Posted: 7/29/15 at 9:56am
They're really going to promote the new Alice in Wonderland and Jungle Book, among other things but no official press releases include BATB which will HOPEFULLY be something of a surprise. I assume the only thing we'll get is a few photos, maybe the preliminary title artwork, etc. I would love it if Emma performed!
Posted: 8/15/15 at 2:01pm
Yesterday, at D23, apparently they had a quick montage of upcoming films, and it included some brief footage of Emma Watson as Belle!
The reaction to the footage seems very positive!
Posted: 8/15/15 at 2:02pm
Here's some description/info on it: http://watsonuncensored.blogspot.com/2015/08/footage-of-emma-watson-in-beauty-and.html
And that was only yesterday, which was dedicated to animation...I can only imagine what they may have planned for today! Hopefully some concept art for the objects?
Posted: 8/15/15 at 2:33pm
^ Interested to see how she looks. I will always be disappointed that Gugu Mbatha-Raw wasn't cast as Belle.
Posted: 8/15/15 at 3:19pm
Ehh, I'll just have to wait for the images to be leaked or released to the public.
Posted: 8/15/15 at 3:22pm
It wasn't images, it was footage. Some of her running through the woods (presumably the wolf scene), and some of her descending down the stairs in the yellow dress (she apparently looks stunning), and then some footage of the "Gaston" scene, and there was some recorded messages from the set of the film.
And contrary to popular belief, they have not finished shooting, only Josh Gad and a few others have.
Posted: 8/15/15 at 3:24pm
Footage, that's what I meant! Oops. :)
Posted: 8/15/15 at 3:25pm
No biggy! I was just pointing out that they showed some pretty cool stuff!
Posted: 8/15/15 at 4:13pm
hopefully, we'll see some images and footage soon as the twitter-sphere is going nuts about the film being shown at the D23 Expo at the moment. knowing they have released some footage, is making me even more excited.
Posted: 8/15/15 at 6:07pm
Me too, Westend. I never saw the original Pete's Dragon so dare I say it, I'm looking forward to that remake as well! I'm less enthusiastic about The Jungle Book. I can't really see that working as a non-animated movie. I wonder if the live-action Mermaid is officially nixed now.
Posted: 8/15/15 at 7:24pm
I can't wait to see pictures of her in those dresses!
Posted: 8/15/15 at 8:51pm
I'm here at the expo and everything I've seen from BATB looks stunning, including Emma in the dress. They also showed the title treatment artwork which reminds me of Into The Woods' mixed with the original one with the Beauty in nice type with an eroded Beast. The crowds went wild for it. The set, visuals, costumes, etc. were beautiful. No footage of the objects or the beast.
Posted: 8/15/15 at 11:54pm
Here's the title treatment from today! Can't wait for everyone to see the footage we saw! Plus, we were treated to a video of Luke Evans and Josh Gad singing a few bars of "Gaston".
Posted: 8/16/15 at 12:22am
It looks gorgeous! ^
Posted: 8/16/15 at 7:16am
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Here's the title treatment from today! Can't wait for everyone to see the footage we saw! Plus, we were treated to a video of Luke Evans and Josh Gad singing a few bars of "Gaston".
do you know if there is anywhere on the net where we could see the footage from the film with Luke, Josh, Emma, etc...? all i can find is the one where Emma speaks for 20sec....
LINK = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9zpY19O0i0
Posted: 8/16/15 at 10:15am
So excited to see the first footage. The logo of the film adaptation looks great, although it really reminds me of the 'Into The Woods' movie-logo.
Posted: 8/16/15 at 1:25pm
Here is the majority of what they showed for BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at #D23Expo, they just did not include all of the footage from the actual film that we saw. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UcQvTU-Lzfk
I'm sure the logo will look different on the entire poster. I agree about how they look similar, I am sure in the context of the actual poster it'll look different.
Posted: 8/16/15 at 2:27pm
I just want to see that damn clip of her in the blue dress and yellow gown.
Posted: 8/16/15 at 3:46pm
"I just want to see that damn clip of her in the blue dress and yellow gown."
LOL!!!! me too. hopefully we'll something soon.
Posted: 8/16/15 at 4:26pm
Emma looks so gorgeous in that video, and I love her speaking voice so, so much.
Posted: 8/16/15 at 7:01pm
Dan Stevens and Luke Evans look right for the parts for which they were cast, specifically the prince (not as the beast, of course 
) and Gaston, but they don't seem to have sung in their other roles, according to IMDb. I hope they have decent voices.
I saw a SNL spoof of BATB with Gerard Butler as the beast, Bill Hader as Lumiere, Bobby Moynihan as the clock, and Kristin Wiig as Belle. It was hilarious, and Bill Hader was fantastic.
I would have liked to see the beast done by a baritone or bass, with the prince a tenor. Norm Lewis and James Barbour would have been perfect as the beast, with Ramin Karimloo as the prince. I like the idea of NPH or Bill Hader as Lumiere. Ewan McGregor is certainly a big name, but I wonder if he was really the right choice for Lumiere; does he have any singing or comedic acting experience?
As for Gaston, I can think of a whole bunch of handsome Broadway stars, of varying ages, who could have played the role. I've never seen Peter Gallagher live, but he strikes me as the "right type." So do Hugh Panaro, Will Swenson, and once more, Lewis and Barbour, who may have felt a sense of deja vu. (I doubt I'm the only one who has noticed the similarities between BATB and POTO). Among movie stars, Gerard Butler and Hugh Jackman have the looks, have experience in film musicals, and have comedic talent. I also saw a young man on tour named Tim Rogan whose interpretation of Gaston blew the audience away. Any one of them would have been great.
Audrey
Posted: 8/16/15 at 7:34pm
^ Ewan McGregor sang in "Moulin Rouge," but I've never cared for him; he has a very thin voice as well.
I really hope Emma can sing. It worries me that she has to take voice lessons for this film. Yikes. Hopefully she will prove me wrong, just like how Emily Blunt surprised me in "Into the Woods." I wish they would have cast an unknown, or someone who has a nice full mezzo range.
Updated On: 8/16/15 at 07:34 PM
Posted: 8/16/15 at 8:14pm
Luke Evans actually started out his career as a musical theatre performer in the West End. As for Gerard Butler, I'm not sure if I wanna see him in another musical after seeing him play The Phantom of the Opera.
