'Beauty and the Beast' release date, latest news: Disney releases film's final trailer
The final trailer for the upcoming live-action remake of Disney's animated film, "Beauty and the Beast," is here.
The first two trailers that were released focused heavily on Belle (Emma Watson) and her journey of self-discovery while trapped since the Beast's (Dan Stevens) gigantic mansion. In those trailers, the Beast took a backseat, only appearing in a few sporadic scenes. In this new trailer, fans of the original animated movie get to see a glimpse of Stevens' approach in portraying the Beast.
As reported by The Verge, the final trailer of "Beauty and the Beast" features a condensed retelling of the first half of the original film's story. Several clips of iconic moments will also be familiar to those who have watched the 1991 animated movie, including the faithful recreation of the Beast's ballroom waltz with Belle (with a new version of the song "Beauty and the Beast" as performed by Ariana Grande and John Legend playing in the background).
Belle and the Beast's relationship is also highlighted in the trailer, teasing on how their romance will unfold over the course of the film.
"You must finally learn to love," says Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) to his master, the buffalo-faced prince.
In addition to Watson, Stevens, and McGregor, "Beauty and the Beast" stars Luke Evans as the handsome and self-absorbed Gaston, Kevin Kline as Belle's dad Maurice, and Josh Gad as Gaston's aide-de-camp. Also included in the cast are Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ian McKellen, Stanley Tucci, Audra McDonald, and Emma Thompson.
"Beauty and the Beast" is directed by Bill Condon. The film is produced by Mandeville Films' David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman. Alan Menken has provided his score as well as new recordings of the original songs written by Menken and Howard Ashman. Several new songs have also been written by Menken and Tim Rice.
The live-action adaptation movie of "Beauty and the Beast" is scheduled to hit theaters on March 17.