Official "Beauty & the Beast" Film Adaptation Thread — Page 14

Changed the title of the thread since way more than Emma Watson has been announced and we keep talking about it here. :)

I second Osnes for Babette. Laura better than no Laura :)

And Annaleigh Ashford, Kara Lindsay, and Lena Hall as the Bimbettes?

I wouldn't be surprised to see Kelsey Grammer's name thrown in the ring for Lumiere.

Why would they give this a march release date? Everyone knows February and march are the deadest film months. It's usually when studios release their reject movies. Sad. Disney got away with screwing Into the woods, but don't screw the best animated film ever made.

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Spring seems to be their go to time-frame.

2014: Maleficent (May)
2015: Cinderella (March)
2016: Jungle Book (May)
2017: BATB (March)

what about Tom Hiddleston as a possible Lumiere? he proves he has the skills and the chops for the character in the following videos and link and he has done work with Disney before and I think he would be perfect...

video 1 = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsO418HUnKU
video 2 = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMd7piKhCcU

tumblr link = http://quoting-shakespeare-to-ducks.tumblr.com/post/112887552531/petition-for-tom-hiddleston-to-play-lumiere

Kelsey Grammer would be all wrong as Lumiere. However, he wouldn't be a bad Cogsworth. I think if they cast him anywhere in this movie, it'd be as Cogsworth.

As for the owner of the asylum - how about Alan Rickman? Or Ian McKellan.

There is absolutely no reason to worry about this film, and to say that a March release date is screwing it up is ridiculous. Like others have said, Cinderella was released in March and it is doing extremely well.

The people behind this film know exactly what they are doing. They know how to make successes out of films; they will make sure they make money. Then, it's up to the creative team to see if it's actually good. The Cinderella creative team provided that aspect, and same with Into the Woods.

Absolutely no need to worry. We have an excellent cast so far, all the way from Belle to Lefou.

Just as long as you enter the film with optimism and not preconceived criticisms, all will be fine. If one enters a film proclaiming it "crap", then that is how he/she will probably feel after seeing it.

No.
I cannot.
This film will be perfect.
I've made up my mind.
My opinion is fact.

The film will be *FLAWLESS*

I'm looking forward to you desperately bumping this thread every time a "New social media image" is posted. Oh good times...

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"You must be thinking of January..."

January is when all the studios slip their last minute Oscar films in at the very last second. It's an Oscar strategy. (Zero Dark Thirty, American Sniper, anyone?). It's no secret February and March (and even april) are when studios release the films that aren't quite big enough for the summer and aren't good enough for any real success other than mild profit at the box office.

TIMELINE:

September - October: Films premier at festivals that are hopeful critic darlings for Oscar awards.

November - Studios release baity Oscar films that have buzz.

December - The usual "Christmas Day" strategy where studios release either Oscar buzz films or big family films that they know will do well over the holidays. BEAUTY should have been released in December. Obviously it wont be ready in time.

January - A split between last minute Oscar contenders and reject films that studios need to release. It's usually the cliché CGI wannabee actions films that aren't good enough to compete with the summer releases.

February - May: Usually bad valentine films/ romantic comedies *cough* 50 shades of grey *cough* *cough* last 5 years *cough* mixed with Disney's desperate attempt to throw their new updated WICKED wannabee stlye live action Disney films with a "twist" in our faces. *Cough* Cinderella *cough* Why do you think all their updated Disney films come out in these months? Cause Disney knows the market is completely dead during these months cause the Oscars just finished. It's a strategy.

May-july: Summer blockbusters pouring out the wazoo.

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Updated On: 3/28/15 at 11:53 AM

You literally just admitted January is the dump month, which is what I just said and you're somehow arguing.

You realize Cinderella (March) was a huge hit critically AND financially, right? So was Kingsman (February), The Lego Movie (February), The Winter Soldier (April), the first Hunger Games (March) and a slew of others. You're suggesting that Disney is dumping this film in March when in reality they're placing it in a month that has worked for countless films, including their own.

May-July has been so over packed with blockbusters over the last decade that studios have been wising up and placing bigger films in other months to avoid competition. That's why a film like Guardians of the Galaxy had an August release, and why next year's Batman V. Superman has a March release.

Updated On: 3/28/15 at 02:20 PM