Disney has unveiled a new poster for Dazzler and the Beast , and it gives us our showtime wait at the human counterparts of some of the CG characters. The film is a alive-action adaptation of the classic story, but more specifically is based on Disney'southward ain 1993 blithe iteration that garnered a Best Motion-picture show nomination. Dreamgirls and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn director Bill Condon takes the helm with Alan Menken returning to bring the classic original songs dorsum—plus a new diddy or ii.

In this poster, nosotros go to run across Ewan McGregor as a very French Lumiere, Ian McKellen hamming it up as Cogsworth, Emma Thompson every bit Mrs. Potts, Audra McDonald every bit Gaderobe, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Plumette. Information technology'due south certainly theatrical, and as with the blithe picture show they're not likely to appear as humans for besides much of the moving-picture show'south screentime, but it's certainly interesting to get a wait at their get-ups.

We don't take too long to expect for the film'due south release, simply thus far Disney's been knocking these live-action adaptations out fo the park, so hopes are loftier. Check out the poster below and check dorsum afterward tonight for a new trailer/TV spot that'll debut during the Golden Globes. The moving-picture show also stars Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, and Stanley Tucci. Dazzler and the Brute opens in theaters on March 17th.

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Here's the official synopsis for Beauty and the Beast:

Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" is a alive-action re-telling of the studio's blithe archetype which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old equally time for a gimmicky audience, staying true to the original music while updating the score with several new songs. "Beauty and the Beast" is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner past a brute 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 center and soul of the true Prince within. The film stars: Emma Watson every bit Belle; Dan Stevens every bit the Beast; Luke Evans equally Gaston, the handsome, only shallow villager who woos Belle; Oscar® winner Kevin Kline every bit Maurice, Belle's eccentric, but lovable father; Josh Gad equally Lefou, Gaston's long-suffering aide-de-camp; Golden World® nominee Ewan McGregor equally Lumiere, the candelabra; Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci as Maestro Cadenza, the harpsichord; Oscar nominee Ian McKellen every bit Cogsworth, the mantel clock; and ii-time Academy Honour® winner Emma Thompson as the teapot, Mrs. Potts. Directed by Oscar® winner Nib Condon based on the 1991 animated film, "Beauty and the Beast" is produced by Mandeville Films' David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman, with 8-time Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken, who won ii University Awards® (Best Original Score and Best Song) for the 1991 animated moving picture, providing the score, which will include new recordings of the original songs written by Menken and Howard Ashman, as well as several new songs written by Menken and iii-fourth dimension Oscar winner Tim Rice. "Beauty and the Beast" will be released in U.South. theaters on March 17, 2017.

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