Beauty and the Beast: Last News

per The Independent. “His death was sudden and unexpected and no further details around its cause are yet available.” The Post reached out to Schiller’s reps for additional comment.

the real life to the storybook, princesses are an enduring source of disruption and discourse. Capricorn cartoon daddy Walt Disney ushered in the OG era of animated princesses with the release of “Snow White” in 1937, followed by “Cinderella” in 1950 and “Sleeping Beauty” in 1959 — so many female protagonists, so many deeply unrealistic relationship expectations. You win some, you lose some, folks.

Gemini author and academic Jack Zipes maintains, “Fairy tales since the beginning of recorded time, and perhaps earlier, have been a means to conquer the terrors of mankind through metaphor.”National Tell a Fairytale Day on February 26 celebrates our grand tradition of subjugating horrors into happily ever after.Many of the tales we know and venerate today are credited to Aesop, a Greek slave and storyteller who used oral tradition to create ethical guidelines for his fellow man. OG fairy tales were decidedly darker than their Disney versions would have you believe; full of allegory and cannibalism, gruesome death and unheeded warnings.

30th anniversary celebration special is rounding out its cast! Shania Twain, Martin Short and David Alan Grier have joined the star-studded ensemble for ABC's upcoming live-action/animated special honoring the iconic Disney film, set to air Thursday, Dec. 15.Short will take on the role of Lumiere, while Grier will portray Cogsworth. Twain will play Mrs.

H.E.R. is gearing up to show the world a new take on Belle. The singer and actress is set to play the iconic Disney princess in ABC's forthcoming live-action/animated special, and she is looking forward to the experience.The celebrated musician performed at the charity gala The Event, presented by the by the Shaquille O'Neal Foundation, at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday, and spoke with ET's Kevin Frazier after her performance about her historic casting.«Oh my gosh, I'm so excited! I've been in the studio, playing with the arrangements, of course staying true to the original but giving it a new fresh twist,» the 25-year-old musician marveled. «It's gonna be like H.E.R.

Entertainment Weekly. “We want to honor these characters with the best story we can possibly deliver. It’s just on hold,” Evans, 43, added.

H.E.R. is now a Disney princess. The GRAMMY and Oscar-winning singer and songwriter will take on the role of Belle in ABC's forthcoming live-action/animated  special celebrating the movie's 30th anniversary, the network announced Wednesday.

Disney really has a spotty history over the past several years with promising LGBTQ+ inclusion in blockbuster films but not really delivering that. We’ve seen characters teased.

Luke Evans wrote on Twitter shortly after reports surfaced that Disney+ canceled the prequel series, , it had been working on. Evans, who played Gaston in the live-action film, was set to reprise his role alongside Josh Gad as LeFou in an eight-episode musical series written and produced by creators Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis. This is a very sad message for us to tweet. We are devastated.

epic rejection currently boasts 10.3 million views on TikTok.“No one roasts like Gaston,” reads the caption of the viral clip, which was uploaded Tuesday by a TikTok user named Steph.She and her friend Grace, a fellow TikTokker and actress, were watching the famous Disneyland parade when the actor playing braggadocious “Beauty and The Beast” baddie Gaston walked by.In an apparent bid to proposition the villain, Grace yells: “Gaston my boyfriend just broke with me.

In compounding proof that there is truly no series that Disney won’t exploit for more content, today Disney+ announced the greenlight of “Beauty and the Beast” (working title), a limited musical series set before the 2017 live-action film. The eight-episode prequel will star Luke Evans (“The Alienist”) and House of Mouse favorite Josh Gad (“Frozen 2”), reprising their roles as Gaston and LeFou (Louie), and introduce Briana Middleton (“The Tender Bar”) as Louie’s stepsister, Tilly.

Disney+, Lily reveals she's not just all talk. She's actually talented, showcasing her impressive pipes as she auditions for Miss Jenn with the classic ballad, «Belle.» Will she get the part?Keegan, who joined the series in season 2, shared with ET during an April interview that she learned she got the part of Lily while she was at the orthodontist.«I had that mouth expander thing, the thing that holds your mouth open, and the orthodontist was doing sensitive work on my teeth.

