With Disney’sBeauty and the Beastarriving in theaters this weekend, I recently sat down withEmma Watson(Belle) andDan Stevens(Beast) to talk about making the film. During the interview they joked how much they paid to be in the film, how they managed to get natural light into the interview room, memorable moments from filming, how the first time Stevens saw the film it featured him on stilts with no CGI, and more. In addition, Stevens reveals he starts filming Gareth Evans’Apostlenext month!
Beauty and the Beastwas scripted byStephen ChboskyandEvan Spiliotopouloswith music by Disney veteranAlan Menkenand helmed byBill Condon. The film starsJosh Gadas Le Fou,Luke Evansas Gaston,Ewan McGregoras Lumière,Emma Thompsonas Mrs. Potts,Gugu Mbatha-Rawas Plumette, andIan McKellenas Cogsworth,Stanley Tuccias Cadenza,Kevin Kline as Maurice,and Tony Award winnerAudra McDonaldas Garderobe.
Check out what Emma Watson and Dan Stevens had to say in the video above, and below is exactly what we talked about followed by the official synopsis and some recent links.
Emma Watson and Dan Stevens:
Here’s the official synopsis forBeauty and the Beast:
“Beauty and the Beast” is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle’s enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast’s hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul of the true Prince within.
Check out more of the footage we’ve seen from the film so far in the links below.
