Beauty and the Beast
Bill Condon reveals that he originally judge to get Beyonce to star in hisBeauty and the Beastmovie . Disney has flourish their card over the retiring few age - which now include both Lucasfilm and Marvel Studios - but they will always be remembered as the studio apartment that created some of the most iconic animated films in film story . And so , when Tim Burton proved withAlice in Wonderlandthat remaking ( and re - imaginings ) of those same films would work in alive - action , Disney did n’t hesitate to push forrad with the enterprise .
So far , the Mouse House has already free four live - action phantasy films -Alice in Wonderland , Maleficent , Cinderella , andThe hobo camp Book- with several more on the way . The fifth film was Condon’sBeauty and the Beast , which is currentlythe year ’s top - grossing movie , both domestically and globally , having raked in a whopping $ 1.263 billion at the worldwide box power . The film starred Emma Watson as Belle and Dan Stevens as the Beast , with Luke Evans as Gaston and Josh Gad as LeFou , among others . But , what ’s surprising is that Condon ab initio need Beyoncé Knowles for one of the supporting part .
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In an audience withYahoo ! Entertainment , Condon said that he had seek to get Beyoncé to play Plumette , one of Prince Adam ’s castle maids ( and Lumiere ’s lover ) who had turned into a feather dustrag follow the prince ’s curse . It ’s indecipherable what happen , but it would seem that the singer - actress had turned down the part . Here ’s what Condon said : “ I even render to get her into Beauty and the Beast , but it was n’t a giving enough part . She would have been a estimable plumage duster . ”
The role of Plumette finally went toDoctor Whoactress Gugu Mbatha - Raw . However , Condon ’s endeavour at cast Beyoncé was n’t a far - fetched dream for the direction . The film maker had antecedently mold with Beyoncé on the 2006 romantic musical filmDreamgirls , which Condon had written and directed . Although he has directed various type of flick over the old age , it seems that when the meter came for him to make another melodic , he want Beyoncé back as well .
believe thatBeauty and the Beasthas perform beyond expectations , there ’s already mouth amongst the cast about potentially doing another film , should Disney need another chapter of course . Until that bump , though , Condon will remain busybodied working on the upcomingBride of Frankensteinreboot for Universal Pictures as part of their freshly - formed Dark Universe . Who knows , perhaps the managing director will seek to get Beyoncé for that film , too .
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reference : Yahoo ! Entertainment