Disney Investor Day, the studio confirmed plans for a prequel series revolving around the arrogant hunter and his lackey.The six-part musical live-action series will see Luke Evans and Josh Gad reprise their roles from Disney's 2017 live-action big screen adaption of . The show, which will stream on Disney+, will reportedly expand the world of the film, and give fans a look at the backstory behind the two antagonists before the events of the movie.Gad took to Twitter shortly after the news was announced, and promised fans something fun.«Luke and I will perform the sizzle live for you all. Don’t worry.

,, and, lyricist Howard Ashman has become synonymous with his time spent on the animated classics. However, as  director Don Hahn tells ET, Ashman’s life isn’t defined purely by his work at Disney.

begin production on season 2 when everything was shut down due to COVID-19. Though it's unclear when it will be deemed safe for cast and crew to return to set to begin work, Rodrigo is looking forward to reuniting with her castmates again.«I’m so excited to see my cast members when we go back to shooting,» she said. «We’ve kept up over Zoom and FaceTime but there’s nothing like hanging out in person.»While the first season featured an East High production of , the second will shine a light on the Disney classic .

Luke Evans and Josh Gad will reprise their Beauty and the Beast roles in a TV prequel for streaming site Disney+.

A tale as old as time, indeed. If you've been thinking you need more Beauty and the Beast in your life, Disney+ has you covered.According to , a prequel series is in the works starring Josh Gad and , who will be reprising their roles as LeFou and Gaston from the wildly popular 2017 live-action Beauty and the Beast remake directed by Bill Condon.Not many details are known at the moment (it doesn't even have a title), but the limited series is supposedly going to be a six-episode musical event from Once Upon a Time creators Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz.

Serena Williams has twinned with her daughter Alexis Olympia in matching Disney princess dresses for a sweet lockdown singalong.The tennis ace is keeping busy with her two-year-old daughter while self-isolating at home in Beverly Hills with her husband Alexis Ohanian during the coronavirus outbreak, and on Thursday, she shared the adorable moment in a video on Instagram. Serena and Alexis can be seen in the clip singing along to Disney’s Beauty and the Beast soundtrack while wearing matching yellow dresses like that worn by the character of Belle in the 1991 animated movie.

Beauty and the Beast, complete with the iconic yellow gown, with the caption, "Keeping busy." Watching these two dance around their living room to "Belle" as Williams belts out the lyrics gave me a feeling of pure delight and joy I haven't felt in weeks. It's just so happy!"There goes the baker with his tray, like always / The same old bread and rolls to sell / Ev'ry morning just the same / Since the morning that we came to this poor provincial town," Williams sings as Olympia twirls at her feet before saying "bonjour" to the imaginary townspeople and climbing up over their couch.Watch for yourself.

supports HTML5 videoSerena Williams enlisted her little entertainer, daughter Olympia, to recreate a scene from Beauty and the Beast and it was as magical as it sounds. Like many parents Serena threw on a Disney soundtrack to keep her little one occupied during lockdown boredom this week, and it worked a charm as Olympia fully got into character as Belle. But the mother and daughter took it one step further by wearing Belle’s famous golden princess dress for the occasion – and yes, even Serena got involved with the dress-up. With the living room as their staging area, Serena belted out the lyrics to Emma Watson’s version of Belle from the 2017 live adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, as Olympia waltzed around adorably showing off her dance

Emma Watson - La La LandOnce upon a time in Hollywood, Watson was lined up to take the role of aspiring actress Mia.The film’s drawn-out production process (it took director Damien Chazelle about six years to get it made) meant that the Harry Potter star eventually decided to try her luck as a Disney Princess instead after being offered the role of Belle in Beauty and the Beast.“I knew I had horse training, I knew I had dancing, I knew I had three months of singing ahead of me, and I knew I had to be in London to really do that,” Watson later explained. “And this wasn’t a movie I could just kind of parachute into.“I knew I had to do the work and I had to be where I had to be.