, the beauty was the best pick among all. The graphics were awesome. The CGI beast was flawless, yet that usual dark and cloudy atmosphere helped it to be so perfect. Since it is listed under Musical, I was worried about the songs. I truly don’t like modern Musicals. But this film was not completely filled with songs. Yes, there were like half a dozen, but good ones. Retained the songs from the 1991 film, and in addition three new were composed.
I did not think the Disney would get away with consecutive successes. Great achievement, and their attempts were very precautionary on their every step. Now this is Disney’s second highest grossed film ever and first in live-action. The film was for all ages unlike old Disney films. That’s the best thing about the modern Disney films that they have adopted. Definitely recommended for at least once watch it.
_8/10_
- Marypsa: JUST INCREDIBLE
> I fell in love with that movie!The actors performed fantastically and the effects were so well-maid.It is a classic movie.The best Beauty and the Beast version!!The alive castle was so magical,the effects so realistic and the characters so sympathetic…It was just PERFECT!
- dezmozegreato: What a fantastic movie with great graphics. I was amazed at how well the beast was rendered, you never had to think about the fact that it was CGI. The story kept my entire family interested and scared to leave for popcorn. My only concern was the gay references, I don’t think there was any added value other than shock, and **I don’t like shock in my Disney movies**. Moving forward, the story was easy to follow and it followed the typical Disney Princess theme perfectly. The singing was delightful and the cast did a great job making the moment real. I think this movie will stand the test of time just as the original.